05-16-2006, 11:22 PM
Dhimmitude reaches new lows in the Kangress Ulta-Pulta Alliance.
India to show "Da Vinci" to Catholics before release
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian government decided on Tuesday to show the controversial film, "The Da Vinci Code," to Catholic groups before taking a decision on clearing it for a scheduled release later this week, a spokesman said.
There have been sporadic protests by some Christian and Muslim groups against the film, based on a bestselling novel which claims Jesus married his female disciple Mary Magdalene and had a child with her.
"The (information) minister has said the film would be shown to Catholic groups and a final decision taken only after that," a spokesman of the ministry of information and broadcasting told Reuters.
The movie is scheduled for worldwide release on Friday.
<b>Christians form about one percent of Hindu-majority India's billion plus population</b> <i>(kamaal hai, kabhi 2%, kabhi 1%)</i>, while Muslims make up around 13 percent.
Earlier in the day, about two dozen activists of a little-known Christian group held a protest in India's western commercial hub of Mumbai and their leader announced he was going on a fast unto death.
"If the film is screened, it will be a sad day for <b>secular India</b>," Joseph Dias, secretary of the Catholic Secular Forum, told Reuters. "We will protest until the movie is banned."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Can you imagine this kind of thing anywhere else in the world?
India to show "Da Vinci" to Catholics before release
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian government decided on Tuesday to show the controversial film, "The Da Vinci Code," to Catholic groups before taking a decision on clearing it for a scheduled release later this week, a spokesman said.
There have been sporadic protests by some Christian and Muslim groups against the film, based on a bestselling novel which claims Jesus married his female disciple Mary Magdalene and had a child with her.
"The (information) minister has said the film would be shown to Catholic groups and a final decision taken only after that," a spokesman of the ministry of information and broadcasting told Reuters.
The movie is scheduled for worldwide release on Friday.
<b>Christians form about one percent of Hindu-majority India's billion plus population</b> <i>(kamaal hai, kabhi 2%, kabhi 1%)</i>, while Muslims make up around 13 percent.
Earlier in the day, about two dozen activists of a little-known Christian group held a protest in India's western commercial hub of Mumbai and their leader announced he was going on a fast unto death.
"If the film is screened, it will be a sad day for <b>secular India</b>," Joseph Dias, secretary of the Catholic Secular Forum, told Reuters. "We will protest until the movie is banned."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Can you imagine this kind of thing anywhere else in the world?