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  Jesus Christ Passion - News & Commentary About The Passion of the Christ Movie
If this movie causes issues between the Jews and others, then please stop all violent movies, all these immoral movies, all demeaning movies, all depressing movies, all movies that speak in the four letter language and all these movies of casual murder...this movie becomes very personal and addresses the heart and lets you know where
This movie tells the truth, and I think that is why some people have a problem accepting it.
Passion plays have run throughout the centuries, but the modern movie depiction of the last hours of Jesus Christ is expected to reach millions of viewers.
www.jesuschristpassion.com   (1054 words)

  
 Passion Movie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A movie Christian leaders are hailing as the greatest religious work of art since the ceiling of the Sistene Chapel "can fuel, trigger, stimulate, induce, rationalize, legitimize anti-Semitism," warned the kosher Chicken Little.
Feb 27 Abraham Foxman told the JC, "The Passion is an unambiguous portrayal blaming the Jews and almost absolving the Romans for the death of Christ.
Shortly after the movie opened, a Denver pastor outraged Jews and Christians with a sign outside his Lovingway United Pentecostal Church that read "Jews Killed The Lord Jesus." He said the sign was inspired by Gibson's film and later put a sign of apology.
fp.thebeers.f9.co.uk /passion_movie.htm   (2619 words)

  
 Passion Movie Preview - Percy Grainger - pianist, composer, eccentric, masochist - life story.
Passion Movie Preview - Percy Grainger - pianist, composer, eccentric, masochist - life story.
But Passion was going to be different: Hershey would be working with a mainly Australian cast, portraying a real-life Australian woman.
And, however good her accent was, if it sounded different from that of Roxburgh - who plays her son, the tortured musical genius Percy Grainger, in the film - then the movie wasn't going to work.
preview-online.com /may_june/feature_articles/passion/passion_pg1.html   (470 words)

  
 beliefnet: The Reaction to Mel Gibson's Jesus Movie, Passion, May Be Anti-Semitic Itself Script Screenplay Jewish ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Passion plays, which enact Jesus' last days in Jerusalem, have typically emphasized and exaggerated the most polemical aspects of the Gospels.
Although Jesus died on a Roman cross on the Roman charge of sedition--Jesus was not killed by "the Jews" but by "the state"--Pontius Pilate became a saint in some Christian traditions while Jews have been vilified, ghettoized, and murdered.
Their efforts prove that Passion plays can be biblically informed, historically accurate, and sensitive to the Church's history of anti-Judaism.
www.beliefnet.com /story/130/story_13051.html   (1534 words)

  
 The Passion of the Christ
The movie's prevailing tone is one of respect and adoration for Jesus Christ.
I believe that the real problem the liberal establishment has with this movie is that it has the audacity to portray Christ as he really was—not only as an historical figure, but as the Savior of mankind.
The Passion is the kind of “fish or cut bait” movie that will challenge them to make a firm decision about what they believe and how they will live.
www.pluggedinonline.com /movies/movies/a0001657.cfm   (2203 words)

  
 Passion Movie
The Passion of the Christ by Mel Gibson in Matera.
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST is a vivid depiction of the last 12 hours of Jesus Christ's life.
role as Ayn Rand in the movie "The Passion of Ayn Rand...
www.jesuspets.com /jesus/passion-movie.htm   (506 words)

  
 The Passion of the Christ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Directed and co-written by Mel Gibson, one of Hollywood's most respected actors and directors, The Passion of The Christ dramatically and graphically captures the last 12 hours of Christ's life on Earth, based on the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
The film-a project in which Gibson invested 12 years of his life and $25 million of his own funds-became the Oscar-winning actor's unique passion as he researched the details of the story that...
The Passion of The Christ movie does an excellent job helping people experience what Christ did for them on the cross.
www.thepassionoutreach.com   (369 words)

  
 The Passion movie,trailer,review,pics,pictures,poster,news,DVD at The Z Review
The Passion is a movie meant to inspire not offend.
When you see a silent movie, you understand everything that's going on from the images because the images are so strong and I think that this film is going to be the same, the concept is there.
The movie has not yet been picked up by a distributor and the language may be part of the problem, Gibson acknowledges this.
www.thezreview.co.uk /comingsoon/p/passionthe.shtm   (3279 words)

  
 The Passion Movie Bible Studies
The Mel Gibson movie "The Passion" will be released toward the end of February.
The content of the movie, the controversy generated by it, and the Easter season, should create an open door for evangelism you don't want to miss.
Each of the studies focus on a different character and their role in the final hours of Jesus' life: week one is Pilate, then Judas, Mary, Mary Magdalene, Peter and finally Jesus.
www.gocampus.org /toolbox/thepassion/index.htm   (176 words)

