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Morford: How To Gag On 'The Passion' (Gibson's brutal snuff film makes a mockery of true belief)
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Friday, April 16, 2004 | Mark Morford (they finally found the other gerbil)

Posted on 04/16/2004 1:53:19 PM PDT by presidio9

Perhaps you, like so many across the planet, are more than a bit baffled by the runaway success of "The Passion of the Christ."

Perhaps you, furthermore, are more than slightly disturbed that millions have flocked to this bizarre ultraviolent blood-drenched revisionist flick and that so many actually believe its story to be absolutely true, and that it just surpassed "The Return of the King" in total box office and is the No. 8 most successful film of all time and it was No. 1 again across BushCo's flyover states during Easter weekend and has sold 650,000 books and 125,000 creepy pewter nail necklaces and you find it all just incredibly warped and disheartening and what the hell is the world coming to.

You are not alone.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


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To: presidio9
and disheartening and what the hell is the world coming to.

My response to this drivel. He sooooo misses the point.

41 posted on 04/16/2004 2:50:21 PM PDT by Jaded
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To: familyop
I am a Protestant Christian. I will not be seeing this or any other passion play.

That is certainly your right, but based upon the reasons you give, I think that you are very confused. You are allowing the liberal elite who didn't want people to see this film because open religious dialogue makes them uncomfortable influence your decision.

I saw the film three times. No true Christian would find it the slightest bit antisemetic. Caveziel is a devout Catholic, he does not have a Jesus complex. Gibson loves his father even though he is a crazy old man. What is so wrong with any of this?

42 posted on 04/16/2004 2:54:15 PM PDT by presidio9 ("By extending the reach of trade, we foster prosperity and the habits of liberty." -Adam Smith)
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To: beckett
Honest open talk about Christianity makes liberals nervous, because it threatens their power base. They believe that they are the only ones who can truely help the needy and the downtrodden. So they had a vested interest in keeping people away from this film. So they made up lies to get people to avoid it. First it was anti-semitism. Then, when not one single act was carried out against Jews, they switched to focusing on the violence. I know a lot of Christians who have avoided this film because they are afraid that it is too violent. It is, in fact, less violent than a lot of films that I can name. And if you read the Gospel, you know that none of this violence is gratuitous.
43 posted on 04/16/2004 2:59:17 PM PDT by presidio9 ("By extending the reach of trade, we foster prosperity and the habits of liberty." -Adam Smith)
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To: presidio9
Perhaps you, like so many across the planet, are more than a bit baffled by the runaway success of "The Passion of the Christ."

If so, you probably shouldn't have seen it. You should have stayed at the commune and watched "Fisting Firemen V" with the guys you picked up at the leather bar.

Perhaps you, furthermore, are more than slightly disturbed that millions have flocked to this bizarre ultraviolent blood-drenched revisionist flick

... when you could have been watching such quality fare as "Dawn of the Dead" and "Kill Bill" instead. Not to mention "Fisting Firemen V."

and that so many actually believe its story to be absolutely true,

They must be totally ignorant of the True Religion: Wicca.

and that it just surpassed "The Return of the King" in total box office and is the No. 8 most successful film of all time

Yeah, bewildering, isn't it?

and it was No. 1 again across BushCo's flyover states during Easter weekend

And around the rest of the uncivilized world, like Europe. You know, all those places that aren't home to sophisticates like us.

and you find it all just incredibly warped and disheartening

... not like the sight of men kissing men or men dressed up like women kissing men, or men wearing leather chaps with the butt out or bull dyke lesbos on Harley's or queers with nose rings and pierced tongues. You know, normal stuff like that.

and what the hell is the world coming to.

Yeah, we've all wondered that. But probably for different reasons ...

