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A Dogmatic View of Film? Bill Reel raises some interesting points in his column about the upcoming film "Dogma" {"Considering Faith, Blasphemy, Movies," Viewpoints, April 9}. He tell us, in no uncertain terms, that this film does not belong in theaters because it is blasphemous t...

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Published inNewsday
Main Authors Honig, Henry A, Merola, Marie, Doyle, Vivian
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Long Island, N.Y Newsday LLC 15.04.1999
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Summary:A Dogmatic View of Film? Bill Reel raises some interesting points in his column about the upcoming film "Dogma" {"Considering Faith, Blasphemy, Movies," Viewpoints, April 9}. He tell us, in no uncertain terms, that this film does not belong in theaters because it is blasphemous to Roman Catholics. From what I read, the film does appear to be blasphemous. But Reel and Catholic League President Bill Donohue seem to miss one minor point: We live in America, which was founded on the free expression of ideas and the notion of the separation of church and state. Reel and Donohue should not be trying to force Disney to withdraw its distribution of the film. Rather, they should encourage members of their faith to boycott it. The film business, like most others, is built on sales. If Roman Catholics en masse simply did not go to see "Dogma," sales would be lowered significantly, and Disney would think twice about providing distribution for films of this nature in the future.