The 'Passion' of Mel: an exclusionary tale

Seattle Times ^ | 2/29/04 | Leonard Pitts, Jr

[hosepipe]

K.I.S.S. System Movie(Passion of Christ) review:
"I am->> the Way the Truth and the Life" - JESUS(New Testament)

He either "IS" or he "IS'NT"...
You recognize that and deal with it...
-or- DON'T and deal with the consequences, if any..

Check, Pretty simple I'd say...
** K.I.S.S. = Keep it simple stupid

[Eala]

It was devastatingly powerful-- not a movie so much as a religious experience. We wept and then we came home and thought and talked about it.

Absolutely.

[h.a. cherev]

Nothing nice about you.

[h.a. cherev]

I realize there's no hope in asking you to provide some proof of what you claim, but could you point out one post where I bashed a Christian?

Or you could do us both a favor - since you and I don't like each other why don't we both leave each other alone?

If you agree, just ignore this post.

[h.a. cherev]

I don't disagree with you. I have never criticized the movie because I haven't seen it. But I have questioned some of the statements of those who have....those who are so sure that no violence or bigotry will come from it. And all I asked was, how can you be so sure?

I haven't called Gibson an anti-Semite or bashed Christians. Yet what I've been accused of on these threads by people who then refuse to point out where I've done these things is just incredible. I guess that's my cross to bear (pun intended).

It's kind of funny in a way. People who think Jews are being too sensitive about the movie seem just as sensitive but in the opposite way.

[JOAT]

I have never criticized the movie because I haven't seen it. But I have questioned some of the statements of those who have....those who are so sure that no violence or bigotry will come from it. And all I asked was, how can you be so sure?

Nothing in this life is SURE, but you may be confident that Christianity poses no threat to Jews. In fact, genuine Christians are Israel's best and only friend in the world today.

There are always misguided fools in any culture, but the man who claims Yeshua as Messiah and understands his sacrifice, will not harbor hatred towards anyone.

Jews have been stirred up to fear a reaction that will not come.

Why? Because the understanding man is humbled and broken by veiwing this movie, recognizing and admitting personal guilt, not looking to assign it elsewhere.

That is not to say a random fool will not do something stupid, but that is a far cry from fearing a reaction from millions of people.