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The re-telling has made some serious departures from the biblical account of the 'event', and an early reviewer has spotted that the name 'God' is not spoken once during it.
It has provoked outcry from Christian groups, with Paramount being forced to put out a statement explaining it is "inspired by the story of Noah" and re-iterating that "artistic license has been taken".
It added helpfully: "The biblical story of Noah can be found in the book of Genesis."
Ricky Gervais on my facebook feed this morning:
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Haha. Apparently some Christians are complaining that the new Noah movie isn't the true story, like in The Bible. Sublime.
Noah is not only in the Bible but he is also in the Quran
here is some parts of his story from the Quran.
And make the ark before Our eyes and (according to) Our revelation, and do not speak to Me in respect of those who are unjust; surely they shall be drowned.
And he began to make the ark; and whenever the chiefs from among his people passed by him they laughed at him. He said: If you laugh at us, surely we too laugh at you as you laugh (at us).
So shall you know who it is on whom will come a chastisement which will disgrace him, and on whom will lasting chastisement come down.
Until when Our command came and water came forth from the valley, We said: Carry in it two of all things, a pair, and your own family-- except those against whom the word has already gone forth, and those who believe. And there believed not with him but a few.
And he said: Embark in it, in the name of Allah be its sailing and its anchoring; most surely my Lord is Forgiving, Merciful.
And it moved on with them amid waves like mountains; and Nuh called out to his son, and he was aloof: O my son! embark with us and be not with the unbelievers.
He said: I will betake myself for refuge to a mountain that shall protect me from the water. Nuh said: There is no protector today from Allah's punishment but He Who has mercy; and a wave intervened between them, so he was of the drowned.
And it was said: O earth, swallow down your water, and O cloud, clear away; and the water was made to abate and the affair was decided, and the ark rested on the Judi, and it was said: Away with the unjust people.
And Nuh cried out to his Lord and said: My Lord! surely my son is of my family, and Thy promise is surely true, and Thou art the most just of the judges.
He said: O Nuh! surely he is not of your family; surely he is (the doer of) other than good deeds, therefore ask not of Me that of which you have no knowledge; surely I admonish you lest you may be of the ignorant
He said: My Lord! I seek refuge in Thee from asking Thee that of which I have no knowledge; and if Thou shouldst not forgive me and have mercy on me, I should be of the losers.
It was said: O Nuh! descend with peace from Us and blessings on you and on the people from among those who are with you, and there shall be nations whom We will afford provisions, then a painful punishment from Us shall afflict them.
These are announcements relating to the unseen which We reveal to you, you did not know them-- (neither) you nor your people-- before this; therefore be patient; surely the end is for those who guard (against evil).
Noah is not only in the Bible but he is also in the Quran
Nothing personal, but spamming the Quran as a source when virtually everything pre-Mohammad mentioned in the Quran was lifted whole cloth from the Bible in the first place (face scrunches up) isn't exactly a ringing endorsement.
Oh, hell does this mean that Thor, or Jason and the Argonauts were true either?
... goes over to the book case, grabs a can of litter fluid, goes outside and burns his heretical DVD's (well not the Blu-ray versions).
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