Culture war detente?

A studio tries not to offend Christians | Gene Edward Veith

Has someone declared a truce in the culture wars? When the enemy marches up with a white flag and wants to parley, should we suspect a trap? News that Hollywood was working on an animated feature about Moses filled many Christians with dismay. Not content with trivializing and distorting American history (Pocahontas), Greek mythology (Hercules), and literary masterpieces (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), now the cartoonists were going after the Bible.

No doubt we could look forward to a Hollywood rewrite of Genesis, featuring a prophet with more inclusive religious ideas, the Golden Calf singing production numbers, and promotional tie-ins such as Pillar of Fire Happy Meals. That the studio doing the project would be DreamWorks-founded by Steven Spielberg, Hollywood tycoon David Geffen, and ex-Disney honcho Jeffrey Katzenberg, all unashamed liberals-did not bode well.

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