[unspun]

And Joel Siegel was the one among two other odd choices in CNN's discussion group, who defended both Mel Gibson's artistic license and his discipleship (though he didn't use that word and though he was embarrased to be the defender).

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks for the comments. I have found it rather interesting when folks have talked about the incredible pre-release hype about this movie, as if Gibson and company were responsible for it. One guy refered to this as, 'pre-release promotion'. LOL

Gibson was forced into using focus groups who viewed the movie, to adjust the final product to one that wouldn't offend too many. When he did this, his willingness to try to work with concerned groups was completely dismissed, and refered to as pre-release hype.