I still haven't figured out why Abe Foxman is making such a fuss over this movie.
1. Foxman and Co. make their money by scaring Jews into believing that everyone on the right is anti-Semitic.
2. Historical results of Passion Plays throughout European history.
3. Foxman and Co. are in the employ of Mr. Gibson to generate publicity for the movie. Granted, a bit far-fetched, but given the rather predictable results of Foxman's whining, some consideration should be given to this theory.
The reasons he has provided so far seem ludicrous to me.
Explain what seems ludicrous. Maybe I can help you understand something you don't.
He's either using this controversy as a fund raising vehicle for the ADL, or perhaps he is just simply an anti-Christian bigot.
Foxman is first and foremost a liberal with their innate distast for Judeo-Christian values and traditions. His personal history (he survived the Holocaust being hidden by a Christian family and then had to be "rescued" from that family by his father who "deprogrammed" him) might have something to do with his views.
Never heard that part of the story - it would explain alot about him though.