A steady stream of 'hate mail' has been reaching our mailboxes since an unauthorized early draft of the 'Dogma' script was placed on the Web many months ago. This was followed by a booklet distributed by the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights which urged people to write to then distributor Miramax/Disney with their complaints. As such, most of the letters are addressed to either Disney, Miramax, Harvey and Bob Weinstein, or Michael Eisner.

The following is a sample of the type of 'hate mail' that we've been getting:

Please note that all of these letters were sent months before the film was even announced for release. Most of the letter writers have not yet seen the actual film.

Posted on October 21st, 1999


To Whom it May Concern,

Even though I am not ordained via the Roman Catholic Church as a Christian minister I strongly aggree(sp) with this statement (see image above). And as an artist, author, actor, director, etc. can say that this is not art. Art should enlighten, bring hope , cause the mind to be raised to beautiful things, inspire wo/man to the divine. Where is the hope you offer in this movie!? Where is the beauty!? What hope can be found that life can be divine or inspired!? Inspired to fullness. Please respond to my ques tions.

You have only brass in your hands and not silver. Perhaps fools gold. Perhaps only sand. But you could truly have... gold or silver in you hands if you look to the divine, the divine person Jesus Christ.

You may throw my letter away and you lose nothing. But if you throw Jesus Christ away, you lose EVERYTHING!!!

I shall keep you in my prayers, that you may come to know the light which is Christ Jesus.

Breezewood, PA

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Apparently you are trying to produce "Dogma" for other reasons than making money. Top of sheet is 10 top money makers. "Dogma" will never make it!!

Origin Unknown

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