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Supernatural: A Very Supernatural Christmas (2007)
Amanda, Was it really that bad?
Amanda Bickle, It's just a TV show, you have to remember that. Paganism is a made-up religion. Well, I suppose they all are, but there is something extremely artificial about the recent resurrection of pagan beliefs. It's really just a fad, albeit a harmless one.
So, if 'Supernatural' features ==SPOILER HERE== pagan gods that drag naughty people up the chimney -- which _is_ an established myth, by the way, I don't see any reason for modern day pagans to feel offense.
Lastly, there were no human pagans depicted committing violent acts. Only ancient gods. While I can understand that modern pagans feel unpopular, to say the least, this episode was not something that should have bothered you.
The Longest Hatred: The History of Anti-Semitism (1991)
The Truth Hurts
An excellent documentary. I must have seen a completely different film than ETO Buff, because s/he complains that all Christians are lumped in with Catholics. It is important to note that once upon a time there were no non-Catholic Christians, and naturally Rome plays an important role in this doc. However, Martin Luther was also covered, and the point was made that even though Christianity is a "faith of love", it can still unassumingly inherit a warped view of the Jews.
So, I hope you'll give the film a try. It's not an attack on Christianity, just an explanation of how over time, Jews came to represent different ideas to different people. Unfortunately, those ideas are by and large negative ones, and really don't have much basis in reality.