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To: mercy
Welcome to the ____hole. I think there are about six of us on all of FR. I commend you on that swandive. Stupendous. I would like only to add the word 'misinterpreted' as a qualifier to your 'christian'.

Thanks, the "water" is great! I hope no one thinks, though, that I've got it in for Christians or Christianity. I think that after a few heated exchanges, some of which fall short of the initial thread, that's the impression one might get--but it isn't so. And I'm not Jewish, so don't think that's what motivates me. But I look at this movie issue from the same perspective as I look at the Confederate flag dispute. Many black Americans are genuinely offended by the flag, and not without good reason, even allowing for the fact that there are some who just want to use it to race-bait. I think it's tasteless and offensive to wave the flag in their faces, just as I think it tasteless and offensive for Gibson to throw a movie like this into the faces of those Jews who, not unjustly, find it disturbing--especially when I strongly suspect that his motives were far less noble than he lets on. But let everyone take it as he wishes.

802 posted on 03/05/2004 1:20:03 PM PST by Agnes Heep
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To: Agnes Heep
Gibson's not throwing his movie in anyone's face. No one is forced to see it. Gibson is being targeted for abuse because he has dared to make a movie that presents Jesus Christ as the Son of God, without any irony or ambiguity.
804 posted on 03/05/2004 1:28:53 PM PST by Thorin
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To: Agnes Heep
just as I think it tasteless and offensive for Gibson to throw a movie like this into the faces of those Jews who, not unjustly, find it disturbing--

Mel hasn't thrown anything in anyone's face....

Last I heard, movie theatre's have a PAY TO GO policy.

If there is chance someone would find it disturbing, the need only do what the LIBERALS always tell us to do when we object to something..."CHANGE THE CHANNEL, DON'T BUY IT, DON"T LISTEN TO IT or DON"T GO SEE IT"

What ever happened to that Liberal Umbrella excuse of PRO-CHOICE?

Oh, I forgot, it only pertains to Non-Christians.

827 posted on 03/05/2004 2:16:28 PM PST by Neets (“I now know Him in a more personal way that I have. It is as it was " Jim Caviezel)
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To: Agnes Heep
So you don't like Southern or Christian heritage either and think we all need to live on eggshells so as not to offend.

Meanwhile. We as the perennial offenders are considered open season to be offended. Noone of these current whiners ever say squat about that.

I'll pass, thanks. You're soft and wish to liked by all.
836 posted on 03/05/2004 3:02:19 PM PST by wardaddy (A man better believe in something or he'll fall for anything.)
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