  
 The Passion of The Christ (2003) - A Hollywood Jesus Movie Review
The reason why Mel Gibson's The Passion of The Christ is such an important film is that it underscores the emotion, pain and passion of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Artistic depictions of the Passion were reduced to a mere religious symbols.
However, it was the media and not the movie that was overdone.
www.hollywoodjesus.com /passion.htm   (2188 words)

  
 "The Passion" Movie is Likely to Move People Back to Catholicism
This movie is so strongly Catholic that it will reinforce Catholic doctrines in the minds of her devout and lukewarm alike.
This movie will provide a great movement -- probably a quick movement -- toward an accommodation with the Roman Catholic Church, whose Pope has been chosen by the Illuminati to be their False Prophet.
This movie may open doors to speak to people about the true Jesus and the true way to salvation, but do not depend upon it as an 'evangelisation tool'.
www.cephas-library.com /passion/passion_david_bay.html   (4563 words)

  
 Amazon.com: DVD: The Passion of the Christ (Widescreen Edition) (2004)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
If one accepts that Gibson's intentions are sincere, The Passion can be accepted for what it is: a grueling, straightforward (some might say unimaginative) and extremely violent depiction of the Passion, guaranteed to render devout Christians speechless while it intensifies their faith.
This movie is the most realistic, historically accurate version of Christ's Passion on film to date and may never be surpassed.
The actual passion is what Jesus had to endure, and had the film been shown any other way that passion could never be conveyed.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00028HBKM?v=glance   (2704 words)

  
 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
The scene, in which the Jewish high priest Caiaphas seemingly places a curse on the Jewish people by declaring "His blood be on us and on our children," will not appear in the movie's final version.
So the pope didn't really like this flick; his aide has denied earlier reports that the pontiff praised the movie as an accurate rendition of the biblical story.
Now Mel is reportedly considering suing the Post because they showed that rough cut of the film they shouldn't have had.
movies.go.com /moviesdynamic/movies/movie?id=612693   (386 words)

  
 Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ movie Christian Jewish Bible film anti-Semitism blood atonement Latin Aramaic -- ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The movie draws from the mystical writings of a 19th-century nun who saw detailed visions of a bloody Passion.
The movie itself may or may not be anti-Semitic.
The movie may resonate deeply with fls, who have, since the slave period, understood Jesus as a victim of state-sponsored terror.
www.beliefnet.com /index/index_525.html   (1672 words)

  
 New York Daily News - Home - A very violent 'passion'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The movie will be spoken entirely in Aramaic and Latin, the languages spoken in Jerusalem in Jesus' time.
As driven as Gibson is about this movie, he maintains an affable demeanor on the set, treating cast and crew with respect.
His mission is, indeed, a passionate one, and as a dedicated director, it will be deeply felt.
www.nydailynews.com /front/story/54288p-50909c.html   (2988 words)

  
 Inter-Jewis Conflict and the Passion of Jesus by Anthony J. Tomasino
Long before the film was released, there were charges that the movie was anti-Semitic, or would promote anti-Semitism by resurrecting the notion that the Jewish people are “Christ killers.” Gibson’s defenders shot back that the film had no political or social agenda and was simply true to the Gospel accounts.
These were the charges that the movie could not help being anti-Semitic because the Gospels themselves are anti-Semitic.
But the turmoil around the Passion film has brought these charges to the attention of the general American public, probably for the first time.
www.bibleinterp.com /articles/Tomasino_Conflict_and_Passion.htm   (1265 words)

  
 See the Passion.com - Home Page
New for March 2005: The Passion Recut is being released on March 11, 2005.
This extraordinary movie and its producer, Mel Gibson, were under intense, public attack from all the worst elements of the major news media and the entertainment industry.
The Passion of The Christ movie was threatened with obstruction and even censorship by some of the most powerful behind-the-scenes forces in New York City, Washington D.C., and Hollywood.
www.seethepassion.com   (465 words)

  
 The Passion of the Christ
"'The Passion of the Christ' and the Passion of Jesus: A Reflection on Mel Gibson's Film," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
"Are the Gospel Passion Accounts Anti-Jewish?" Dennis Hamm, S.J. "Christ's Passion on Stage: the Traditional Melodrama of the Deicide," Gordon R. Mork.
"The Passion, Pornography and Polemic: In Defense of The Passion of the Christ," Mark Goodacre, The Bible and Interpretation.
www.textweek.com /response/passion_movie.htm   (1753 words)

  
 The Passion of Christ for you
Discover "The Passion Of Christ" and why Jesus died.
Passion Of Christ inspired by the Mel Gibson, an Icon Distribution, Inc. film.
This is not an official site for "The Passion Of Christ" and is independent of Icon Distribution, Inc. and its officers, affiliates and assignees.
www.passionofchrist.com   (190 words)

  
 Passion (movie) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Passion, released as The Passion of the Christ (2004), directed by Mel Gibson
This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Passion_(movie)   (91 words)

