BOZELL TO DISCOVERY CHANNEL: “CANCEL SLANDEROUS DOCUMENTARY”
Cameron’s ‘Jesus Tomb’ Claim Will Destroy Cable Network’s Credibility
Media Research Center
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Scientific and religions experts have thoroughly debunked James Cameron’s documentary “The Lost Tomb of Jesus” – which purports to unveil evidence of Jesus Christ’s burial in a Jerusalem family crypt along with his father Joseph, mother Mary, “wife” Mary Magdalene and a son named Judah. In light of this, the Media Research Center calls out the Discovery Channel:
“If the Discovery Channel fails to cancel this slanderous ‘documentary,’ it will have to explain why it is intentionally misleading the public,” said L. Brent Bozell III, president of the Media Research Center, referring to Sunday’s upcoming airing of The Tomb of Jesus. “They should be embarrassed by this plunge into sensational speculation masquerading as ‘science.’ To slander Christianity at the start of the Lenten season is unconscionable.”
“First it was their rush to publicize the fake James ossuary in 2002, and now it’s the ‘tomb’ of Jesus. What they’re really doing is attacking Christianity. The title of the documentary ought to be ‘Discovery Channel Says Christianity Is a Fraud’ – but they don’t have the guts to say it.”
Robert Knight, director of MRC’s Culture and Media Institute, said, “The Discovery Channel bills itself as the ‘number one non-fiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion people in over 170 countries.’ But this bigoted documentary is pure fiction. Numerous leading scholars, including the Israeli archaeologist who first studied the site, have already rejected the notion that Jesus of Nazareth’s bones were found in the Talpiot tomb.”
Bozell said, “It comes down to this: There are some in the media who can’t get enough of even the flimsiest attempts to attack Christianity. When they’re not pimping ‘historical’ fiction like The Da Vinci Code, they’re touting the latest archeological ‘findings,’ which turn out to be old, discredited news. In terms of credibility, the Discovery Channel will have dug its own grave if it doesn’t pull this documentary.”
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