Its not real for a lot of people until when their house is gone. I remember the day after the big quake in San Francisco. There was a guy that rushed into the building where I was working saying "I have a 10:30 appointment!" We were all sitting in the dark waiting for the power to come back on. He presses the button for the elevator and after a while he comes back to ask why the elevator wasn't working. I said, "Did you feel the earthquake yesterday? It was the biggest quake in 80 years... There won't be any power for a while."
On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 1:54 PM, B Smith <daikaij...@yahoo.com> wrote: > The sad thing is that the Vatican seems threatened that so many people take > comfort in the movie's message(reverence for nature, live in harmony with > the world and not in dominion over it, etc.) They are as bad as the climate > change deniers that think nothing man does can harm this world despite the > overwhelming evidence to the contrary. > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella" <tdli...@...> > wrote: > > > > Back at ya J > > > > > > > > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of C.W. Badie > > Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 1:16 PM > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Vatican hates AVATAR > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Tracey... > > > > > > "Such music flows on the Fringe and no one can resist singing to Scarlet" > > From "THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES" by C.W. Badie > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: Tracey de Morsella <tdli...@...> > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Tue, January 12, 2010 3:14:29 PM > > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] FW: Vatican hates AVATAR > > > > > > > > Amen!!! > > > > > > > > From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com <http://ups.com/> > > [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Adrianne Brennan > > Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 12:53 PM > > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Vatican hates AVATAR > > > > > > > > > > > > That settles it. 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But the reviews were lukewarm, > calling the movie superficial in its eco-message, despite groundbreaking > visual effects. > > > > L'Osservatore said the film "gets bogged down by a spiritualism linked to > the worship of nature." Similarly, Vatican Radio said it "cleverly winks at > all those pseudo-doctrines that turn ecology into the religion of the > millennium." > > > > "Nature is no longer a creation to defend, but a divinity to worship," > the radio said. > > > > Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said that while the movie > reviews are just that â€" film criticism, with no theological weight â€" > they do reflect Pope Benedict XVI's views on the dangers of turning nature > into a "new divinity." > > > > Benedict has often spoken about the need to protect the environment, > earning the nickname of "green pope." But he has sometimes balanced that > call with a warning against neo-paganism. > > > > In a recent World Day of Peace message, the pontiff warned against any > notions that equate human person and other living things. He said such > notions "open the way to a new pantheism tinged with neo-paganism, which > would see the source of man's salvation in nature alone." > > > > The Vatican newspaper occasionally likes to comment in its cultural pages > on movies or pop culture icons, as it did recently about "The Simpsons" or > U2. In one famous instance, several Vatican officials spoke out against "The > Da Vinci Code." > > > > In this case, the reviews came out after a red carpet preview held in > Rome just a stone's throw from St. Peter's Square. The movie will be > released Friday in Italy. > > > > The story of the tall blue creatures who inhabit Pandora and contend with > humans intent on grabbing the resources of their planet has made over $1.1 > billion at box offices worldwide. Partly boosted by higher 3-D ticket > prices, "Avatar" looks well on its way to becoming the biggest grossing > movie of all time. > > > > "So much stupefying, enchanting technology, but few genuine emotions," > said L'Osservatore Romano, which devoted three articles to "Avatar" in its > Sunday editions. > > > > L'Osservatore Romano said the movie's plot is unoriginal and its message > not new. It faulted Cameron for taking a "bland approach." > > > > "He tells the story without going deep into it, and ends up falling into > sappiness," it said. > > > > Vatican Radio did say, however, that "really never before have such > surprising images been seen," while L'Osservatore said the movie's worth > lies in its "extraordinary visual impact." > > > > VATICAN CITY — The Vatican newspaper and radio station have called the > film "Avatar" simplistic, and criticized it for flirting with modern > doctrines that promote the worship of nature as a subs... > > > > VATICAN CITY — The Vatican newspaper and radio station have called the > film "Avatar" simplistic, and criticized it for flirting with modern > doctrines that promote the worship of nature as a subs... > > > > Related News On Huffington Post: > > > > > > > > < > http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/130544/thumbs/s-AVATAR-SEX-SCENE-mini.jpg > > > > > > < > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/11/avatar-sex-scene-script_n_419441.html> > Avatar Sex Scene SCRIPT > > > > For those who can't wait for the DVD to find out more about the > unreleased sex scene from James Cameron's billion dollar grossing sci-fi > blockbuster. .. > > > > > > > > < > http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/131904/thumbs/s-AVATAR-RACIST-mini.jpg > > > > > > < > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/10/avatar-critics-see-racist-theme_n_418155.html> > 'Avatar' Critics See Racist Theme > > > > Near the end of the hit film "Avatar," the villain snarls at the hero, > "How does it feel to betray your own race?" 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