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First, to fill you in on the background. Some prominent members of the Church of England (the 'state church' in that the Queen is its head, and the C of E handles coronations of the Royal Family), along with many other churches, objected to TLOB. Some objected to it outright, others to selected bits of it. Needless to say, this guaranteed massive audiences when the movie opened. I think the religious reaction to the movie also ultimately undermined the protestors' positions, as it was seen by many (rightly or wrongly) as religious zealots jumping on the bandwagon to get some publicity.
It's worth listening to John Cleese's commentary on TLOB DVD. He says that the majority of the movie is intended as a commentary on what unquestioning *belief* can make you do, not on religion in general or Christianity in particular. If you analyse the movie, there's as much parody of political fringe groups (the Judean Popular Front et al) as there is of religion. The one bit John Cleese felt uncomfortable about was the crucifiction scene, and amongst the Christians I know, this is the bit that sticks in the gullet.
FWIW, I don't particularly like TLOB because of the crucifiction scene and the mockery of people with speech impediments. However, I don't think it's blasphemous, since that requires a willing and knowing attack on God and it certainly doesn't do that.
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