[spetznaz]

Sounds like the fellow in the story is a Christian.

Not necessarily.

Islam (when it is not blowing up innocents by strapping bombs to kids and promising them virgins and rivers of wine) believes Jesus (Isa) as the holiest prophet after Muhammed. The believe in the Virgin birth, and that Christ went straight to heaven (with an effigy on the cross). The viewership of The Passion in Egypt will actually be more Muslim than Christian (although it should be noted there are many Coptic Christians in Egypt).

The thing that shocked me is not the rather positive view of The Passion in Egypt. No. The thing was the fact the movie passed the censors. As the article touched on Islam does not allow any of their prophets to be portrayed on photographs, film and even drawings. That is the paramount reason most Islamic art is a meld of geometrical shapes. According to strick Islamic theology the only person that would raise more ire than Jesus being depicted is Muhammed. Hence the surprise the film is being shown.

However, even if one Muslim is going to find Christ due to this film then amen to them showing it. And i pray that more than one person shall find Christ.

[dinok]

I think the message of Jesus (love your enemy) is so different than Mohammad's (kill your enemy) that the conflict of ideas can not but go unnoticed in the end.

"However, even if one Muslim is going to find Christ due to this film then amen to them showing it. And i pray that more than one person shall find Christ."

I could not agree more with this. But I think the motive of these Arab dictatorships in allowing it to play was to incite more Antisemitism in their people. They may find the opposite.

[Lady In Blue]

From what I understand,the Muslims have a very high regard of the Blessed Virgin Mary,which some of our Christians should take heed of and be ashamed of themselves,imho.