[formerDem]

"As a result of seeing this film James Caviezel, the "Jesus" of The Passion of Christ, will become the figure countless thousands if not millions of people think of when they worship Jesus Christ. To do this is to fall into the trap of changing "the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man" (Romans 1:23) and to violate the Second Commandment..."

What?? Like people don't already have an image of a 'man' in their head when they pray?? If not, what do they have in their head? A vague, ephemeral, ghostly idea of Christ? Like it or not, we humans need visual images as a 'jump start' to deeper contemplation (which is one of the reasons that I think Mel Gibson's movie is a work of genius).

And, regarding this guy's other complaint:

Puh-leese. No mere mortal is capable of 'changing the glory of the incorruptible God...'

[rwfromkansas]

I agree on your first point. That is why I do not see the Passion a graven image in part.

As for your second point, we can't change the glory of God one jot or tittle, but we can the amount of glory people give him less by making images, worshipping as we want instead of as he does, etc. So, I think you are wrong there.

[drlevy88]

If people start to bow down before posters of Jim Caviezel, I would worry. But I have yet to hear of that happening.

[claudiustg]

---Puh-leese. No mere mortal is capable of 'changing the glory of the incorruptible God...---

The passage in Romans refers to idolatry, which is forbidden even when well intentioned.