exorcist or the omen a battle

[Evan3]

You are right, I do fear Christians being right, but hey, I guess we will find out who is right in the end. I must agree, that sometimes it would be nice to see Hollywood taking a positive stance on religion. I think religion is a good thing and needed  profusely in modern days. Hollywood should lighten up. You could say the Exorcist had an optimistic view on religion. I was disappointed  that the new Mummy movies had neither a Jew or a Muslim clergy, since those are both religions relevant to Egyptian culture.

[Chadzilla]

Fearless Freep wrote:
>
> Hmmmm, being Jewish, I do fear the coming of the
> anti-christ and hope that someone stops it, because in some
> Christian branches I am on the "wrong" side although I
> believe in God.
>
> I'm sorta curious about that because if you are Jewish, then
> to a Christian you are 'on the wrong side' but...the whole
> anti-Christ thing is a strictly Christian belief system so,
> if you are right then the Chistians are wrong and you have
> nothing to fear from an anti-Christ.  If the Christians are
> right about the anti-Christ then your fear should not be
> about an anti-Christ, but simply that the Chirstians are right.
>

I'm a Christian as well (Evangelical Church attender) and most of the discourse I have heard is that both Jews and Christians are saved.  The Jews are and always will be God's chosen people (if they keep their true faith that) and Christ came for the Gentiles/Non-Jews.

As far as the other questions go, if they can make horror movies based on Jewish or Islamic religious concepts as entertaining as the aforementioned movies (as as fun as The Sentinel or The Manitou, wait NATIVE AMERICAN based horror! - Shadow of the Hawk, etc.) I'd pay to see it, but I think that the Catholic Church (and Conservative Religious figures) will remain American (or European) based Evil Organized Religion figures.  As George Carlin said, "We're allowed to diss our own kind."

[Chadzilla]

It did, Lyz at And You Call Yourself a Scientist went on and on about The Exorcist, mostly I agree with her.  She did point out that of all the satanic thrillers, only The Exorcist showcased the Catholic Church in a favorable light.

[emils]

As for Rabbis as good guys...Robin Hood: Men in Tights!

[jmc]

I think priests and rabbis tend to be portrayed more just because there's more symbolic value in their respective "uniforms."  With a few exceptions, most evangelical pastors just wear coats and ties. The plain look just doesn't work as well visually.

[AndyC]

Hmmm, I recall Richard Benjamin as a Jewish hero in Love at First Bite. I haven't seen it in about 20 years, but I remember seeing him go for his cross and whip out a Star of David by mistake.

Actually, as a symbol of his faith, I'd have thought the star would have worked just as well. I suppose the vampire lore says "cross," so nobody writing a silly George Hamilton comedy is going to give it much though beyond that.

This got me thinking. Is it just me, or are rabbis used for comedy almost as much as priests are used for horror? Why is this? Is it because there have been so many great Jewish gag writers?

[John]

>, I still do wonder, are there any horror movies outhere with either Jewish Rabbis,
>or Islamic Caiphs as a block to evil powers, I would be fascinated to know, and
>may even make a new post

 Not a Rabbi, but how about The Seventh Sign with Demi Moore? The main character helping her stop the end of the world is a Jewish student.