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Bible
Series
Producers Made Up Satan to Look Like President Obama-Fiction!
Summary of the eRumor: Rumors and comments are flying on the Internet
alleging
that the producers of History Channel's "The Bible" miniseries made up
their character of Satan to look like President Barack Obama.
The Truth: The
shows producers, Mark Burnett and his wife, actress Roma Downey, told
reporters that the allegation is nonsense and added, that they have "nothing
but respect and love our president, who is a fellow Christian."
This according to a
March
18, 2013 article by CBS News.
The epic miniseries about the Bible began airing on the History Channel in
March and the article said that Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni, an actor from Morocco,
played the part of Satan who tempted Jesus in the desert during a fast of 40
days.
Downey told reporters that "false statements such as these are just
designed as a foolish distraction to try and discredit the beauty of the
story of the Bible."
Updated 03/22/13
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Boycott The History Channel for Obama-Satan Depiction
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The
shows producers, Mark Burnett and his wife, actress Roma Downey, told
reporters that the allegation is nonsense and added, that they have "nothing
but respect and love our president, who is a fellow Christian."
This according to a
