Joel Osteen to Executive Produce Prequel to ‘Passion of the Christ’ About Jesus’ Mother

The Blaze ^ | 5/31/12 | Billy Hallowell

[marshmallow]

Earlier this month, news broke that Megapastor Joel Osteen will be executive producing what’s being dubbed the Biblical prequel to “The Passion of the Christ.” The film, entitled, “Mary Mother of Christ,” is going to be released in North America sometime in 2013.

The movie, which is produced by Mary Aloe of Aloe Entertainment and Shawn Williamson of Bright Light Pictures, promises to be an intriguing project that will surely peak the interest of the faithful.

“Under the reign of terror of Herod the Great and against all odds, Mary and Joseph survive as young parents in one of the most treacherous times in history,” Aloe Entertainment writes on the company’s web site, going on to discuss Osteen’s executive production role. ”Minister Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church, the most prominent Christian Evangelical minister in the world, has signed on his first movie ever as Executive Producer with a massive marketing and promotion plan.”

Osteen, too, has talked about the project, providing a glowing description of Mary’s depiction in it.

“Mary is portrayed as a brave, faithful young woman who readily embraces her divine destiny regardless of the sacrifices and hardships she must endure,” Osteen said of the project‘s depiction of Jesus Christ’s mother.

[fabian]

“the most prominent Christian Evangelical minister in the world”...this, more than any statement I have heard, demonstrates why the so called church is completely weak and apostate.

[smalltownslick]

I’m sure it will “peak” the interest in something, maybe, oh, well.....

[Notwithstanding]

One of the writers is Barbara Nicolosi, a devout orthodox Catholic (she is affiliated with Catholic Answers). The other writer is the same one who wrote Gibson’s Passion movie - and we know that movie used the traditional Stations of the Cross to tell the gospel story of Christ’s passion.

It seems the traditional version of Mary - the one even Luther embraced - will prevail in this movie.

Amen.

[PapaNew]

Osteen carries the New Testament message of faith, hope and charity, which many naysayers and lovers of the law (”the ministry of death”) don’t seem to like. God has anointed Joel to minster life, strength, and healing to God’s people (”the ministry of the Spirit”).

[Terry Mross]

All those folks who give him money will now see it put into a movie that will make him even more millions. I’m sure he saw what Mel made and decided he’d try to get in on it.

[ReformationFan]

Will Mel Gibson direct it?

[MHGinTN]

And I’m sure mister Osteen’s son will continue to do it so long as the suckers keep pouring their money on him, anointing him with his real god, vane glory.

[Inyo-Mono]

Minister Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church, the most prominent Christian Evangelical minister in the world,

Know of Billy Graham, never heard of this Joel Osteen fellow.

[RBStealth]

Prequel to the ‘Passion of the Christ’ now thats marketing for you. Legitimately any movie covering the gospel mission of Christ would be a prequel. But this one? Give me a break.

In an Osteen movie about the mother of Jesus, expect Mary to be portrayed as not especially Jewish but on a search for self improvement, confidence, fitting in and creature comforts, all these through prayer.

‘All generations will call me blessed’ Lk 1:48

[RegulatorCountry]

Joel Osteen, isn’t he that slick, vaguely Christian sounding motivational speaker? Does infomercials or something?

[Steelfish]

Joel Osteen is a fraud as are all televangelists who use religion to draw on multi-million dollar paychecks and use the dollars of hordes of suckers, mainly middle-aged white women, to benefit their own families and relatives. In a perfect world these scoundrels will be wearing striped suits in jail.

[elephantlips]

Peek at some of the dialog: Mary: “Joseph, I know I can do this because I feel good about myself.”

[BillyBoy]

>> The film, entitled, “Mary Mother of Christ,” is going to be released in North America sometime in 2013. “Under the reign of terror of Herod the Great and against all odds, Mary and Joseph survive as young parents in one of the most treacherous times in history,” Aloe Entertainment writes on the company’s web site, going on to discuss Osteen’s executive production role. ”Minister Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church, the most prominent Christian Evangelical minister in the world, has signed on his first movie ever as Executive Producer with a massive marketing and promotion plan.” Osteen, too, has talked about the project, providing a glowing description of Mary’s depiction in it. “Mary is portrayed as a brave, faithful young woman who readily embraces her divine destiny regardless of the sacrifices and hardships she must endure,” Osteen said of the project‘s depiction of Jesus Christ’s mother. << <<

Eh, Joel... someone already thought of that and beat you to the punch:

[Last Dakotan]

God has anointed Joel to minster life, strength, and healing to God’s people....

How do you know this?

[ReaganGeneration2]

Anyone think it will depict the Assumption?

[Secret Agent Man]

I do not trust anything Joel Osteen is associated with to be accurate.

[choirboy]

. . . (she is affiliated with Catholic Answers). . .

I don't think so. Nicolosi is the Founder of Act One Program, a nonprofit program to train and mentor Christians for careers as Hollywood writers and executives.

[Notwithstanding]

Nicolosi is thoroughly and enthusiastically Catholic - and has been since she began her career.

Her affiliation with the very orthodox “Catholic Answers” is as a featured upcoming guest for its daily Catholic apoligetics radio show (airs soon). http://www.catholic.com/radio/shows/hollywood-mission-territory-7207

You are right about Act One, but she is also highly active in a bevy of overtly orthodox Catholic endeavors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Nicolosi

[Notwithstanding]

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