[Paul Atreides]

And, what is their first choice: a sympathetic portrayal of the man who betrayed Christ.

[laconic]

I'm so offended. I haven't seen this movie but I just know it will stir up hate and who knows what violence against Christians all over the world. Does the father of the actor who plays Judas have any crackpot beliefs?

[stands2reason]

And the lefties will be thrilled over it.

[Dashel]

Yeah they played "Who killed Jesus?" on Discovery Channel a few times now. The conclusion they came to was 3 people were responsible for Jesus' death.

1. Caiaphas who had obvious motive and blame.

2. Pilate who condemned Jesus to death.

3. Jesus himself. He had a destiny and every action he took (or didn't take) was leading him to that fate. He had plenty of opportunity to escape, his friends pleaded for him to leave. He knew what his actions would result in.

I thought that was a pretty good conclusion personally.

[shaggy eel]

"I hope it reveals Judas' humanity."

,,, that's about all it could do. What a meteoric aim for a Catholic priest. Will a film dealing with Klinton's betrayal of America follow this one in a line of movies celebrating traitors?

Put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig.

[small voice in the wilderness]

I can hardly wait to see the reasons they give for Judas' betrayal. He needed the money. He recently lost his home due to Bush's distant relative, Bushus Pilate, seizing it for back taxes. Dick Cheneyus Caesar wanted Judas' family land to expand the Halliburton empire.

[My2Cents]

I guess ABC figured that most of Hollywood and the media at large would identify more with Judas than any other Biblical figure (other than Satan).

[GraniteStateConservative]

I'm all excited in anticipation of the upcoming ABC biopic on the Romans scourgers. Hollyweird can make a whole series of these biopics.

[Walkin Man]

And, what is their first choice: a sympathetic portrayal of the man who betrayed Christ.

I'm so surprised.

/SARCASM