[ZULU]

No. The worst case is that they will misinterpet the whole thing and use it as an excuse to hate Christians and Jews both more, and try to launch even more Jihads against us.

Note what I said - they are watching the same thing you and I are watching - but seeing something quite different. The film is really just a single snapshot out of Christ's life, not his entire story, although it has some flashbacks.

[churchillbuff]

The film is really just a single snapshot out of Christ's life, not his entire story, although it has some flashbacks.

DID YOU READ THE ARTICLE? PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR COPIES OF THE NEW TESTAMENT -- THE "ENTIRE STORY," AS YOU PUT IT. As often happens with a movie about an historical event, viewers want to know more. In this case, that's a good thing. GOD BLESS MEL GIBSON.

[adam_az]

I dunno, they hate us a lot as it is.

What are they going to do, declare a jihad, hijack planes, and start insurgencies?

They already do all that on their own.

Besides, if they want all our war it's better for us to have it sooner rather than later.

[Romulus]

The worst case is that they will misinterpet the whole thing and use it as an excuse to hate Christians and Jews both more, and try to launch even more Jihads against us.

Some things you just have to leave in God's hands. Christians have an obligation to evangelise. To withold the scriptures from someone motivated by religious curiosity would be a violation of the comandment to love one's neighbor.

[SedVictaCatoni]

I see your point. "The Passion", through radical Muslim eyes:

1. Once upon a time, the decadent West forcibly occupied part of the Middle East.
2. God sent a prophet to convey His word.
3. The faithless westerners weren't interested in virtue, and were annoyed by his presence.
4. The conniving Jews saw their chance, and had God's prophet butchered.
5. Just goes to show that a) the Jews are evil, and b) the West is evil.

You can see why a Muslim who sees "The Passion" isn't going to instantly turn into a Methodist.