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Well, your attitude is a liberal one....."why can't we just all get along."

There are times to debate.

THE TRUTH OF GOD IS NOT A SMALL MATTER, not one to just say "oh well, you believe that but I don't. Oh well." It is one where we should debate as believers, discuss, to try to ensure that we have the right beliefs.

There is a reason Paul told Timothy to make sure his doctrine was correct. With incorrect doctrine, it is much more difficult to grow in our faith. If one says "Just give me Jesus; I don't need doctrine," they show how ultimately arrogant they really are by thinking somehow they have the ability to grow just by "having Jesus" without understanding who Jesus is! Doctrine is simply what Scripture teaches, and that includes that Jesus is the Son of God, the God-man who came down to save his elect from their sins. If you say "Just give me Jesus" like some do, that is very dangerous. The Jesus that person may believe in is not necessarily the Jesus of the Scripture, but could be a Mormon Jesus or something. The person who does not have a right understanding of Christ....the doctrine of Christ....is not saved.

Doctrine is a weighty weighty matter, not one to be dismissed like so many today in our non-thinking churches.

HOWEVER, end of rant......I agree that at least in the case of the Passion, we are not supposed to be arguing all the time about the film. This is not a time for arguing (at least excessively.....there is room for some serious examination, debate, and discussion even now). But, when the film comes out tonight, hopefully there will not be big Catholic-Prot debates in the theaters (I doubt that).