[DestroytheDemocrats]

I cannot believe you people. This incident is not the end of the world but you defend a movie to the point where you don't care if it sparked this incident. Maybe it didn't. How would you prove it? But the vandilism is not a joke. And you don't care much about it as long as a Christian did not do it.

Unreal.

[patriciaruth]

Any stats on vandalism prior to the film. And any thoughts on self-fulfilling prophesies?

If you talk about being worried or concerned about something ad nauseum, some nut is bound to get the idea to do it.

[Cold Heat]

I cannot believe you people. This incident is not the end of the world but you defend a movie to the point where you don't care if it sparked

That is absolutely absurd!

That is what is unreal.

[wimpycat]

There's no way in the world to prove that the movie DID spark the incident. All we have is some people calling a news station and blaming the movie for the incident. That's no sort of proof.

But, I agree that the vandalism is not a joke. I hope they catch who did it, whoever it is.

[woofie]

I care very much that my fellow citizens have had their place of worship desecrated..it is terrible .


It strikes me as ludicrous,however, that Christians who have celebrated the crucifixion of Jesus for 2000 years are now awakening to the horror that Jews did it? Because they saw a movie? The Christians I know are trying to get through the day without running a red light. Also it waspredominantly American Christians who that went to Germany to fight and die to eradicate the Nazis. Do we hear about that?

[ApplegateRanch]

Dear Unreal,

The "story" is not that the synagogue was damged.
The story is that the attack was blamed on "Passion".

I doubt anyone here is not properly upset/outraged at the attack. They are, however, properly outraged that an equally sucrrilous, UNFOUNDED attack is made as to its CAUSE.

PROVE the movie WAS responsible; it is not up to anyone here to prove it WASN'T.

Getalife.

[Antoninus]

Maybe it didn't. How would you prove it?

Prove to me that it did. Then, I'll show you a teenaged miscreant or two who should be punished.

This incident had nothing to do with The Passion of the Christ.

[Just mythoughts]

Oh you are still around. Got any quotes you can post for us to learn from.

[janette]

My fear is all along since this movie hits us, that it will divide so many people, good friends and so on.
It's not right to blame people who are not going to watch...........!!!! It happens in my neighbourhood. Friend get into fights, friends blame the "no watchings",
no believers! That's wrong.

Please exuse my bad English,in German I could have said it much better. But I just want to express my way!

[truthandjustice1]

"How would you prove it?"

How can you prove a negative? How can you prove it wasn't done by angry "Leave it to Beaver" fans?

[veronica]

I cannot believe you people. This incident is not the end of the world but you defend a movie to the point where you don't care if it sparked this incident...

Lots of that going around. Folks certainly are revealing themselves.

[walden]

"I cannot believe you people. This incident is not the end of the world but you defend a movie to the point where you don't care if it sparked this incident. "

If the movie was one filled with gratuitous violence and evil (like many that Hollywood makes), I might feel that it should not have been made, but even so, since I believe in personal responsibility, I would not BLAME the movie for the acts of people who saw it. Are the people who made "Taxi Driver" responsible for the shooting of Ronald Reagan? Of course not. In a free society, such as ours still mostly is (Thank God!), we do not repress free expression, which is good. You may think that repressing this movie would have been a good thing, but once you begin to repress, there's no end to it. Freedom carries with it the responsibility to use it wisely-- and that responsibility rests with EVERY individual.

[dirtboy]

This incident is not the end of the world but you defend a movie to the point where you don't care if it sparked this incident. Maybe it didn't. How would you prove it?

Unfortunately, the callers from the synagogue tried to prove it. Which, without any evidence, is bullcrap and casts serious doubts as to the nature of the incident.

But the vandilism is not a joke. And you don't care much about it as long as a Christian did not do it.

We've seen too many false hate crimes lately. Coupled with the fact that members of the congregation were quick to blame the movie when no evidence connecting the graffiti to the movie apparently exists, the whole story sets off cautions.

[churchillbuff]

But the vandilism is not a joke.

No it isn't - - but what has people cracking sarcasms is the wild accusation, without any proof, that "The Passion" is to blame. This is an accusation founded in bigotry, so it naturally inspires some defensiveness on the part of the targets of that bigotry - ie believing christians. Somehow it gets forgotten that the vast majority of the US and Brit soldiers who died fighting Nazis were christians, so the idea that christians have some affinity for swastikas is as loony as the ideas that Jews do.

[Ciexyz]

Why should Christians constantly have to defend ourselves in this culture? There were many unfortunate incidents of vandalism of synagogues, anti-Semitic graffiti, BEFORE the movie The Passion. There's always been creeps and ignorant thugs around, unfortunately. Why should I as a Christian have to defend my right to see a religious movie that tells the Gospel story?

[Lady Heron]

I cannot believe you people. This incident is not the end of the world but you defend a movie to the point where you don't care if it sparked this incident. Maybe it didn't. How would you prove it? But the vandilism is not a joke. And you don't care much about it as long as a Christian did not do it.

Unreal.

When have you ever heard a Christian condone anti-semitic vandilism???? Guess you missed the point of the Christians anger!!! It is quite ok for this journalist to blame "The Passion" and Christians without proof for the attack on the synagog, but not ok for Christians to to get mad when attacked unfairly without proof! Looks like you are the one that does not question the agenda behind the reporter's attack on Christians or is it that you can not see this also as an attack on Christians???? How do you prove it was a Christian attack, or do you not need proof to slander Christians.

Unreal.

[Guillermo]

So I guess the movie is responsible for all the previous vandals?

Is Gibson's movie going to be blamed everytime there is an instance of anti-semitism? (yes)

[cookcounty]

" I cannot believe you people. This incident is not the end of the world but you defend a movie to the point where you don't care if it sparked this incident. Maybe it didn't. How would you prove it? But the vandilism is not a joke. And you don't care much about it as long as a Christian did not do it. "

Of course it isn't a joke. But to Blame Gibson for it with exactly zero evidence for such an accusation is called "scapegoating." You should read up on the subject sometime.