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03/22/2002 Entry: "Life of Brian"
I spent this evening (take no notice of the 'date stamp' - I'm still working on Thursday!) with a group of students watching Monty Python's 'Life of Brian'. I'm a big fan of MP and I reckon Life of Brian is probably their best piece of work. When the film was first released several Local Authorities, including Swansea, banned it from cinemas in their area on the grounds of its "blasphemous content". I went to see it shortly after its first release, and didn't feel at the time that the blasphemy charge was in any way justified. I wonder how many Christians today feel that LoB 'steps over the line'. If it is true that the film is now widely accepted (and it must be since it can be shown on national television without comment) does this represent a healthy attitude of tolerance or a lowering of the standard of acceptability?
