usual suspect wrote:
> psalmsmith wrote:

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>> The sriptures I read say "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good
>> evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put
>> bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!"

> Yes, I've quoted that to Karen many times now. She usually snips it.

Because it is a matter of opinion whom it applies to. I could quote
the same verse as applying to you, but I won't, because I believe in
charity toward those who disagree with me. I assume you are honest
in your beliefs, although I do consider them both misguided and
potentially dangerous.

The same goes for Mel Gibson. I was watching his interview last night,
and I'm convinced he's honest in his beliefs, and he has a legitimate
right to make a literalist version of the Passion. His critics are
also right that his version ignores much of modern scholarship and
has serious potential to encourage anti-Semitism. I do find it
disturbing that Jews were evidently refused access to early showings
of the film, and had to sneak in to see it. Swan and I will go see the
movie, certainly, and it will undoubtedly be a hot topic of
conversation for a while, like the earlier "Last Temptation of Christ"
or "Jesus Christ, Superstar". I like "Jesus Christ, Superstar" in its
own way; it asks interesting questions and is stylish, if a bit dated
now. A graphic portrayal of the Crucifixion is a good corrective to
some of the more sanitized versions. I do hope people who see Gibson's
version will _also_ read some of the criticisms of it and perhaps see
some other versions to get a more balanced view.

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Rat