Malaysian Muslims Seething Over Morgan Freeman
Charles Johnson
Fri Jul 13, 2007 at 9:31 am PDT • Views: 508
The latest “insult to Islam,” fresh out of Malaysia: Morgan Freeman as God in Evan Almighty: Malaysian Muslims call for ban on movie.
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysian Muslims have called for a ban on the blockbuster movie “Evan Almighty,” saying it is offensive to their religion, state media reported Friday.
Malaysia’s influential Muslim Consumers Association (PPIM) said the comedy, which plays on the story of Noah’s ark and features actor Morgan Freeman as God, was insulting to Islam.“The movie refers to the big flood during the time of Prophet Noah, but this has been turned into a comedy which is insulting to Islam,” Secretary-General Maamor Osman told news agency Bernama.
“Featuring a human being as God in the movie is also against Islam,” he added.
(Hat tip: yavanna.)
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