Movie about Christ starts violent domestic fight

AP ^ | 03/18/04 | AP

[Pikamax]

Movie about Christ starts violent domestic fight

The Associated Press - STATESBURO, Ga.

A couple got in such a heated argument after seeing "The Passion of the Christ" that they were arrested for fighting.

The two left the theater debating whether God the Father in the Holy Trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit was in human form or spiritual.

When police arrived at their home, the wife had ripped her husband's shirt, and he had punched a hole in the sheet rock near the stairs.

"It was the dumbest thing we've ever done," said 34-year-old Melissa Davidson.

She and her husband, 33-year-old Sean Davidson, were charged with simple battery March 11.

A police report said Melissa Davidson suffered injuries on her left arm and face, while Sean Davidson had a scissor stab on his hand and his shirt was ripped off.

Melissa Davidson acknowledged she had a scratch but said there was no scissor injury.

"We both called the law on each other," she said. "It was one of those stupid things. We were arguing over a point of religion."

The couple has been married for 10 years and had never been in an argument like that before, she said.

"We're each other's best friends. Sometimes people get stupid," she said.

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[MrB]

I'm sure this will get more play than the violence outside of theaters showing "Malcom X"

[Publius]

Arias versus Athanasius redux. In the late Roman age, people were actually killed for taking sides on this one.

[Unam Sanctam]

I guess the critics missed the possibility that this movie would incite violent disagreements over the nature of the Trinity. Yet more evidence of the nefariousness of Mel Gibson.

[wattsmag2]

Without doubt, future Darwin Award recipients.

[Kerberos]

Somehow I'm sure there was Budweiser involved in this.

[JustPlainJoe]

"I'll teach you about the love of God!!!" *BAM!!!!*

[Theo]

It's actually encouraging that some people take their doctrine so seriously.

Their "acting it out" the way they did is wrong, but that they consider an orthodox understanding of the doctrine of the Trinity so significant is a good thing.

[Preachin']

I think that they must have missed the footwashing scene.

[Publius]

It reminds me of the way the nuns taught religion in the Catholic schools.

God (SLAP!) is (SLAP!!) love! (SLAP!!!)

[ModelBreaker]

Somehow I'm sure there was Budweiser involved in this.

LOL. Of course the best theological discourse occurs when John Barleycorn visits. My college years were proof positive.

[Jaded]

And an invitation for something less than Godly.

Now Abe Foxman will have something else to screech about.

[eastsider]

en pote hote ouk en

[JmyBryan]

This could be a long thread ...

[JIM O]

Sometimes people get stupid

In other news...

NY Sun Reporter Tom Lipscomb-Redacted FBI Documents Show Kerry at 'Assassination Meeting'

[KantianBurke]

"We didn't land on Plymouth Rock. Plymouth Rock landed on us!" :>

[xm177e2]

Somehow I'm sure there was Budweiser involved in this.

King of the Jews vs. King of the Beers?

[Pan_Yans Wife]

I think Jesus prefered wine.

[TheDon]

As opposed to the millions of viewers who were motivated to follow the Savior's admonition to love one another.

[martin_fierro]

Eph 5:23-33

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.