[mhking]

This writer is full of used food.

I saw the trailer, and I would arguably say that the film has the potential of being one of the biggest Christian outreach vehicles in the history of contemporary media. The sheer power that is radiated from that short excerpt blows everything the televangelists are doing out of the water. TBN, Daystar, Sky Angel and The Word Network pale in comparison.

What I got from that was a true indication of the depth of the sacrifice that Our Lord made for us all.

Many people don't understand the sheer brutality of Ancient Rome. Many don't understand how Jesus bucked the established system among the Jews of the day. Many people don't understand the true ramifications of what happened 2,000 years ago. This film will change that for untold numbers of people.

In the larger scope of things, that fact alone will completely overshadow any notion of how much this film makes or does not make monitarily.

That so many people find fault with Gibson, simply for having the wherewithal to even attempt to tell this story, speaks volumes in terms of how powerful this message has the potential to be.

[beachn4fun]

morning mhking. You are right-on about this. Gibson himself said that he wanted people to understand the sacrifice that Jesus made.

But you know that there are many out there who do not believe in Jesus or our Christian faith. So they refuse or will never understand, and therefore, will pick apart any attempts to tell the Christian story. It was probably ok with all of these people that someone made a movie that says Jesus was gay. But, OMG, don't you put one out that SHOWS people what Jesus went through.

p.s. I did go to your web-sites. And, you know in a way you are in the same boat as Gibson!!! you are trying to make a difference in a community that doesn't want to face the facts! Know what I mean?