[longtermmemmory]

....organizations replenish their coffers,...
Follow the money, The end of the article has a few good
points but I was troubled by the digs at Gibsons father.
What do they expect? Gibsont "hate" his father?
Sometimes you need to let your parents just "be" out of respect.

My understanding is the "sect" he belong to is not a "sect"
They just perform the ceremonies in the old style.

As sombody said here, this is sooooo Sept 10th.

[Concerned]

There should be absolutely ZERO reason to BLAME anybody!!! Isaiah 53:10 states VERY clearly: "Yet it was the LORD's will to crush Him and cause Him to suffer, and though the LORD makes His life a guilt offering..."

Could someone...ANYONE...please point out exactly where that Scripture mentions that Jews are to be blamed for Jesus' death?

As a Christian, I don't BLAME the Jews...I THANK the LORD!!! Jesus' death and resurrection are the BEST things that have EVER happened! And we should all be THANKFUL that God is so loving, thoughtful and full of grace that He provided a way back to Him.

[Concerned]

The overall synopsis of The Passion is at Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John provide the details.

[Straight Vermonter]

One of the problems that I see with the Jewish opposition to this movie is who they are attacking. Not Mel Gibson but rather those who believe in the Gospels. Who else has been more of a friend to Israel than the conservative Christians in the US? It is the atheist intellectual elites here and in Europe that stoke the fires of anti-semitism.

[Aquinasfan]

There's one problem with all of this. There has been no pogrom or incitement of anti-semitism.

[veronica]

There is much wisdom in this column, and under most circumstances I would agree with it whole cloth. But I am far too realistic to ignore what I believe to be so - that it was Mel Gibson himself who in fact promoted and encouraged the controvery surrounding his film, and that he did it on purpose. It was cynical ploy, but it paid off bigtime at the box office, and I guess that's what really matters, in terms of putting butts in seats.

[Eala]

Jews concerned about Mel Gibson's The Passion face a classic tar-baby situation

Jews "concerned" about Mel Gibson's The Passion are either seriously deluded or are pursuing some other agenda, IMHO after having seen the movie.

[Amelia]

As Melanie Phillips astutely observes, the more Jews complain about anti-Semitism, the greater the anti-Semitism. Charges of anti-Semitism enrage real anti-Semites, who dismiss such charges as more Jewish whining, and dismay Christians who do not recognize any hatred of Jews in their hearts.

The Politics of Victimization.

I don't "get" this whole "The Passion is anti-Semitic" argument. Some Jews asked for Jesus to be crucified, and the Romans did it. But Jesus and all his followers were also Jewish.

If Jesus came back today I have no doubt the current Church hierarchy would regard him as a threat, and if he'd returned during the days of the Holy Roman Empire, the Vatican probably would have tried to kill him.

[SkyPilot]

The Jews are God's chosen...and Christians should defend and help both the Jewish people, and the state of Israel.

Abe Foxman does not speak for all Jews. I am glad this Rabbi has brought sanity to the debate.