Oy vey, stop giving them reasons to complain!

Disney removes the phrase "chosen by God" from an ad about a new movie version of "The Ten Commandments".

Radio Disney was to broadcast a radio spot for Promenade Pictures, makers of the film "The Ten Commandments," but the company sent an e-mail earlier this month instructing that the phrase "chosen by God" be stripped from the script.

Okay, now that seems pretty unnecessary and stupid of Disney. It's just asking for trouble, as many people with little sense and lots of time are going to complain loud and hard about how this is another mortal blow to Christianity.

In response, Disney does make one good point, however. Here's the script of the ad:

Narrator: One of the greatest stories of all time is now an animated movie event for the entire family ... "The Ten Commandments."

God: Moses, give them my message and they will follow you out of Egypt.

Narrator: An ordinary man, an extraordinary calling.

Moses: Let my people go!

Narrator: With Ben Kingsley, Christian Slater, Alfred Molina and Elliott Gould. ... chosen by God.

Moses: On to the promised land!

Narrator: 'The Ten Commandments,' Rated G. Now in theaters. Check your local listings.

The edited version takes out "chosen by God".

Here's the valid point, made by Disney:

Radio Disney has said in other media reports that it made the request because its policies require mention of the studio in its commercials and it decided to replace the "chosen by God" phrase with "from Promenade Pictures" because the original script made it sound as though the actors were chosen by God, not Moses, as was the intended meaning.

I think this is a perfectly valid point. It's pretty clear, whatever religion you are, that if God were choosing actors, unless he is truly evil, he sure wouldn't choose Christian Slater to play Moses.