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By Jennifer Emick, About.com Guide to Alternative Religions since 2002

Depicting Jesus, Mistaken Identity, Gospel of Judas, "The Days of Perky Vivienne"

Thursday March 23, 2006

Filming a movie about Jesus in Egypt turns out to be a difficult proposition, as Islamic rules governing the depiction of the Pophet Muhammed also apply to Jesus.

It's not the just Jesus' face that poses a problem, in this case, it's his name. A Stockholm nurse with the name Jesus was asked to change it to avoid frightening patients. It appears the phrase "Jesus will be with you shortly" can be startling to elderly patients...who knew.

Remember the rule about Mohammed's face? Apparently, that doesn't stop the Prophet from making unusual appearances in food.

Two more weeks before we discover whether the "Gospel of Judas" will rock the world..or fizzle. Labeled sight unseen as "dangerous" by Vatican scholars, the text tells a different version, wherein Judas is seen not as betrayer, but a saint.

Atheists, probably the least problematic people in the belief spectrum, turn out to be the most mistrusted and disliked, as a university study finds they are held to blame for nearly all of society's ills.

Weird: Life imitates Philip K. Dick?

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