[Trinity_Tx]

I love Mel, but...

I think the problem is the direction the "historical blunders" and/or his artistic license seems to consistently take.

And does the scriptural account really need embellishing? Wouldn't a graphic depiction maintaining scriptural integrity be enough? ...in fact, more effective and credible?

Our church will be viewing it as a group, and I'll wait til afterward to draw any firm conclusions, but I am just as, if not more, bothered by the knee-jerk (not very Christ-like) defense of it as I am by the protesters...

Some Christians sure don't seem to consider (or care?) how their behavior alienates those who might otherwise be more open to the message.

[Dialup Llama]

>Some Christians sure don't seem to consider (or care?) how their behavior alienates those who might otherwise be more open to the message.

Christian behavior would no longer alienate many people when Christians give up most foundational doctrines of Christianity and believe like the liberal, postmodern theologians.