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The Gospel of Mel Gibson
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| 03.14.04
| Mike Kelly
Posted on 03/24/2004 9:27:20 PM PST by Coleus
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So sanctimonious, and he's blaming us for anti-Semitism and for seeing the movie with a pre-conceived notion that we love blood and gore and become anti-Semitic after we watch it.
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posted on
03/24/2004 9:27:20 PM PST
by
Coleus
To: 2ndMostConservativeBrdMember; afraidfortherepublic; Alas; al_c; american colleen; annalex; ...
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posted on
03/24/2004 9:28:25 PM PST
by
Coleus
(Abortion and Euthanasia, Don't Democrats just kill ya!)
To: Coleus
Sounds like he wants Mel to film a "prequel". Count me in! I think that would be great.
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posted on
03/24/2004 9:33:49 PM PST
by
Lawdoc
(This space for rent.)
To: Coleus
Mike Kelly from Hackensack huh?
This peice of garbage is a far cry for the other Michael Kelly that was killed in Iraq.
To: Coleus
" We see Jesus' last agonizing hours. What about the rest of his life?"
Ummm, dumbass? The movie is titled "The PASSION of the Christ", not "The Life and Times of Jesus".
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posted on
03/24/2004 9:36:39 PM PST
by
Blzbba
To: Coleus
We learn a lot about how Jesus died, but we learn almost nothing of how he lived and the words he spoke that are so meaningful even among non-believers. Christ's Passion is the event that uniquely informs those words with meaning. To displace the Passion is to demote Jesus to the status of cuddly ethical culture philosopher -- the sort of fellow secular liberals like to see preaching the Gospel of Hugging on PBS fundraisers.
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posted on
03/24/2004 9:39:54 PM PST
by
Romulus
("Behold, I make all things new")
To: Coleus
This guy is more full of tripe than the insides of a herd of cows.
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posted on
03/24/2004 9:40:41 PM PST
by
Fiddlstix
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To: Coleus; firebrand
This guy is a boot-licker of the worst sort. GO MEL GO!
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posted on
03/24/2004 9:42:33 PM PST
by
Clemenza
("Knowledge is Good" --- Emil Faber, Founder of Faber College)
To: Coleus
Gibson has committed Hollywood's most unforgivable sin -- He made a boring movie. Actually, the only sin Hollywood finds unforgivable is the inability of a filmmaker to make money. Gibson, obviously, doesn't have this problem.
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posted on
03/24/2004 9:47:20 PM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
To: Coleus
It's amazing how differently two people can view the same event. What we saw in "The Passion" is the central moment in history, when the Eternal intervened in the temporal and we were the beneficiaries of the redemption it afforded.
In church, we sing a little two-verse chorus that I kept reciting throughout the film:
"It's Your Blood that cleanses me;
It's Your Blood that gives me life;
It's Your Blood that took my place
In redeeming sacrifice,
Washes me
Whiter than the snow,
My Jesus, God's Precious Sacrifice.
And I was racked with sobs again and again; and the tears were tears of utter gratitude and worship.
I'm amazed when people write dispassionate articles like this on a subject which means everything to me. But I also expect it, in a way, because I know that if you're on your own wavelength, none of it can possibly make any sense.
But he still should be more respectful of the millions who are so moved by it. Unless, of course, he feels superior.
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posted on
03/24/2004 9:49:55 PM PST
by
Migraine
(my grain is pretty straight today)
To: Coleus
"This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God." John 3:19-21
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posted on
03/24/2004 9:50:38 PM PST
by
mcg1969
To: Coleus
Interesting...Kelly's first clue that the film was about Christ's crucifixion should have been the title.
I get a little tired of critics who complain that Mel Gibson didn't make a different story. If they think he should have made a film about the whole life of Christ, instead of the Passion, fine. But it wasn't THEIR money and THEY didn't do it, so....
Christ's death on the cross, and His resurrection, are central to my faith in many ways. I honor Mel Gibson for making a film about a part of Christianity that many today would like to forget--The Old Rugged Cross. And I'm sorry Mr. Gibson has to put up with the shoulda woulda coulda crowd, but that's the way the world is.
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posted on
03/24/2004 9:55:51 PM PST
by
Judith Anne
(Is life a paradox? Well, yes and no...)
