Catholics Join Hindu Outrage Over The Love Guru

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Catholics Join Hindus in Condemnation of "Love Guru"
Published 6/25/2008 at FilmWad
... Old veterans in the field of protesting motion pictures, Catholics are joining Hindus in their repulsion for Mike Myers' "The Love Guru." WENN reports that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has given "Guru" their most severe rating, an "O" for "morally offensive." Here's the USCCB's report in more detail: ...

Religious people gotta stick together y'all
Published 6/25/2008 at OH NO!!
... called for a full Hindu boycott of the film because it allegedly uses Hindu concepts and Hindu terms frivolously. He asked other religious groups to lend their support. He adds, "Today it is Hinduism, tomorrow Hollywood might attempt to denigrate another religion." Prominent Jewish Rabbi, Elizabeth W. Beyer of Nevada, has already called for a boycott of The Love Guru because the film "lampoons Hinduism, mocks Ashram life and Hindu philosophy." Source

Published 6/25/2008 by Cord Jefferson, MollyGood at Mollygood
... ‘ENDLESS PENIS JOKES’ “A leading Catholic group has come to the aid of America’s Hindus who are boycotting Mike Myers‘ new film The Love Guru - because religious officials have found the film to be ‘morally offensive.’ The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has slapped the comedy with its highest classification. … Officials at the USCCB’s Office for Film and Broadcasting in New York, who are responsible for reviewing and rating theatrical motion pictures, called the film ...

Major religions hating on ‘The Love Guru’
Published 6/25/2008 by JayBird at Cele|bitchy
... of the film because it allegedly uses Hindu concepts and Hindu terms frivolously. He asked other religious groups to lend their support. He adds, “Today it is Hinduism, tomorrow Hollywood might attempt to denigrate another religion.” Prominent Jewish Rabbi, Elizabeth W. Beyer of Nevada, has already called for a boycott of The Love Guru because the film “lampoons Hinduism, mocks Ashram life and Hindu philosophy.” [From WENN via IMDB] Part of the Catholic’s issue with the film is that it’s “vulgar and ...