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Actor Jim Caviezel Turns Down $75 Million Dollar Payday (for 'Passion' related promotions)
WENN.com ^
| 5/27/04
| IMDB staff
Posted on 05/27/2004 9:12:02 AM PDT by sathers
Edited on 05/27/2004 9:19:02 AM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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To: Stone Mountain
I understand your reasoning, but this was the same line Judas used on Jesus when Mary broke the vase and anointed his feet---Judas said, "Why not sell that and use the money for the poor?" Jesus said that her WORSHIP was more important than the money or what it bought.
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posted on
05/27/2004 10:22:30 AM PDT
by
LS
(CNN is the Amtrak of news.)
To: sathers
What a great guy, I just want to give him the biggest kiss.
The kiss of Peace.
To: sathers
What a great guy, I just want to give him the biggest kiss.
The kiss of Peace.
To: sathers
What a great guy, I just want to give him the biggest kiss.
The kiss of Peace.
To: sathers
Wish there were more men like him... specifically in my neck of the woods. ;)
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posted on
05/27/2004 10:26:46 AM PDT
by
rintense
(Screw justice. I want revenge.)
To: sathers
What a testiment to his faith and to his children! I'm not sure I would have the strength to do it. Me either. Very impressive.
I don't think he was morally obligated to reject these offers if they were similar to the one included in the article, but his decision shows great piety, and is probably a wise decision, even if he had decided to donate the proceeds to charity.
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posted on
05/27/2004 10:26:56 AM PDT
by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
To: HairOfTheDog
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posted on
05/27/2004 10:27:57 AM PDT
by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
To: Stone Mountain
Think of the good that he could do with 70+ million dollars. He could end hunger for an entire city's worth of people. HAHAHA! "End hunger"? Sheesh, talk about buying into the Left's propaganda.
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posted on
05/27/2004 10:28:51 AM PDT
by
montag813
("A nation can survive fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.")
To: LS
Yes, I guess I'm taking the Judas position here, but I still believe it. There is also a difference in scope here - if that vase had been valuable enough to feed thousands and thousands of starving people, I'm guessing (and I certainly could be wrong) that Jesus would have taken the big view and fed them. Would Mary have worshipped Jesus any less without that vase?
To: montag813
HAHAHA! "End hunger"? Sheesh, talk about buying into the Left's propaganda.
Ah, I see you didn't bother to read my entire post. I didn't say he could end hunger. I said that he could end hunger for a lot of people. If you don't believe that, I'm not sure what I could do to convince you.
To: msdrby; snippy_about_it; SAMWolf; Wneighbor; SuziQ
To: Not a 60s Hippy
WHAT A MIRACULOUS EXAMPLE FOR THE HOLLYWEIRDS TO LIVE UP TO! And the rest of us!!
What a guy!! I look forward to more of his movies and a chance to let my dollars speak to Hollywood for me.
To: Stone Mountain
"Would Mary have worshipped Jesus any less without that vase?"
Apparently Jesus thought so. Jesus warned that "the poor you have with you always." He also reprimanded the "rich young ruler" who had tithed all his life and had done good deeds, because he wasn't willing to part with his money to worship Jesus.
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posted on
05/27/2004 10:40:56 AM PDT
by
LS
(CNN is the Amtrak of news.)
To: Stone Mountain
Think of the good that one could do for that moneyI'm reminded of the scripture passage where Jesus says "The poor will be with us always"...
Jim Caveziel was concerned about the ramifications of such trivializing of the "Passion", no matter what could have been done with the money.
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posted on
05/27/2004 10:41:27 AM PDT
by
SuziQ
(Bush in 2004/Because we Must!!! (Bombard))
To: sathers
WOW--INTEGRITY SUCH THAT FAITH WINS OVER MAMMON!
PRAISE THE LORD AND HATS OFF TO THE MOVIE STAR!
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posted on
05/27/2004 10:47:13 AM PDT
by
Quix
(Choose this day whom U will serve: Shrillery & demonic goons or The King of Kings and Lord of Lords)
To: LS
Apparently Jesus thought so. Jesus warned that "the poor you have with you always." He also reprimanded the "rich young ruler" who had tithed all his life and had done good deeds, because he wasn't willing to part with his money to worship Jesus.
I don't see what that has to do with making Mary worship Jesus any less without that vase. Sure, the poor you have with you always, but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't try to help them. He reprimanded the rich young ruler, not for being rich, but for not worshipping him. I see these as different issues... Mary worshipped Jesus and would have done so with or without that vase.
To: SuziQ
Jim Caveziel was concerned about the ramifications of such trivializing of the "Passion", no matter what could have been done with the money.
I certainly agree with that. I'm just saying that there is a moral case to be made for taking the money... As I mentioned before, just because the poor will always be with us doesn't mean that we shouldn't try to help them...
To: Stone Mountain
Mel Gibson took his reciepts and built a church in California.
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posted on
05/27/2004 11:09:40 AM PDT
by
sathers
To: Stone Mountain
a moral case for taking the money...Yes, there is a case to be made. But it is the wrong one. The end does not justify the means in this case. Helping the poor is a good thing. But compromising other Godly principles to accomplish it is not a good thing. The tone of your argument also seems to indicate you are attaching importance to the sheer amount of money as if I could compromise for 70 million but it would be wrong if I did it for just 20 dollars. The only principle you would be following there would be, "Money Talks." or "Anybody can be bought."
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posted on
05/27/2004 11:09:53 AM PDT
by
Drawsing
(I want my fo'ty fo' cents! ...Porky from "The Little Rascals")
To: Professional Engineer; Victoria Delsoul
Maybe there is hope for Hollywierd after all.
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posted on
05/27/2004 11:12:53 AM PDT
by
SAMWolf
(Home is where you hang your @.)
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