Graphic Gospel (Porn Critic Rips "The Passion")

Fort Worth Star-Telegram ^ | 2-24-2004 | Christopher Kelly

[Quix]

Sounds like the FWST needs some emails expressing how sanity still has a place in America.

[Gunner9mm]

"...if you're not a believer the way Gibson thinks you should believe, you have no place at his (or His) table."

What a hypocritical statement! This is an exact description of the Liberals and the Democrat party. If you're not a believer in blatant, in your face homosexuality; if you're not a believer in unrestricted murder of innocent unborn children, you have no place at their table.

[T.Smith]

"The message -- that if you do not embrace Jesus Christ, you will go directly to hell"

Congratulations, you got the message! BTW, it's not Mel's message.

[MayflowerMadam]

"The message -- that if you do not embrace Jesus Christ, you will go directly to hell..."

This isn't the movie's message; it is THE message, and has been for 2,000 years.

And why is everyone shocked at the violence? This type of death was the most violent. Then you add the fact that Christ took on the sins of the world at His crucifixion. A movie couldn't possibly portray how awful this event was.

[MainFrame65]

Unlike Abe Foxman, I do not intend to define Christianity to Christians from my Jewish point of view. But I HAVE read the book, and I have seen or heard some of what Mel Gibson has to say about his intent with this film.

I heard a critic this morning claim that the film omitted the true gospel of Christ because it portrays only the few hours of the crucifixion, with little reference to his earlier teachings. Those are not insignificant, but without a doubt the seminal event of Christianity is exactly what this film describes.

And with the same certainty, all of the degradation, torture, pain, suffering, and violence were elements critical to the validity of the sacrifice. I am perplexed to hear criticism of this aspect of it from some nominal Christians, who fail to understand that this is the punishment for all of the sins of all mankind, from Adam to the end of mankind, whenever and however that comes about. (Opinions vary here.)

This is the price for every sin, by every man or woman, past, present, and future, forever. The cumulative punishment for that burden of sin must be the most terrible that the mind of man can imagine. And in the legend, it must be borne by one without sin, voluntarily, or else it would be merely the usual punishment for a common criminal. Lethal injection fails to measure up to the crimes being expiated, and critics who fail to understand that fail to measure up to their task.