Is it hypocritical for fundy Christians to boycott R-rated movies...

[Ladyhawk]

...yet go to and allow children to see The Passion of the Christ? My mother won't see an R-rated movie, yet went to The Passion. Tonight following our concert, I went to a dinner celebration. The choral director's son asked if he could go see Troy. The director responded, "That film is rated R." His son said, "Yeah, well so was The Passion." Frankly, I think the son has a valid point. (And I think he's old enough to see certain R-rated movies.)

Normally, I try to live and let live, but there's something about dogmatic religion that scares me, especially when you take into account that many of Bush's assaults on our freedoms have been based on fundamentalist Christianity. The "invisible friend" syndrome isn't cute anymore.

What do you think? Hypocritical or not?

[strategery blunder]

1. Five-year olds have no business seeing the Passion

and I saw it, too. Twice.

Any parent that forces a young child to watch that is irresponsible.

[mhr]

2. Interesting Question, But Have You Ever Met A Self Consistent Fundie

Most of them are walking oxymorons. Er, I meant oxymorans.

[regnaD kciN]

3. Nothing hypocritical about it...

...people should look at each film individually, and not make blanket assumptions about everything in a given rating category. Some may be appropriate, some not. (Now, if you asked me if I thought parents were showing good judgement in taking their children to see The Jesus Chainsaw Massacre, I'd have a different answer...)

When I was 15, my folks snuck me in the theater to see A Clockwork Orange (back when it first came out, and was rated X!) because they thought it was an interesting and important film. Did that mean they had no right to object if I wanted to go to the porno houses in Boston's "Combat Zone"...? Of course not.

To say otherwise reminds me of those small minds (as in "consistency is the hobgoblin of...") who raised a stink over NBC's broadcast of Schindler's List because it (gasp!) contained nudity.

[LDS Jock]

4. the movie is more important than the rating

The whole "I never watch an R movie or let my kids see them" is part of the impression of holiness some people want to portray to others. I do think it is hypocritical.

[Ladyhawk]

5. I have to agree with you, although I did choose the "dingbat" option. :)

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From a framework of self-righteousness, seeing The Passion while boycotting other movies makes perfect sense. I'm pretty darn sure the "holier-than-thou" thing is in play here.

I say this as an ex-fundy. The scary thing is they think they are the most righteous people in the world and know what's best for everyone. They are certainly capable of forcing their agenda on everyone else and they will unless we stop them.