Removing God From the "Ten Commandments"

[Treasure]

It's a movie about the Bible, but family-friendly Disney Co. is moving heaven and earth to make sure the word "God" is stricken from some advertisements promoting an upcoming animated film on Moses and the Ten Commandments.

Radio Disney was to broadcast a radio spot for Promenade Pictures, makers of the film "The Ten Commandments," but the company sent an e-mail earlier this month instructing that the phrase "chosen by God" be stripped from the script.

"Our BS&P [broadcast Standards and Procedures] said Both scripts need to include the studio mention and omit the following line: CHOSEN BY GOD.... Please let me know if you have any questions," reads the e-mail, sent Oct. 2 to Promenade media buyer Casey Baker by Radio Disney Network sales associate Jason Atkinson.

Calls to Atkinson and other Disney representatives were not immediately returned.

"In connection with the Ten Commandments, I did find it offensive," said Promenade president and Chief Operating Officer Cindy Bond. "God in our movie is the main character. You rip the whole guts out of the piece."

/**/ Bond said that because Disney has just the target audience the film seeks

[Treasure]

Absolutely. It is sad though.

[poorinspirit]

They might as well remove freedom from America.

[Guest Biblicist]

I don't understand how one could remove God from the 10 commandments...wouldn't that make them the 5 commandments? WHO are they going to say wrote them. Moses?

And really..................can we expect much different from Disney?

[nebula]

From the script (note that the ". . ." represents a pause in the voice):

Narrator: With Ben Kingsley, Christian Slater, Alfred Molina and Elliott Gould. ... chosen by God.

From the article:

Radio Disney has said in other media reports that it made the request because its policies require mention of the studio in its commercials and it decided to replace the "chosen by God" phrase with "from Promenade Pictures" because the original script made it sound as though the actors were chosen by God, not Moses, as was the intended meaning.

Well, after listening to the original version of the radio clip - yeah, well, it did kind-of come out that way.

[traveller]

I don't understand how one could remove God from the 10 commandments...wouldn't that make them the 5 commandments?

[LionOfZion]

They might as well remove freedom from America.

haha!!

thats just removed in the advertisment right? it strikes me as silly to have a 10 commandments movie without Jah in it. only in america

[kat8585]

BTW, Disney is not very "family friendly" any more.

[Guest Biblicist]

BTW, Disney is not very "family friendly" any more.

I noticed that when my children were small, 15 years ago. It amazes me how many stories have one or both parents missing from the story. That BUGS me.

[Guest Biblicist]

OK, I just watched the trailer...

Not bad, the animation is shoddy at best, considering what they did for Tarzan and Shrek...Moses doesn't stutter, and says too much. Didn't Aron do much of the talking to Pharoah?

And the line....."With Ben Kingsley, Christian Slater, Alfred Molina and Elliott Gould. ... chosen by God". Actually, the way he says it, if you continue listening, you realize he is talking about MOSES, not the actors. The full quote would be "Chosen by God, destined to do the impossible, The Ten Commandments." Since the video shows Moses recieving the Ten Commandments during this line, one would assume it's talking about him.

Again, people taking things out of context to serve their own agenda. The way the radio announcement sounds, it's good they cut out, chosen by God.