Jordanian MPs slam un-Godliness of ‘Bruce Almighty’

Several Jordanian MPs urged the government to take to task those responsible for allowing movie theaters to screen the Hollywood comedy "Bruce Almighty", which they said offends God and religion.

Petra news agency did not identify the deputies but said they called on the government to ban the film and punish those who allowed it to be screened because it "harms God and religion".

In the movie, a television reporter played by star Jim Carrey who is unhappy with life is given divine powers and challenged by God to do a better job of running the world after he angrily ridicules and rages against Him.

The film has been running in Jordan for at least three weeks but moviegoers who have seen it have complained that it was heavily censored.

One scene cut out from view showed Carrey parting his tomato soup, emulating God who parted the Red Sea to allow Moses -- who is sacred to Jews, Muslims and Christians alike -- to flee Egypt with the Jews.

Malaysia, which has a mainly Muslim population, hesitated before allowing the screening of the movie in August after a government minister responsible for religious affairs had deemed it "inappropriate".

Films are often censored in Jordan mainly for sexual content.