From: hist1261@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: Oliver Stone's  THE BIBLE
Date: 23 Dec 92 11:23:51 +1300
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <1992Dec22.124926.11139@news.DKRZ-Hamburg.DE>, k206027@smog.DKRZ-Hamburg.DE (Bakayaroo Banzai) writes:
> In article <1992Dec22.113301.12945@waikato.ac.nz> hist1261@waikato.ac.nz writes:
>>In article <1992Dec18.070233.21305@news.DKRZ-Hamburg.DE>, k206027@smog.DKRZ-Hamburg.DE (Bakayaroo Banzai) writes:
>>> In article <1992Dec17.113132.12846@waikato.ac.nz> hist1261@waikato.ac.nz writes:
>>>>In article <1992Dec16.205511.29172@Virginia.EDU>, wht3a@Virginia.EDU (William Harmon Thompson) writes:
> 
> [........]
>>Okay, I've got to bite here - apologies if it's the wrong newsgroup, but then
>>I didn't start it (there's a bit of school yard logic right off).  What 
>>"provoked" my statement was the posturing of dear old William who seems 
>>desperately in need of a screening of "The Life of Brian" or perhaps even
>>"The Last Temptation of Christ" (that is if his good book does not prohibit
>>it).  Whether or not he is "correct" in his religious intrepretation is, I
>>should imagine, quite another matter, certainly involving a little more than
>>the perusal of a single volume of dubiously translated material.  I responded
>>to the perceptible assertion in Bill's posting that if the big J.C. voted in
>>the last U.S. presidential election he would have been a Bush man.  
>>
> You're reading an awful lot into both William's post and mine. Rather than
> talking about films you seem to be interested in turning this group into
> your own little political soapbox. William related his post to an on-
> going discussion about casting Christ in an Oliver Stone movie. Your 
> post relates to nothing except some rather gross prejudices on your part.
> 
>>That was about it.  Now if Herr Marchese wants to get all huffy and slag off 
>>the small little islands of my birth he is most welcome, although I can't see
>>how the good gentlemen could possibly link it to my original posting.  We in 
>>New Zealand are quite accustomed to sheep jokes, and the nuclear policy is 
>>about to be thrown out the window anyway (not that it particularly bothers me
>>one way or the other).  If I were to be tempted down to that low level myself
>>I could of course remember the immortal words of Basil Fawlty and "not mention
>>the war".
>>
> You can mention the "war" all you want. I'm an American, not a German.
> My disparaging of NZ would be as uncalled-for as your characterization
> of William based on one paragraph of his post, hence the point.
> If you want to post immaterial rants and childish political-baiting here
> I guarantee you'll get flamed for it so take your lumps. William had a
> point, if you disagree with it state your reasons or go away. 
> The only one who seems to be "posturing" here is you. 
> 
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Merry Christmas Matt.  You could use a little good cheer.

Richard.