44 posted on 04/16/2004 3:02:39 PM PDT by IronJack
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To: Northern Yankee
ping
45 posted on 04/16/2004 3:04:33 PM PDT by presidio9 ("See, mother, I make all things new.")
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To: presidio9
There is one good thing about excerpting. Less of Ms. Morford's hysterics fill the screen.
46 posted on 04/16/2004 3:05:21 PM PDT by Moonman62
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To: presidio9
One is left speechless in the face of so much ignorance, stupidity, and malice.
47 posted on 04/16/2004 3:06:13 PM PDT by Thorin
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To: CecilRhodesRidesAgain; presidio9; NYer; Polycarp IV; Aquinasfan; ELS; maryz; heyheyhey; redgolum; ..
From the deranged article:"Perhaps you, furthermore, are more than slightly disturbed that millions have flocked to this bizarre ultraviolent blood-drenched revisionist flick and that so many actually believe its story to be absolutely true..."

Someone is "disturbed" that "so many believe its story to be asolutely true"???

Someone is disturbed that we believe Redemption, divine mercy, forgiveness, faith, hope, and charity, self-sacrificial love and eternal happiness in Heaven are "absolutely true." Why...on earth would they be "disturbed"?

48 posted on 04/16/2004 3:06:25 PM PDT by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
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To: presidio9
I guess I'm a proud resident of BushCo's flyover country... Every state (excexpt one, NM) I've ever been in went to Bush in 2000.
49 posted on 04/16/2004 3:16:55 PM PDT by WinOne4TheGipper (Proud resident of "BushCo's Flyover country".)
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To: presidio9
I do also disagree with the liberal left and their reasons for disagreeing with the "Passion." Maybe they'll all burn in hell. I don't believe that Mel is anti-Jewish, although, IMO, he shouldn't let Reform/liberal Jews bait him.

And I'm not bashing charismatics, although there is some disagreement on deviating from scripture, the 2nd Commandment, and so forth. It just seems that there is a lack of Puritan commentary on the film. ...and maybe a lack of any sizable number of Puritans, come to think of it (little humor there).

Many forget, BTW, that Jewish leaders of Jesus' time were Romans.
50 posted on 04/16/2004 3:20:16 PM PDT by familyop (Essayons)
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To: SF Republican; Viking2002; Right Wing Professor; Dead Dog; Bogey78O; nobody_knows; bornintexas; ...
ping
51 posted on 04/16/2004 3:20:26 PM PDT by presidio9 ("See, mother, I make all things new.")
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To: mhking
Bump for Post #24.
52 posted on 04/16/2004 3:20:39 PM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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To: WinOne4TheGipper
Every state (excexpt one, NM) I've ever been in went to Bush in 2000.

There's a good chance NM went Bush in 2000 too, but he had the class not to demand a recount.

53 posted on 04/16/2004 3:22:05 PM PDT by presidio9 ("See, mother, I make all things new.")
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To: presidio9
Is Morford male or female? I'm confused.
54 posted on 04/16/2004 3:23:49 PM PDT by independentmind
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To: independentmind
Is Morford male or female?

Yes.

I'm confused.

So is he.

55 posted on 04/16/2004 3:24:43 PM PDT by mhking
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To: mhking
LOL
56 posted on 04/16/2004 3:25:28 PM PDT by presidio9 ("See, mother, I make all things new.")
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To: familyop
Many forget, BTW, that Jewish leaders of Jesus' time were Romans.

What's that supposed to mean?

In fact, they weren't Roman citizens, at least most of them.

But, I suppose you were just trying to make some kind of snide anti-Catholic remark...

57 posted on 04/16/2004 3:27:54 PM PDT by B Knotts (Salve!)
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To: mhking
ROFL

You got that right!

58 posted on 04/16/2004 3:28:26 PM PDT by B Knotts (Salve!)
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To: presidio9
Is it possible for this faggot to write an article without using scores of homo references?
59 posted on 04/16/2004 3:30:41 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: Mr. Mojo
Morford is as morford does.
60 posted on 04/16/2004 3:32:44 PM PDT by presidio9 ("See, mother, I make all things new.")
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