tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post5201444144514009031..comments2023-09-22T15:44:10.411-04:00Comments on CUUMBAYA: CUUmbaya commits blasphemyJoel Monkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631333436948102576noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post-656841446160232462009-08-29T18:17:19.826-04:002009-08-29T18:17:19.826-04:00Get the torches.Get the torches.Chalicechickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07781469958573869914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post-69999402425796633642009-08-29T10:42:31.019-04:002009-08-29T10:42:31.019-04:00I'm speechless. Speechless, I tell you.
Or to...I'm speechless. <em>Speechless</em>, I tell you.<br /><br />Or to paraphrase La Hepburn in the One True Lion in Winter: "Of course he [John] has a knife. He always has a knife. We <em>all</em> have knives. It's 2009, and we're all barbarians."Scott Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03838480302407811239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post-736235718013538032009-08-29T00:47:39.749-04:002009-08-29T00:47:39.749-04:00Well, in many of the old communist regimes, compli...Well, in many of the old communist regimes, complimenting a foreign product was considered an implied criticism of the people's product, which was actionable. By that logic, since I recognized the divinity of O'Toole and Hepburn, my praise of Stewart and Close could be blasphemy.Joel Monkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631333436948102576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post-28122301713653828782009-08-29T00:24:19.098-04:002009-08-29T00:24:19.098-04:00Sorry, correction ... saying that the new version ...Sorry, correction ... saying that the new version is <i>better</i> is heretical.<br /><br />Mea culpa!Desmond Ravenstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731355272768955344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post-7581802209685366812009-08-29T00:22:46.357-04:002009-08-29T00:22:46.357-04:00Hate to be picky but...
Heresy refers to any beli...Hate to be picky but...<br /><br /><i>Heresy</i> refers to any belief which goes against doctrinal correctness.<br /><br /><i>Blasphemy</i> is any statement which speaks ill of divinity or articles of faith.<br /><br />So while you're right that saying the new version of the movie is heretical, you'd only be guilty of blasphemy if you said the '68 version sucked like donkey poop.<br /><br />Just sayin'...Desmond Ravenstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731355272768955344noreply@blogger.com