  
 The Poison in The Passion Movie
Gibson’s movie begins in the garden of Gethsemane, with the disciples sleeping as Jesus prays for guidance and stomps on a snake that tempts him to avoid his destiny.
Perhaps the greatest spiritual damage The Passion does is that it plants an "imagination" of the Lord Jesus into the mind that perverts the ability of the Holy Spirit to paint the true picture.
The Passion is not a movie for children.
www.av1611.org /Passion/passion.html   (17618 words)

  
 Understanding the Passion of Christ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Passion of the Christ is Mel Gibson’s sincere effort to communicate his obviously very personal connection with its central figure, Jesus of Nazareth, who is called the Christ by millions.
Accused of turning the story of the gentle Jesus into a art movie of bloody violence, Mel passionately responds that he is faithful to the script of the gospels as directed by the Holy Spirit.
Becoming Rational About Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, by the webmaster.
passion-movie.gnfi.org   (333 words)

  
 The Passion Movie
This is truly a great verse that matches the message of the movie, "The Passion of the Christ."
A breathtaking musical tour de force that powerfully conveys the grief and the glory of The Passion of the Christ.
The Passion is a forthright, compassionate, evenhanded presentation of the historic
www.thinkwow.com /surgeup/the_passion_movie.htm   (1340 words)

  
 Mel Gibson's 'Passion'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Russia to Air Mel Gibson's 'Passion of the Christ'
Controversy Peaks as 'The Passion of the Christ' Opens
Lutherans Weigh In on Mel Gibson's 'Passion of Christ'
www.newsmax.com /hottopics/Mel_Gibson_Passion.shtml   (684 words)

  
 Iranian censors approve screening of 'Passion' - MORE MOVIE NEWS AND FEATURES - MSNBC.com
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s censors have approved the screening of Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” in the Persian state’s movie theaters, the official news agency reported Wednesday.
The state-owned Farabi Cinema Foundation, which is in charge of foreign movies, bought a copy of Gibson’s controversial film in February and has negotiated with theater owners to screen it in May, the agency added.
Iran, a predominantly Shiite Muslim state, is allowing the screening of the film despite strong Islamic objections, particularly from Sunni Muslims, to the depiction of religious prophets in any form.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4862514   (287 words)

  
 The Passion of the Christ (2004)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Passion did that for me. The central point of this movie is to portray the magnitude of the suffering and sacrifice that Jesus willingly went through as a man (not a god or myth).
My favorite scene in the movie is when Mary watches Jesus fall while carrying the cross and then there's a flashback to a scene of Jesus as a toddler falling while walking up some stairs.
It's obvious that many reviewers intended not to like the movie from the get-go due to it's have a religious focus and not throwing in some tarnishing/controversial scenes like The Last Temptation did.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0335345   (483 words)

  
 Mel Gibson's "Passion"
For additional movie versions of the Biblical account are sure to follow in the wake of Mel Gibson's phenomenal success.
While movies didn't exist back when the first books of the Bible were written, God's message through Moses was clear: The people must not make "carved images" (the only three-dimensional figures at the time) of God nor of the false gods of their pagan neighbors.
The language decisions in The Passion of Christ were made for theological reasons: 'It is crucial to realize that the images and language at the heart of 'The Passion of the Christ' flow directly out of Gibson's personal dedication to Catholicism in one of its most traditional and mysterious forms - the 16th-century Latin Mass.
www.crossroad.to /articles2/04/passion.htm   (8557 words)

  
 The Passion Of The Christ :: Gospelcom.net
This movie made me understand what my sin cost Christ.
Long before Mel Gibson's movie, Christ was inspiring controversy.
Looking at the historical context of the events depicted in the movie.
www.gospelcom.net /entertainment/passion   (202 words)

  
 The Passion of the Christ
The graphic details of Jesus' torture make the movie tough to sit through and obscure whatever message it is trying to convey.
The Passion of The Christ is a film about the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.
This third movie from Rebecca Miller (Angela, Personal Velocity) stars Daniel Day-Lewis as a father who has a close relationship with his daughter.
www.rottentomatoes.com /m/passion_of_the_christ   (1228 words)

  
 The Passion Movie Distribution Petition
We, the undersigned, are resolute in our desire to see Mel Gibson’s The Passion distributed so that we have the opportunity to see this movie.
We implore the distributors to work hard to have the movie as widely distributed as possible.
The The Passion Movie Distribution Petition to Distributors was created by TheRightView.org and written by Lindsey Scherer.
www.petitiononline.com /tpmdp/petition.html   (103 words)

  
 The Passion of the Christ - Australian Passion Network - Mel Gibson - The Passion of the Christ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
We've created this resource to expand upon the issues raised in Mel Gibson's movie The Passion of The Christ.
Movie-facts: Find out more about how the movie was made, the actors involved, press releases, reviews, public reaction etc.
Download 'I was there' from Nathan Tasker's new album 'Look Inside', a song inspired by the events of 'The Passion'.
www.thepassion.org.au   (629 words)

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