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Nothing against you personally, but this is an extremely foolish article writing. Christians battling Christians is exactly like some Conservatives refusing to vote for President Bush because he isn't conservative "enough."

Is God so foolish that He would not use a medium of motion pictures that he permits to exist to spread His word. Does "preaching" not work when it is transmitted on television? Does it lose all effect when the Preacher uses a PA system?

Complaints that Gibson did not use a short, fat man to play Jesus? The author needs a dose of reality.

Complaints that Gibson did not simply have the actors read the Bible as opposed to using a script? Which Bible should they have used? Which translation? There are at least 7 major translations of the Bible and 57 minor ones. Should they have made 64 movies... or made it about 140 hours long? To follow this logic, how can a preacher even say "have a good week" or "the church supper tonight will be fired chicken," because those phrases are not written in the Bible?

This is a small man trying to chop down a very good motion picture and the man who made it. This a picture that will cause many believers and nonbelievers alike to vastly increase their faith and the deeds that follow faith.

For that, it should be praised, not picked apart.

"...Complaints that Gibson did not simply have the actors read the Bible as opposed to using a script? Which Bible should they have used?..."

I think one of his points is Gibson went beyond the Bible and added many stories from Catherine Emmerich's visions. His statements that the movie are strictly scriptural are untrue. (BTW, see the recent movie "The Gospel Accoring to John - it's scriptural.)

Here's Emmerich's visions about the Passion. Compare to it to scripture, then Mel's movie.

http://www.emmerich1.com/THE_PASSION3.htm#CHAPTER%20XXVIII

http://www.emmerich1.com/THE_PASSION.htm#CHAPTER%20I

Nothing against you personally, but this is an extremely foolish article writing. Christians battling Christians is exactly like some Conservatives refusing to vote for President Bush because he isn't conservative "enough."

While reading this article, I was thinking the very same thing! You beat me to it, so I will just say I agree with you completely. I am not a Catholic, but I understand this movie is just fantastic from friends who went on opening night, and I can't wait to see it. What a shame that Christians would attempt to stop this from being seen.

WELL SAID.

THANKS.