Christian Groups Outraged By New âStar Warsâ Trailer, Plan National Boycott Upon Release
Christian groups and religious families have been publicly shunning the newÂ Star WarsÂ movie, and it doesnât even hit theatres for over a year. Many devout, religious people are complaining that a single, quick image from the trailer is proof that the movieâs director, J.J. Abrams, as well franchise owners Disney, are out to promote the worship of Satan.âItâs disgusting, truly an outrage,â said Peggy Lewis, a member of the group Christians Against Everything. âDid you see the filth theyâre portraying in that commercial? Itâs bad enough that theyâre enticing kids with âthe dark sideâ and violence, but one of the characters in the movie is carryingÂ an inverted cross as a weapon. And itâs a fiery red! The movie promotes Hell and Satan!âIn the filmâs trailer, a Sith is seen carrying a lightsaber, the popular weapon of choice for the Jedi characters as well as their rivals, with âspokesâ that come out of either side of the handle.âI meanÂ come on,â said Richard Sweat, co-founder of the religiousÂ groupÂ Christians United, Never Torn,Â an extremely religious group of parents who help to promote Jesus and the gospel through family film and music. âItâs clearly Satanic imagery. As it is, lightsabers were always extremely phallic, and as we all know anything long and phallic is automatically gay. Now the lightsabers are gay andÂ anti-God! There will be a massive boycott of this film from every good Christian in American when it comes out.ââI have no idea what the big deal is,â said Abrams, director of blockbuster films such asÂ Star TrekÂ andÂ Super 8.Â âDisney isnât really known for being anti-Christian, and thereâs no way that theyâd allow that sort of imagery into the movie. Perhaps people should wait and see [the movie] before they make judgements on whether itâs good, bad, Satanic, gay, or whatever. Yes, weâve got new characters, and yes they have new weapons. Yes, weâve got a black storm trooper. My God, everyone â it was aÂ teaser trailer.Â Just wait and see what happens!âStar Wars: Episode VII â The Force AwakensÂ is scheduled for release in December, 2015.