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To: Greg Luzinski
What is interesting to me is that Gibson's "traditional" approach dislikes ecumenism, yet he seems to be actively courting Evangelicals. And, the fact that this movie is being made shows that he is ok with private interpretation.
8 posted on 09/11/2003 5:03:50 PM PDT by bethelgrad (for God, country, and the Corps OOH RAH!)
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To: bethelgrad
What is interesting to me is that Gibson's "traditional" approach dislikes ecumenism, yet he seems to be actively courting Evangelicals.

What's even more interesting to me is that Evangelicals (including the Southern Baptist Convention) are coming out very much in favor of this movie. If anyone knows whether the movie passes Scriptural muster, so to speak, it would be the Evangelicals. Not to mention that many Evangelicals are coming out in support of a *spit*, *spit* Roman Catholic "traditionalist". So you have on the one side a Catholic "traditionalist" who, if you buy into the stereotype, would normally consider Evangelicals a bunch of heretics, while on the other side you have Evangelicals, who, if you buy into the stereotype, would normally refer to the Roman Catholic Church as the Whore of Babylon, and both sides are coming together because both sides think this is a very faithful movie. Ain't that great?

I think it goes to show that the common perceptions people have about both the traditionalists and evangelicals don't always ring true.

10 posted on 09/11/2003 5:20:17 PM PDT by wimpycat (Down with Kooks and Kookery!)
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To: bethelgrad
I think it depends on what is meant by ecuminism.
13 posted on 09/11/2003 5:36:18 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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