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ABC scored with Mel Gibson and Jesus Christ
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| Feb 18th,2004
| Adam Buckman
Posted on 02/18/2004 1:26:26 PM PST by missyme
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To: biblewonk
I wish that she'd have asked him about gay marriage. She and her ilk will do their best to grill W on that issue but Mel gets a free hr of advertising.Why should she have asked him about gay marriage? The interview was about the movie. Unlike "other" Hollywood types, Mel tends to stay out of politics and not give an unsolicited opinion every other day. 'Sides Mel isn't running for office...
To: missyme
"The man was bent over and had his wrists lashed to his ankles so that his back was fully exposed." "The scourging was administered by two men. One man was taller than the other. The shorter of the two was more brutal with his lashes. The taller man was somewhat hesistant in his lashes."
"There was not one inch of skin left unscathed on the man's back and buttocks. Several spots on his back were opened to the bone. The lashes wrapped around the body onto the chest area. However, as was customary with the Romans when administering a scourging, the area around the heart suffered no trauma. The penalty for a Roman soldier accidently killing a prisoner by scourging before the prisoner could be crucified was to take that prisoner's place on the cross."
"He was taken prisoner while he was saying his prayers."
"The strange appearance of the eyes is because they are not the actual eyes but coins. Each eye is covered by a coin minted in 30-35 A.D. and commonly referred to as the "widow's mite."
"There was evidence of a "cap" of thorns not placed on his head but jammed down into the scalp and forehead as if it was put on his head and then hit into place with either a board or the flat portion of a sword. It was not fashioned into a "crown" but more likely it was lopped of a thorn bush with a sword and jammed down onto the head."
"I cannot tell you if the man was Jesus Christ. But I can tell you he suffered terribly in the same manner as Jesus Christ."
Mr. Paul Bromley explaining the findings of the group of which he was a member that examined the Shroud of Turin, speaking to a church group in 1982.
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posted on
02/18/2004 2:08:55 PM PST
by
N. Theknow
(John Kerry is nothing more than Ted Kennedy without a dead girl in the car.)
To: madison10
Why should she have asked him about gay marriage? The interview was about the movie. Unlike "other" Hollywood types, Mel tends to stay out of politics and not give an unsolicited opinion every other day. 'Sides Mel isn't running for office... Be the interview was about the movie which was based on his religion. The whole gay issue is also a religious issue. Mel didn't stay out of politics because of his little WMD remark. The question would have been perfectly appropriate but it wasn't asked because the interview was designed to sell the movie and Mel.
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posted on
02/18/2004 2:11:01 PM PST
by
biblewonk
(I must try to answer all bible questions.)
To: biblewonk
Gosh, Mel apparently gave two ABC interviews: the one broadcast Mondays night and the one you're talking about.
To: Gorjus
devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, telling them, "You are to say, 'His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.'..."Sounds like the plot of an ABC made-for-TV movie.
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posted on
02/18/2004 2:19:01 PM PST
by
My2Cents
("Well...there you go again.")
To: jeffo
Although Jesus remains of Jewish lineage in the movie, no other Jews appear in the movie. Instead, Jesus' death is sought by a large group of terrorist aliens from another galaxy.
Oh, so now he was crucified by Scientologists?
To: biblewonk
I stand by my original comment. Why should he be asked about, or give an opinion about, gay marriage when the whole interview involved THE MOVIE? Maybe another time, when/if he is running for mayor of San Francisco, Mel can give his opinion about YOUR subject. ;)
So what if the whole interview was about THE MOVIE? That was the point...
To: biblewonk
Good God! Here you should be thrilled to death "BIBLEWONK" that this movie was made, and yet you strain at some stupid, little gnat about "why didn't they talk about gay marriage." Not much has changed in 2000 years....
To: jeffo
Now that was funny!
To: GretchenEE
According to Mel Gibson during the interview, the issues of who is Jesus, what did He do that He was crucified, and how He rose from the dead are not addressed in his movie.
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posted on
02/18/2004 3:25:49 PM PST
by
CalKat
To: biblewonk
Hey b-w!
I just love how you never miss a chance to flaunt your smarmy, holier than thou attitude!
As usual you are so far off it's actually funny.
Regards,
Lurking'
To: jeffo
Great post! You had me going for a sec.
He is instead rescued by a company of Navy Seals who represent each of the world's major religions.
That's about right.
To: missyme
You know the rule about
Ann Coulter posts, don't you?
Well, I think we ladies should benefit from a similar rule for
Mel Gibson posts...
As far as the controversy about "The Passion" goes, I think it breaks along along these lines-
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posted on
02/18/2004 3:37:11 PM PST
by
MaryFromMichigan
("The Passion" If you loved the Book, you'll love the movie)
To: JohnnyZ
"I cringe to think who they might consider experts."They will obviously be a carefully-selected un-biased group culled from the Jesus Seminar. < / SARCASM>
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posted on
02/18/2004 4:27:24 PM PST
by
semaj
("....by their fruit you will know them.")
To: biblewonk
I wonder if Sawyer's interview would have been different if her husband wasn't Jewish? Nah, I'm sure that didn't have anything to do with it.
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posted on
02/18/2004 5:12:59 PM PST
by
ExposeDem
(A true American Patriot.)
To: Tooters
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posted on
02/18/2004 5:28:23 PM PST
by
ALOHA RONNIE
(Vet-Battle of IA DRANG-1965 www.LZXRAY.com)
To: missyme
.
HATE killed the Christ...
...and lost.
.
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posted on
02/18/2004 5:44:20 PM PST
by
ALOHA RONNIE
(Vet-Battle of IA DRANG-1965 www.LZXRAY.com)
To: ALOHA RONNIE
Amen to that!
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posted on
02/18/2004 5:50:25 PM PST
by
missyme
To: missyme
This movie will break "Titanic" box-office receipts.
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posted on
02/18/2004 5:52:13 PM PST
by
ServesURight
(FReecerely Yours,)
To: jeffo
The re-shoots were reportedly done in secret last weekend.Baloney. No one does re-shoots days before an opening; it's logistically impossible. Not only does the movie have to be re-cut, but the re-cut version must be shipped to every theater playing the movie. Re-shoots must be done weeks, even months before an opening.
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posted on
02/18/2004 7:54:51 PM PST
by
mrustow
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