[Rutles4Ever]

The Catholic doctrine of Purgatory comes in large part from the Maccabbeen books of the Old Testament. I don't know if he'll be able to sell it to Protestant churches like the Passion...

Still, Foxman is an absolute parody of himself.

[eastsider]

"The Maccabees ... are our sacred history."

Ours, too, Abe.

[billorites]

Coming to theater near you next Christmas.

[k2blader]

I know nothing of Maccabees, but this article makes it sound like it'd make an interesting movie!

[JimVT]

The conservative talk-show host, a Bush supporter, quickly changed the subject.

Saints be praised.....these "writers" cannot simply report a story.

They have to add a bit of totally unfounded personal opinion at the close.

I'll wager (1). Mr. Rose is a Jew, (2). Not a Gibson fan, and (3) Doesn't like Hannity or Pres. Bush.

Other than that though he is totally unbiased!

[MarkL]

I also like the fact that this "newspaper" actually changed the entire content of this part of the interview...

Sean asked Mel if he had any other plans for biblical movies. Mel pretty much said not really. When Sean asked him if there were any other biblical stories that he'd like to make, Mel volunteered this one... But he made it clear that he didn't have any plans to do so, and that his idea was probably going to be stolen, referring to "industrial espionage."

So, of course, this "newspaper" had to try to stir something up, and immediately went to Abe Foxman, like a 3 year old girl tatling to her mother! "Ohhh... Lookie!!! Mel's going to do something bad! You should do something about it."

It makes me sick.

Mark

[sheik yerbouty]

Steven Spielberg? I think not!

[per loin]

Nobody owns history. If the suspected hater of Christ, Abe Foxman, wants to present a movie version of his own, he is quite free to do so.

[Shermy]

"He'll write his own history,"

Blue faces and mooning the enemy?

[thoughtomator]

Good choice! Great story.

[Jaded]

"He'll write his own history," Foxman said. "I would prefer to leave the fate of Jewish history and Hollywood to Steven Spielberg. The Maccabees ... are our sacred history."

Moron alert. Moron Alert. Someone needs to explain to Abe that he, Hollyweird and Schpeilberg don't own "Jewish History". That segment of history involves more than just Jews. Come to think that's Christian History too. Like I said, moron alert.

[cwb]

"I would prefer to leave the fate of Jewish history and Hollywood to Steven Spielberg."

Yeah, well I'd prefer to leave the stories and movies of Vietnam to those who served, also...but as we've seen, even they can lie. This is just BS. I don't know how strong Spielberg's faith is, but there are many Jews who are Jews in name only. Contrary to Foxman's belief, I would be willing give as much credibility to any religious scholar (Christian or otherwise) than many of these secular Jews who have no use for their religious history...and even have other agendas. I hate to say it, but these are some of the elitist attitudes that only contribute to the negative stereotyping of Jewish people.

[nutmeg]

read later bump

[Bonaparte]

"Jews might not take kindly to Gibson, a conservative Catholic, interpreting their history."

If Sandy Pearl, who is Jewish, can produce The Gospel of John, now coming to a theatre near you, then Mel Gibson can produce a film about the Maccabees.

[I_be_tc]

If Mel does it, I will definintely rush to see it...Love his movies. If Spielberg tries, probably wait for the TV issue. No big hurry.

TC

[Paleo Conservative]

"He'll write his own history," Foxman said. "I would prefer to leave the fate of Jewish history and Hollywood to Steven Spielberg. The Maccabees ... are our sacred history."

Speilberg can make his own movie about it if he wants. Lots of interesting subjects have been covered by multiple movies and remakes of old movies. Look at Ben Hur. The Charleston Heston version from the late fifties was a remake of the one from the 1920s. I hadn't noticed too many Hollywood types Jewish, Christian, or anything else wanting to make biblical movies in recent decades.

[kidd]

A story about heroic Jews might insulate Gibson from charges of anti-Semitism leveled by the movie's critics..

Seems to me that he just made a movie about heroic Jews.

[jwalsh07]

"The Maccabees family stood up, and they made war, they stuck by their guns, and they came out winning," he continued. "It's like a Western."

Perhaps so, but rumor has it that the Maccabees never found the WMD's.

[montag813]

"He'll write his own history," Foxman said. "I would prefer to leave the fate of Jewish history and Hollywood to Steven Spielberg. The Maccabees ... are our sacred history."

As a Jew, I say this...Abe Foxman shut your stupid fat mouth. You do not speak for the Jews. You speak only for your bigoted, Socialist, slob of a self. Get lost you freak, stop insulting the Christian faith, and stop dividing Jews and Christians.

[montag813]

"He'll write his own history," Foxman said. "I would prefer to leave the fate of Jewish history and Hollywood to Steven Spielberg. The Maccabees ... are our sacred history."

As a Jew, I say this...Abe Foxman shut your stupid fat mouth. You do not speak for the Jews. You speak only for your bigoted, Socialist, slob of a self. Get lost you freak, stop insulting the Christian faith, and stop dividing Jews and Christians.