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9:56 am - 03/18/2013

In History's 'The Bible,' Satan Looks Like President Obama

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Coincidence, or not-so-subtle political commentary?

A major hit already, History Channel's 10-part miniseries The Bible is stirring up extra attention for its casting. The role of Satan, i.e. the bad guy, is played by the actor Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni, who, thanks to makeup and other production tricks, bears a startling resemblance to President Barack Obama.

The resemblance was pointed out on Twitter while the show still aired on Sunday. Glenn Beck, the Christian conservative broadcaster who has called the series "one of the most important shows in decades," sent out a tweet with a screenshot. Beck, who refuses to use Obama's name, referred to the president as "That Guy."

Ouazanni has featured in several religious-themed programs before, including the TV movies David (1997); Jeremiah (1998, with Patrick Dempsey in the starring role); In the Beginning; and the Emmy-nominated The Ten Commandments (2006).

The producers of the series have yet to comment. The Bible is in part a collaboration between Mark Burnett and his wife, Roma Downey. Burnett has given to Democratic candidates, including Obama in 2008 and the DNC in 2009, while he also producesDonald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice and was behind Sarah Palin's first reality effort. Downey, while not publicly identifying with a party, is a devout Catholic who has spoken in public about her faith quite often. She starred in the TV series Touched By an Angel, and through LightWorkers Media, a religious production company behind The Bible, she produced the children's animated program Little Angels.

In the lead-up to The Bible's debut, Burnett and Downey went on a tour of several megachurches, including those of Joel Osteen and Rick Warren (who once gave an invocation at Obama's inauguration, but has since decried his policies). Burnett and Downey have also appeared on Beck's show. In addition, the pair penned an editorial for the Wall Street Journal calling for bible education in public schools.

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punishermax 18th-Mar-2013 02:52 pm (UTC)
I bet the cut out the whole "daughters getting their dad drunk and fucking him" thing.
lizalily 18th-Mar-2013 02:54 pm (UTC)
that was the best part tbh
editnoir 18th-Mar-2013 02:58 pm (UTC)
Saaaaay whaaaaaaa

punishermax 18th-Mar-2013 03:00 pm (UTC)
Yup

Genesis 19:32-3

Let's get our father to drink wine and then sleep with him and preserve our family line through our father."

That night they got their father to drink wine, and the older daughter went in and slept with him. He was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.

Basically after Lot's wife gets turned to the daughters wanna preserve the bloodline so that happens.

The Bible is pretty weird at times
editnoir 18th-Mar-2013 03:09 pm (UTC)
...wow.
francesbcobain 18th-Mar-2013 03:23 pm (UTC)
Gross omg.
blahblahcakes64 18th-Mar-2013 03:26 pm (UTC)
Nothing like a little Daughter-on-Dad rape to liven up the Old Testament.
winegums 18th-Mar-2013 04:00 pm (UTC)
It's in total Greek mythology territory when it comes to soap opera-ishness and squick tbqh



violue 18th-Mar-2013 04:10 pm (UTC)
Wow, they didn't mention that in the picture bible I had as a kid...
mjspice 18th-Mar-2013 05:44 pm (UTC)
Yeah I'm not a Christian but I was reading it for research & my eyes bulged at that part. O_O
browneyedguuurl 18th-Mar-2013 07:37 pm (UTC)
Ummmmmmm
kali_klum 18th-Mar-2013 03:02 pm (UTC)
lot and his daughters, even though lot offered up his daughters to rapists...
_natsumi_ 18th-Mar-2013 03:30 pm (UTC)
is that when the town people wanted to rape an angel ?
mrsdracula 18th-Mar-2013 04:40 pm (UTC)
omg such a mess
age_of_green 18th-Mar-2013 03:53 pm (UTC)
Yep.
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