Can we deny the Christian Loonies funding? We should at least tax the hell out of the churches!

McVety is against, “gratuitous violence, significant sexual content that lacks an educational purpose, or denigration of an identifiable group”

Has he ever READ the bible? It’s full of “gratuitous violence, significant sexual content that lacks an educational purpose, or denigration of an identifiable group”

So wait, let me get this straight…they let other film-makers have tax breaks, but not ones that have films that are deemed “offensive”? I think he’s hanging himself there. If you were to make a word-for-word film adaptation of the Bible, they’d have to ban it because there’s plenty of sex and violence in there.

In all honesty, I don’t think people who support censorship based on good christian family values have ever really cracked the spine on a Bible, and if they have, they don’t know how to read it. :P

la:

Attention News Editors:
Victory for Our Children from Being Sexually Violated by Adults

TORONTO, Feb. 28 /CNW/ – Canada Family Action Coalition rejoices with the
news that the Senate has passed Bill C-2 raising the age of sexual consent to
16. The President, Dr. Charles McVety, says “finally Canada has come to its
senses and joined the rest of the civilized world protecting 14 and 15
year-old boys and girls from being sexually violated by adults. Our ten-year
campaign has paid off and the result is a safer Canada for our children. The
myth that progressive liberation of sexual behaviour to the lowest common
denominator cannot be overturned, has been shattered”.
Dr. Brian Rushfeldt, Canada Family Action Coalition Executive Director
adds “I want to congratulate the 750,000 Canadians that signed the age of
consent petition and advocated for the protection of children. This victory is
proof positive that individuals can make a difference and right the wrongs
perpetrated by insensitive legislators acting on behalf of special interests,
instead for the good of the people.”
We want to thank Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Justice Minister Rob
Nicholson, the Members of Parliament that voted for the Bill, the 19
courageous Senators that voted for it and the “brave” Senators that abstained.

For further information: Dr. Charles McVety at (416) 456-0096 or Dr.
Brian Rushfeldt at (406) 295-2159

I want to know if the government has plans in place to safely contain the christian population in case there is a coordinated religious based attack on our freedoms. Perhaps some special camps could be prepared. There is ample precedent with the Enemy Alien laws of WW 2.

Hey, its the same deal the muslims are getting.

Someone can believe something is morally wrong, and their faith can charge them to do something about it.

If they try to do something about it, they are loony evangelicals.

If they simply believe hold the belief it must be respected, as it is the faith of another.

I really think that an idea should be dealt with based on the validity of the idea. I understand, for example, why evangelicals want to stop abortions. they think its murder and they need to end it. This guy is just trying to keep evil smut out of the community.

This needs to be approached on the level of what people believe about art and the nature of obscenity. Not wait until someone decides to act on the convictions of their faith.

after all, its decades later and the last temptation of christ is now viewed very highly amongst christians. Minds can be changed.

“This guy is just trying to keep evil smut out of the community. ”

No.

This guy is seeking to burn witches to get the gullible to give him more money and power.

He belongs in prison. Quickly.

We need more government funding non-mainstream products, not less. Too much mainstream schlock as it is.

Also, funds are not given until after the film is complete and it is determined that it qualifies. Producers shoot the film or TV show, finish post-production, pay their bills and then file a corporate tax return. The tax credit is included in the production company’s tax refund.

This is not censorship, as you can still make whatever movies you want on your own dime, however if your production is contrary to public policy the government will have the right to not invest in it.

no one here will accuse me of loving religion. seriously, ask the moderator, but i find it endlessly amusing that you used a witch hunt analogy and then followed it up with this.

On the other hand, I sure wish my business qualified for tax credits like this. But I don’t do anything as important as making a movie called “Young People Fucking”, which clearly needs all the help it can get. After all, who would make a movie about young people fucking if there weren’t tax credits involved?

My guess is that the movie will play for a week theatrically, then do it’s business on home video.

But I don’t see the movie as being “Canadian” at all. From my experience (30+ years in the biz), nothing happens (production wise) until you get the green light from the funding agencies.

The reality is, Canada only supports 5 filmmakers – and I’m not one of them. If I’m going to make movies, I have to find ‘other’ ways to do it. In this case, it was financed by selling my movie poster collection on eBay. You do what you have to do.
Cheers,
Steve

Can somebody define “other offensive content” for me? It seems a little blurry in a law text.

I suppose they will have to make a list of “offensive” stuff and degrees of “offensivity”. A lot of people can work on that!

He’s also a raving homobigot and generally unpleasant human being that models himself after some of the more aggressive evangelicals in the US.

Do not dismiss the man’s ravings lightly – he bears watching closely and carefully.

I thought only America did stupid crap like that.

Guess we really are infecting the world with our evangelicals.

At least they haven’t hung any women for being raped yet. It’s coming though.

who decides what is “pornography”? christian nut-jobs? Give them a minute and any depiction of a non-fundie xtian as human will be “pornography:

It’s censorship.

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prisons are to keep the antisocial and dangerous from hurting others. Like by accusing infidels of witchcraft. He belongs in prison.

and you seem to be accusing him of something he’s not doing and suggesting a punishment for him… sounds kind of like a witch hunt to me.

is he wrong?

sure.

Should we fight this? yes.

but nice creepy police state ideas of enforcing ideas you’re selling there, guy.

You don’t think that people end up dying because of this stuff? Even this tiny push to make the Canadian government support right wing christian propaganda means that queers will be beaten and killed. You fail to understand the power of the media and the power of omission.

On an unrelated note, you were in my dream the other night. What the hell is up with that?