Irresponsible Passion ("Sensitivity Police" Alert)

Washington Post (excerpted to follow guidelines) ^ | 2/26/2004 | editorial

[Pyro7480]

MEL GIBSON'S "The Passion of the Christ" is a powerful example of devotional art… It also is a well-produced… throwback to the medieval passion plays that helped to stoke violent anti-Semitism in Europe. It cannot be defended as simply faithful to the Gospels and their account of the role of the Jewish people in Jesus's crucifixion. Mr. Gibson has embellished the New Testament's account in numerous ways….

Mr. Gibson has the right to express whatever religious vision he wants…. The controversy… gave Mr. Gibson ample chance to treat this aspect of his story with sensitivity. He made a different choice.

[Pyro7480]

Left-wing bigotry at work (again)...

[Psycho_Bunny]

It's astonishing; before this movie was made I had no idea how many Biblical and Religious scholars are also part-time movie critics.

Apparently, a BA in Theology is a pre-requisite for getting a job in the Arts & Entertainment section of the local Toilet-Paper-Emergency-Back-Up.

[highnoon]

Yeah, I guess this guy was around when the New Testament was being written. These liberal scum seriously need to STFU!

[W04Man]

Bump! I saw it yesterday and think it was a great movie. I urge everyone to see it.

[concerned about politics]

Mr. Gibson has the right to express whatever religious vision he wants

I agree. Soooooo......

Give me an "S"
Give me an "H"
Give me a "U"
Give me a "T"
Give me a "U"
Give me a "P"

What's that spell? C'mon everybody, what's that spell?
SHUT UP.

[Steve_Seattle]

All the folks who defended "Piss Christ" (crucifix in jar of urine), are now complaining about the insensitivity of "The Passion." What a bunch of frauds.

[Sabatier]

As I read all these rants I keep thinking about the scene in the Gospels, I paraphrase here, where Jesus cast demons out and into pigs who ran squealing into the lake. It makes you wonder, can a person be possessed, not in that Exorcist, head-spinning, goo-spewing kind of way, but still, occupied by some demon who cringes and screeches when present before Truth? And so isn't the appropriate response to such a person, "Go jump in the lake?"

[concerned about politics]

Funny. I'll bet those who are bitching about Mels Movie have no idea what a Bible is, let alone ever opened one.
Liberals read the Bible the same way they read the Constitution. With Satan's eyeballs.

[Spok]

So now the Christians are to blame for the Holocaust. It's interesting that the liberals hate Gibson so much they're willing to let Hitler off the hook. Liberals are nothing if not flexible in their thinking, all the while supporting a Palestinian led Holocaust!

[roylene]

Good one!!

[per loin]

Mainline Hollywood will quickly counter Mel with an approved version of the Christ's Passion. The plot will center around a Hitlerian group of blond haired, blue eyed, Paleo Nazi's who murder Christ, and then blame it on the Jews.

[buffyt]

I see such similarity here....

[Pyro7480]

And so isn't the appropriate response to such a person, "Go jump in the lake?"

LOL. Seriously though, there are other forms of demonic harassment, other than full-blown possession. I am currently reading a book written by a long-time exorcist. The more obvious ones are temptation, since everyone (including Jesus Himself) experiences that, and possession. The others though include demonic oppression and obsession, where the person being harassed gets random evil, disturbing, or worrisome thoughts in to their head constantly.

[goodnesswins]

Like another freeper posted elsewhere...(can't remember who)....

If Quentin Tarantino had produced this he would be up for an OSCAR!

[johnb838]

I heard an interview with Tarantino recently where he said that if a movie didn't contain sufficient blood, it wasn't believable. I wonder what he thinks of this one.

[RosieCotton]

I am currently reading a book written by a long-time exorcist.

That's got to be scary reading. Not sure I could handle it. And subtle "possession" is almost more worrisome than something obvious. Makes you wonder...

[smokinleroy]

isn't the appropriate response to such a person, "Go jump in the lake?"

How about "Go jump in the lake of fire" or something to that effect.

[nmh]

Nah... it's best to push for abortion and declare THAT compassionate. Wonder why the ungodly is silent on the violence in abortion? ;)

[beachn4fun]

Yeah, isn't that funny. That crap is considered art, but OMG, not something like the Passion!

[buffyt]

If the photo on the right isn't there, it is the devil in THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST.