The Jews Who Cried Wolf (Hubbub over The Passion)

National Review Online ^ | March 05, 2004 | Julia Gorin

[GulliverSwift]

Wow. This would never have seen the light of day written by a non-Jewish person.

[Inyokern]

I agree with just about everything in this piece.

However, I am not against this movie because I am afraid it will stir up anti-Semitism (although it might). I am against it because it is just plain insulting. I agree entirely with her statement:

"True, the film depicts an imaginatively unflattering Jewish role in Christ's crucifixion — beyond what the Gospels suggest. So yes, Mel Gibson is his father's son."

An unflattering role (for Jews) beyond even what the Gospels suggest, made by the son of a well-known bigot.

[Williams]

Fantastic article. The left pretends to be outraged by insignificant issues, while leading us to the slaughter. Analogy to attacking George Bush for "daring" to refer to 9-11, with the real goal being to elect someone who will tear down our defenses, apologise, and set us up for future slaughter.

[churchillbuff]

Fantastic article.

No it isn't; it concedes the untruth that Gibson's movie is at least "indirectly" antisemitic.

[marlon]

Wow excellent article. As a Catholic I'm always a little torn. I seem to have more rage and anger about the bombs going off killing innocent Israelis then do most of the Jews do. How any Jew can possibly think about blindly supporting John French Kerry or any other democrat (save for Leiberman)is beyond me.

[American_Centurion]

Pray tell, in what light would the role of the Jews present at the time be flattering?

How is it insulting to you, since you were obviously born some 2000 years later.

Anyone who would blame a modern Jew for the death of Christ, who isn't dead BTW, has been previously influenced and bigoted anyway.

I don't know a single antisemitic person, and I've been an evangelical Christian my entire 36 years.

[presidio9]

However, I am not against this movie because I am afraid it will stir up anti-Semitism (although it might). I am against it because it is just plain insulting.

Have you seen the film, or are you basing your opinion on what people are telling you? The movie does not, in fact, present an unflattering role, "beyond what the Gospels suggest."

[Believe_In_The_Singularity]

To ANYONE who calls this film anti-semitic...

Please name one thing Mel included in this film that was not in "Jesus Christ Superstar" 30 years ago.

Peace
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[jwalsh07]

An unflattering role (for Jews) beyond even what the Gospels suggest, made by the son of a well-known bigot.

Was Gibsons portrayal of Simon anti-semitic?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

An unflattering role (for Jews) beyond even what the Gospels suggest, made by the son of a well-known bigot.

Well-known only because anti-Christian bigots made him famous as a means of defaming his son.

Didn't work though, B.

[presidio9]

What has amazed me throughout this controversy is that so many self-important media types have gone to the trouble to discern how to interpret the role of the Jews in Jesus's death, but all have been too lazy to read any further than the last chapter of John.

"While the beggar held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon's Colonnade. When Peter saw this, he said to them: "Men of Israel, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go. You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead." Acts 3:11-15

[hosepipe]

Jews into the accuse mode of Christians.!.. about jews killing a jew about jewish things in a jewish country being anti-semitic is ludicrous... actually funny.. true, the word holocaust was not used... maybe thats it.,,

BUT probably its the money.. jealousy is a green monster.. even gentiles are very green.. and since liberalism is all about jealousy.. show me a conservative jew upset about the movie..

NAH!.. some liberals are intuitive about "where the money AT"... pure jealousy thats what it is... Bwhahahaha

Hopefully the NEXT movie will make them approach Kermit the Frogs color..

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

"An unflattering role (for Jews) beyond even what the Gospels suggest, made by the son of a well-known bigot.


The Passion of The Christ has brought forth all the real creeps. "anti-Christian bigots" criticising the film and M. Gibson with anti-Semetic lies and other bovin fecal matter while appearing as the phony self righteous pious liars they are.

[Austin Willard Wright]

Have you seen the film? It shows Jews in the Sanhedren (sp) who opposed the persecution of Jesus. The Bible does *not* show that thus your statement is flat wrong.

[American_Centurion]

Amen.

It is true.

Apparently Inyokern is a hit and run poster.

Inyokern: If you want anyone to believe anything you say around here, you have to stick around to defend it. It's called debate.

[thoughtomator]

I feel like I have been screaming this at the top of my lungs ever since I saw the movie... it's nice to see I'm not the only one who can see what's really going on here.

[thoughtomator]

Did you actually see the movie?

[presidio9]

So, the Apostles did, in fact, place blame with the Jews. Gibson could justifiably included it if he wished to, but did not. Of course, any one with half a brain understands that it is impossible to be anti-semetic and Christian at the same time. The two philosophies are mutually exclusive. I cite this passage only to immediately and completely discredit Inyokern's point. He is 100% wrong.

[SkyPilot]

Bttt