To: mcg1969
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
To: Coleus
The story of Jesus' death falls at the end of each of the Gospels by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. What comes before the death sequence are some of the most inspiring acts in religious history.Thanks for the reminder.
While the film expanded my idea of the sacrifice my Lord made for me,
my experience of Jesus, who lives in my heart and is my best friend
is more like the Jesus who walked with His disciples before and after "The Passion."
To: Coleus
"What's truly scary is that audiences are flocking to this"
Gives himself away, here. ;)
To: Migraine; Coleus; Lawdoc; GhostSoldier; Romulus; Clemenza; Judith Anne
"...I'm amazed when people write dispassionate articles like this on a subject which means everything to me. But I also expect it, in a way, because I know that if you're on your own wavelength, none of it can possibly make any sense..."This 'Mike Kelly' is goin' to hell, Migraine, and that's a good thing! I'll be waiting for him there...........FRegards
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posted on
03/24/2004 11:27:43 PM PST
by
gonzo
(harpseal has died. He is with Jesus now. I'll miss him.....)
To: Coleus
We see Jesus' last agonizing hours. What about the rest of his life?Yours is a tired old argument, Mr. Kelly. The movie is called The Passion of the Christ for a reason; that's what the movie's about!
If you TRULY want to learn more about the rest of Jesus's life, just read the BOOK!
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posted on
03/24/2004 11:43:05 PM PST
by
SuziQ
To: Coleus
Here's the letter I sent to him and his paper:
The review of this movie by Mike Kelly missed the mark. Mr. Kelly seems to have expected more out of "The Passion of the Christ" than the Passion of the Christ. The Passion is exactly what Jesus experienced in His last hours on Earth. I disagree with most all of the article.
"...consider the Jewish priests. Presented merely as stock figures who plot Jesus' death, these characters inspire nothing more than anti-Semitism."
I beg to differ. In my eyes (and other's I have spoken with), the Sanhedrin's position (portrayed by Mel) was very believable and understandable. I could detect the fear, envy and uncertaintly in their minds and hearts as they set out to see that this Man was crucified. I mean, here they were - after centuries of slavery - and now they finally have a little clout and "say-so" in the religion and politics of the land and along comes a Man who challenged that...who appeared, to them, to want to take all that away. I could understand what they were probably thinking and feeling. They weren't necessarily evil men - they were human and acting on fear and impulse.
"Gibson denies this was his intention. So do some Christian leaders who have a nasty habit of calling critics of "The Passion" anti-Christian. Maybe they missed that line about loving your neighbor."
Just because they think you might be "anti-Christian" doesn't mean they don't love you.
"But consider how Jews might feel. Here, on the screen, is an innocent Jesus, sent to his death by a bunch of devious Jewish priests who tricked Roman governor Pontius Pilate into signing an execution order."
Jesus was a Jew, too, and there were many other "good Jews" (if you will) in the movie. This true Story is told as it happened. Why sugar-coat the truth because someone is offended by it? The past is there to learn from. Besides, we Christians don't blame anyone but ourselves. To do so would miss out on the grace He offered with His shed blood. My point being, if Jesus had lived and taught in China - it could have been the Chinese that put Him to death, etc. It was planned out...it was going to happen - no matter what.
"The story is presented without historical context. There is no sense, for example, of why these priests were so desperate to kill a small-town Jewish preacher. Were they afraid of Jesus' popularity as a rabbi? Were they insulted?"
Well - yeah, they were afraid and insulted, exactly. For "historical context", try Matthew 27. The movie goes pretty much right along with Scripture. Yes, the Satan mingling through the crowd was just an effect. But it served it's purpose.
You thought the movie was "boring"? I didn't. It helped that part of Gospel come alive for me in a way like never before. Thank you, Mel Gibson.
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posted on
03/25/2004 12:02:00 AM PST
by
scan58
To: scan58
To all:
"We see Jesus' last agonizing hours. What about the rest of his life?"
The life of Christ taught us who we need to be, and how to be that. But it was the DEATH of Christ that saved us, and reconciled us to The Father.
In the love and peace of Jesus, - Anij.
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posted on
03/25/2004 12:39:35 AM PST
by
Anij
(Nails didn't hold Jesus to the cross, - LOVE did!)
To: Anij
(Nails didn't hold Jesus to the cross, - LOVE did!) beautiful!
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posted on
03/25/2004 12:47:35 AM PST
by
scan58
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