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To: Rocketman; allymillie; Just mythoughts; Calpernia

Christians need to be more sensitive to that fact that "The Passion of The Christ" serves as a painful reminder to Jews that the Savior of the world walked among them preaching the Word of God. The Crucifixion of Christ was a major world event, culturally and religiously, that has impacted the lives of billions of people, in every corner of the globe, for generations. It happened in their presence.........but the learned rabbis and the Jewish people in Jesus' time failed to recognize its significance, and have a problem acknowledging it, even to this day.


6 posted on 12/30/2004 1:06:10 AM PST by Liz (Wise men are instructed by reason; lesser men, by experience; the ignorant, by necessity. Cicero)
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To: Liz

"Christians need to be more sensitive to that fact that "The Passion of The Christ" serves as a painful reminder to Jews...."

I think that Jews needed to be more sensitive towards the Christian faith. A lot of Jewish people i know still will not acknowledge that there was no jewish backlash created by the film. the only backlash that i have heard of stems from the unfair and disgusting reaction to the film and its supporters. I lived in New York City when the film was released and there were literally signs from Jewish groups that screamed that Gibson was being "historically inaccurate." These people fail to realize that calling the film historically inaccurate = calling the Gospels and the Christian faith as being historically inaccurate. What INFURIATES me is that the same people who protested the Passion were arguing for the artistic freedom in "Last Temptation of Christ." This is hypocrisy at its highest level. Rabbi Boteach and his continued disrespect of the Christian faith and the Gospels are insulting - what is so wrong is that if someone had flipped it and insulted the Jewish faith, he would be angered. I truly believe that the unfair and downright ridiculous reaction towards Gibson and his film and those who supported it created far more antisemitism. Remember when Gibson appeared on the Tonight Show and got a standing ovation? i heard Jewish co-workers denouncing the studio audience, calling them "anti-semitic." RIDICULOUS


7 posted on 12/30/2004 1:46:42 AM PST by allymillie
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To: Liz

They were wrong and they cannot accept it.


8 posted on 12/30/2004 1:56:27 AM PST by jazzlite (esat)
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To: Liz
Thank you for enlightening me.

Evidenly it's not enough for you to believe, but the jewish people have to believe too!

25 posted on 12/30/2004 3:31:30 AM PST by OldFriend (PRAY FOR MAJ. TAMMY DUCKWORTH)
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To: Liz

"Christians need to be more sensitive to that fact that "The Passion of The Christ" serves as a painful reminder to Jews that the Savior of the world walked among them preaching the Word of God. The Crucifixion of Christ was a major world event, culturally and religiously, that has impacted the lives of billions of people, in every corner of the globe, for generations. It happened in their presence.........but the learned rabbis and the Jewish people in Jesus' time failed to recognize its significance, and have a problem acknowledging it, even to this day."


Prophecy being fulfilled as Christ said "these things need be".

We Christians should not expect better treatment than Christ received. I think it is called sorting the chaff from the wheat.


44 posted on 12/30/2004 7:43:39 AM PST by Just mythoughts
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To: Liz

"Christians need to be more sensitive to that fact that "The Passion of The Christ" serves as a painful reminder to Jews that the Savior of the world walked among them preaching the Word of God."

Obnoxious, to say the least. In case you didn't know, Jews don't believe Jesus was the savior.


46 posted on 12/30/2004 8:31:57 AM PST by notigar
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