[dennisw]

Most harsh review so far. I like Chris Hitchens but I'm thinking he's a stone atheist and this has tainted his review.

[SuziQ]

Gibson claims that the Holy Ghost spoke through him in the directing of this movie, and that everything in it is from the Bible. I very much doubt the first claim, and I can safely say that the second one is false.

Hitchens is wrong on both counts. Mel said that he was inspired by the Holy Spirit, as I would hope we would be when making a film about Jesus. Mel has also said he used several sources; the Gospels, traditions of the Church, and some ideas of his own. It's called artistic license, Mr. Hitchens.

No one should be surprised at this review; Hitchens has been antagonistic toward Christianity in general and Catholicism in particular for a long time. He could not stand Mother Theresa; he always considered her a charlatan. Kinda shows you where his mind is, huh?

[Rummyfan]

A FEW years ago, Mel Gibson got himself into an argument after uttering a series of crude remarks that were hostile to homosexuals.

What is Hitchens talking about?

[BSunday]

principally appeals to the gay Christian sado-masochistic community:

What a total moron. Clueless. Just clueless.

[BSunday]

The Romans and the Jews were mere bit players. We all did it.

[JimRed]

The voice of Satan speaking through Hitchens.

[eureka!]

Bump for later...

[nmh]

I just bought my ticket for Saturday at the 12:30 noon showing. I wanted to avoid the LONG line.

[nmh]

Bet this author is supportive of abortion and even considers it "comPASSIONate". But this - too violent and shows death. Go figure. Then again don't. The ungodly do not possess logic.

[Tribune7]

Remember this is from a guy who wrote a book claiming Mother Teresa to be a fraud.

[marshmallow]

At least Hitchens is consistent. His spiritual compass is frozen on due south.

He hated Mother Teresa intensely and accused her of all manner of evil. Now this.

A sad, bitter man.

[MinuteGal]

Excerpt of interview with Christopher Hitchens, April 25, 2002 during "Conversations with History", Institute of International Studies, University of California at Berkeley:

Hitchens: "On my mother's side, the family background was people in the town of Breslau, a Jewish family, before the turn of the 20th century, whose attitude was a little more liberal, a little more international, you might say more cosmopolitan".

Leni

[gedeon3]

I am taking my entire family tonight.

[Joe Republc]

Matthew 7:6

Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

-- Joe

[truthandlife]

Wow, this guy really needs to be prayed for.

From the Bible. Luke 23:34: 'Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.'

[Quix]

Nice that this idiot rant, in spite of himself, ends up confirming so much of it's authenticity.

Life 2,000 years ago was not known for wrapping problems up in spine tingling network snippets of 30 and 60 minutes.

Cruelty was aplenty.

But most of his words were shallow, wholesale biased rant. Evidently he's not near ready for Christ to be Lord of his life!

BTW, there's some interesting MEL GIBSON BIBLE CODES that have been found recently. You can read them in this thread at post #88:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1086319/posts

[TheGunny]

What a sad commentary on this moral midgets life, and a picture of his destiny/ eternal punishment.

[CWW]

Hitchens is very anti-religion and particularly anti-Catholic. Remember, he did the hit piece on Mother Theresa. Nuff said.

[traumer]

Mr. Hitchens you are sick....

[Publius6961]

A FEW years ago, Mel Gibson got himself into an argument after uttering a series of crude remarks that were hostile to homosexuals.

Well!
At least this fruitcake is nice enough to tell us where he's coming from. Saved me the waste of time of reading the rest of his verbal hissy-fit. As if I cared what he thinks or how he feels about it.

Which simply reminds me that most of my life I felt neutral about perverts and their lives. It was an implicit live-and-let-live arrangement. No more.

Their arrogance, presumption and ill grace has definitely created an instinctive hostility which can only be described as the societal justification for the "closet" in the first place. It has been a learning experience for me and the other 98% of the population: there is something to be said for the evolution, over millenia, of strict societal views of disgusting aberrations.