Clintons apology was not honest. He did not really see the horror of what he did. I believe MEl did. There is a difference. Also, how a person lives his life tells alot about whether their apology is sincere.
Scripture says we're not fighting against flesh and blood, but against spiritual powers and principalities that for now have been allowed by God to have this earth. Satan took Jesus and showed Him all the kingdoms of the earth, and said, "All this has been given to me..." Jesus did not dispute his rulership of the here and now.
Lucifer and the third of the angels had been kicked out of heaven for rejecting God. That "third" is still doing damage here today. Like a terrorist, Satan only wants to kill and murder and be mean. The more you do positively for the Lord, the more attack you get, but he goes after everyone. Liberals and terrorists are not our ultimate enemy, but it is the one who is feeding them their evil ideas, who is deceiving them and filling them with their wickedness.
The only way we are truly protected is by relying fully upon God to protect us. Sometimes though, God allows these attacks, because He knows He can use it for a greater purpose ultimately.
I see this as a demonic attack to try to demean Mel so that people won't see his highly accurate movie about Christ's death. It's gut-wrenching, not mamby pamby. It's fact-filled. But now there will be those who are gullible enough to let this incident keep them from seeing that movie, and Satan will have won. At least those few, but one by one, he tries to keep everyone from hearing the truth that they are forgiven by God because the Messiah has paid the atonement price for the world on the cross, and that He is offering mercy and reconciliation with us, if we will only repent and believe in Jesus.
Well then, we're going to have to see about Mel, won't we? So far, an apology issued by a publicist after his first apology fell flat doesn't cut it. If he makes an honest attempt to reform, that would be a good thing. But an apology alone isn't sufficient. Just like it wasn't for Clinton.