I don't support the suppression of news and information, but the unsupported sensationalism of this documentary seems a bit... distasteful. If there is no basis in fact for this show, it is misnamed (at least) and it's speculation is needlessly and tastelsessly denigrating to Christians.

I don't know. Is there a standard? Is there a level to which Hollywood and Shlockumentary filmmakers cannot sink?

I say, let 'em show it. If it shakes the faith of a Christian, then their faith wasn't strong to begin with. All Christians should already know that it is not Christ's tomb--and even if it was whosever remains were in the tomb are not Christ's remains.

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In a perfect world, I’d prefer to let the Discovery Channel show whatever they want, and trust in the good sense of the viewing public to dismiss this as obvious sensationalism. But this is not a perfect world, and many in the audience won’t take that intellectual precaution. They’ll believe the insinuations as if they were proven facts.

We have no legal right to protect viewers from their own gullibility. I still wouldn’t ask the Discovery Channel to pull the program, because I’m sure they have too much money invested in it already. To the greedy, money speaks louder than truth. However, I would ask them to run a disclaimer, admitting that these claims are not conclusive facts, and that many archeologists dispute these claims.

Otherwise, we need to publicize the fact that the Discovery Channel has chosen to present speculation as science, which proves that they know nothing about science, and that no program they air has any credibility.

The press release doesn't say _why_ they think it's slanderous. I know you can find that out elsewhere, but shouldn't the press release say why?

As a libertarian, I must admit I am torn on this one. One the one hand I cringe whenever any group or organization attempts to prevent something from airing that they disagree with, even if it contains blatant falsehoods, as this one clearly does (The Jewish tradition at the time of Jesus was to bury people in tombs, not coffins.) Even if they can prove this was, in fact, the tomb of Christ, it is utterly meaningless, as he only occupied it for three days.

As someone who is secure in the belief of the Resurrection of Christ, I am not concerned for myself. I am, however, concerned for the fence-sitters out there who have already gotten a truly twisted view of Christianity from The Da Vinci Code (shame on Opy-lost all respect for that guy) and other garbage that has been flying around.

Let's face it, the liberals have made Christian-bashing almost a sport. Christian children in certain parts of the world have been beheaded or otherwise murdered by "peaceful" Muslims and the world-wide liberal media ignores it. Christians in this country have seen their rights trampled upon by both government and academia while the liberal media looks the other way.

We have all read the passages in the Bible where Jesus himself warned us that the day would come when we would be hated for our faith in him, and he further said that many of us were going to be killed for it. Given the events over the last decade or so, as well as the world-wide rise of Islam over the last forty years, we may very well be nearing the time that Jesus and St. John warned us about. If we are, then this world is nearing the final throws of the rule of man. Whether this "documentary" airs or not really isn't going to change that.

If this so-called documentary is a totally one-sided affair, then we will know without a doubt that James Cameron, like many of his compatriates out in Hezzbollywood, is an anti-Christian bigot and as such is most likely an anti-Semite as well. If it turns out that way and The Discovery Channel refuses to air anything that disputes this thing, then I will be de-programming said channel from my remotes and sending them, as well as their advertisers, one of my famous blue-smoke letters.

I will reserve final judgment until I have seen it in its entirety.

DR

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This Cameron piece is on the same level as "Geraldo Rivera Investigates Al Capone's Tomb" several years ago.

I don't trust anything that's on this channel. Some of it's good, some of it's popular culture myth. That's what this channel is all about.

There's also something that they don't advertise on their main channel. They also have a cooperative arrangement with NYT on their sister network The Discovery Times. What I've seen from this agreement is a lot of reactionary pieces discussing the Iraq War and in your face journalism. Not to my taste.

I love how for 2,000 years people have tried to debunk the bible. This is just one more "debunking" so to speak. And such by a HOLLYWOOD producer posing as a documentary is more Crapa then Cappa to me.

I smell ratings, money, and self-aggrandizement from an industry that prides itself on all three. This is what it's all about. It's entertainment, it's not showing us something new. If you want entertainment, see the DaVinci Code, and stop pretending that this venture has nothing to do with profit, drumming up viewers, and controversey.

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