Posted on 12/17/2004 9:49:11 AM PST by missyme
Yep. If the Passion does not get any nominations, and that lying piece of garbage Moore On created DOES, I'm starting a campaign to boycott the Oscars.
boycott the Oscars.
I think that's a Fabulous idea!
With all the looser Yahoos screaming at these people walking down the red carpet it would be marvelous to have a group in protest on the other side....
Let's ping someone with some pull....
Michael Moore, Maureen Dowd, Chevy Chase, Nancy Pelosi, oh never mind, there's far too many candidates for that honor, LOL.
SOunds Good!
What is this "Oscars" you speak of?
Fair enuf, on a lighter note thanks for a nice FReeper homepage.
I am glad you liked it and it is nice to know someone saw it. ;)
The annual parade of lunatics....
Not trying to prolong an argument, but again I'd like to point out that the Bible says that Jesus was so horribly disfigured that he was unrecognizable as human. That indicates a pretty darn bad flogging, not just a severe whipping.
Not necessarily. There are records of scourging victims with exposed spines lingering for days.
For more intriguing discussion on the Crucifixion and the physical torment leading up to it, I like Lee Strobel's book, The Case for Christ. It discusses much more than the specifics about what scholars think the torture was like (in fact, the book makes the "case", from the standpoint of a law review author and former atheist, for believing in a historical Jesus). But the sections on Jesus' treatment at the hands of the Romans are particularly interesting.
Strobel is incredible. I recommend all of his books.
Wow. If that's perhaps the most 'horribly bigoted piece' he's ever read in his life I suggest he get's out on the web a little more. Maybe even reading other pieces might help.
If you can picture the following conversation:
Newcomer - "Well, Jesus, you know that movie that guy Gibson made?"
Jesus - Yes, my son, I do recall that. What of it?
Newcomer - Well, when the were beating the crap, oops sorry, forgive me. Oh, yes, you already did. I'm sorry, I am a bit nervous here.
Jesus - That is understandable. Please, continue.
Newcomer - Well, when they were scourging you that way. Did bits of flesh really fly off all over the place, hitting the guards in the face and stuff?
Jesus - My son, to think of such matters, does it really serve a purpose?
Newcomer - Well I was just curious.
Jesus - Certainly, but in a rather morbid fashion I must say.
Newcomer - ahhh, well, I uh.
Jesus - Is not the purpose of my suffering being ignored when one dwells on such details?
Newcomer - Yes, sir, You have got me there. But I was talking to the Freeper's and
Jesus - And did not those who saw the movie, perhaps the one's who learned from it these reasons, they are ones we should be concerned with and thankful of Mr. Gibson's movie, despite his, cinematic license in some minor areas?
Newcomer - Well, yes I guess so.
Jesus - Freeper's? Yes, a fine group indeed. Much more level headed then some of those others. On occasions I lurk at their opposition site, DU, it is called.
Newcomer - Yes, DU.
Jesus - Well we must forgive them and pray for them. They do mean well. But Satan does still reign strongly in some quarters.
I think this has been a great discussion in any event. Freepertoo, can you point out the verse you mean?
pcgTheDestroyer, I have The Case for Christ; it is great. If you are into Apologetics, I'd like to recommend a book by Norman Geisler. It is called The Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics that is absolutely phenomenal. He is a logician and a professor. He writes on theological arguments of all the major philosophies from an Conservative, Evangelical perspective.
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