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#21 Postby Lindaloo » Fri Feb 13, 2004 4:13 pm

LOL Donna!!
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#22 Postby ColdFront77 » Fri Feb 13, 2004 4:20 pm

GalvestonDuck wrote:Actually, that was written by Keith Fournier, not Paul Harvey. http://www.christianity.com/partner/Art ... 18,00.html


isobar wrote:Sorrrrrry, my bad. Just goes to show, don't believe everything you read on email. :)

I agree. However, it shouldn't be that difficult to really know what is true.
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#23 Postby GalvestonDuck » Fri Feb 13, 2004 4:33 pm

You know me, I just like giving credit where credit's due. :)

The stuff that was written was true, just not who wrote it. It happens. :wink:
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#24 Postby therock1811 » Sat Feb 14, 2004 2:30 pm

furluvcats wrote:Our church rented out a showing at the movie theatre...we're going to wait and see it then, with our church


Our youth ministry is trying to set something like that up as well... :) Can't wait to see this!
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#25 Postby Skywatch_NC » Sat Feb 14, 2004 3:16 pm

I'll probably wait until it comes out on video. :)

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#26 Postby Bestofour » Sat Feb 14, 2004 8:59 pm

We plan on seeing it. My husband wanted to go tonight, but I think it's going to make me cry and I didn't want to cry tonight.
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#27 Postby JQ Public » Sun Feb 15, 2004 10:26 am

I want to watch the movie...sounds interesting.
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#28 Postby Bestofour » Sun Feb 15, 2004 3:26 pm

My pastor said this morning that this isn't a movie just to go see yourself or with a church group. We all need to take someone who hasn't found Christ with us.
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#29 Postby GulfBreezer » Sun Feb 15, 2004 4:25 pm

Our church is selling the tickets for a private showing just for our church. I cannot wait to see it!!
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#30 Postby timNms » Sun Feb 15, 2004 4:46 pm

Question for those who've seen it. Why is it rated "R"?
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#31 Postby GalvestonDuck » Sun Feb 15, 2004 6:25 pm

Haven't seen it yet, but my guess would be that the graphic violence is considered inappropriate for young children.

And before you ask what I'm sure you might already be thinking (because I thought it too) -- How could it be inappropriate when it is a depiction of our Savior's crucifixion and death on the cross, which is taught in Bible schools and churches all across America? My guess (again) would be because not all of America is Christian and neither is all of Hollywood. Some practice other religions and some don't practice any religion at all. Therefore, due to the non-religion-based standards of the Motion Picture Association of America, they must give the film a Restricted (R) rating in light of the violence shown in the film and not due to the overall context in which it is shown.
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#32 Postby timNms » Sun Feb 15, 2004 8:36 pm

Duck, I had a feeling that might be the reason, but wasn't sure. I do want to see the movie, tho. From what I've heard, it's one of the best.
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Email about the Passion supposedly stated by Paul Harvey

#33 Postby timNms » Sun Feb 15, 2004 8:43 pm

Before Duck beats me to it, check it out at http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/passion.asp :)

Paul Harvey Comments on "The Passion" by Mel Gibson

Paul Harvey's words:

I really did not know what to expect. I was thrilled to have been invited to a private viewing of Mel Gibson's film "The Passion," but I had also read all the cautious articles and spin. I grew up in a Jewish town and owe much of my own faith journey to the influence. I have a life long, deeply held aversion to anything that might even indirectly encourage any form of anti-Semitic thought, language or actions.

I arrived at the private viewing for "The Passion," held in Washington, DC and greeted some familiar faces. The environment was typically Washingtonian, with people greeting you with a smile but seeming to look beyond you, having an agenda beyond the words. The film was very briefly introduced, without fanfare, and then the room darkened. From the gripping opening scene in the Garden of Gethsemane, to the very human and tender portr! ayal of the earthly ministry of Jesus, through the betrayal, the arrest, the scourging, the way of the cross, the encounter with the thieves, the surrender on the Cross, until the final scene in the empty tomb, this was not simply a movie; it was an encounter, unlike anything I have ever experienced.

In addition to being a masterpiece of film-making and an artistic triumph, "The Passion" evoked more deep reflection, sorrow and emotional reaction within me than anything since my wedding, my ordination or the birth of my children. Frankly, I will never be the same. When the film concluded, this "invitation only" gathering of "movers and shakers" in Washington, DC were shaking indeed, but this time from sobbing. I am not sure there was a dry eye in the place. The crowd that had been glad-handing before the film was now eerily silent. No one could speak because words were woefully inadequate. We had experienced a kind of art that is a rarity ! in life, the kind that makes heaven touch earth.

One scene in the film has now been forever etched in my mind. A brutalized, wounded Jesus was soon to fall again under the weight of the cross. His mother had made her way along the Via Della Rosa. As she ran to him, she flashed back to a memory of Jesus as a child, falling in the dirt road outside of their home. Just as she reached to protect him from the fall, she was now reaching to touch his wounded adult face. Jesus looked at her with intensely probing and passionately loving eyes (and at all of us through the screen) and said "Behold I make all things new." These are words taken from the last Book of the New Testament, the Book of Revelations. Suddenly, the purpose of the pain was so clear and the wounds, that earlier in the film had been so difficult to see in His face, His back, indeed all over His body, became intensely beautiful. They had been borne voluntarily for love.

At! the end of the film, after we had all had a chance to recover, a question and answer period ensued. The unanimous praise for the film, from a rather diverse crowd, was as astounding as the compliments were effusive. The questions included the one question that seems to follow this film, even though it has not yet even been released. "Why is this film considered by some to be 'anti-Semitic?" Frankly, having now experienced (you do not "view" this film) "the Passion" it is a question that is impossible to answer. A law professor whom I admire sat in front of me. He raised his hand and responded "After watching this film, I do not understand how anyone can insinuate that it even remotely presents that the Jews killed Jesus. It doesn't." He continued "It made me realize that my sins killed Jesus" I agree. There is not a scintilla of anti-Semitism to be found anywhere in this powerful film. If there were, I would be among the first to decry it. It fai! thfully tells the Gospel story in a dramatically beautiful, sensitive and profoundly engaging way. Those who are alleging otherwise have either not seen the film or have another agenda behind their protestations. This is not a "Christian" film, in the sense that it will appeal only to those who identify themselves as followers of Jesus Christ. It is a deeply human, beautiful story that will deeply touch all men and women. It is a profound work of art. Yes, its producer is a Catholic Christian and thankfully has remained faithful to the Gospel text; if that is no longer acceptable behavior than we are all in trouble. History demands that we remain faithful to the story and Christians have a right to tell it. After all, we believe that it is the greatest story ever told and that its message is for all men and women. The greatest right is the right to hear the truth.

We would all be well advised to remember that the Gospel narratives to which"The Passion" is so faithful were written by Jewish men who followed a Jewish Rabbi whose life and teaching have forever changed the history of the world. The problem is not the message but those who have distorted it and used it for hate rather than love. The solution is not to censor the message, but rather to promote the kind of gift of love that is Mel Gibson's filmmaking masterpiece, "The Passion." It should be seen by as many people as possible. I intend to do everything I can to make sure that is the case. I am passionate about "The Passion."

Please copy this and send it on to all your friends to let them know about this film so that all go see it when it comes out.

P.S. From Julie: My daughter, Kristin, tells me they learned at her church Youth Group that Mel Gibson stated he did not appear in his own movie, by his choice, with one exception: ! It is Gibson's hands seen nailing Jesus to the cross. Gibson said he wanted to do that because it was indeed his own hands that nailed Jesus to the cross (along with all of ours.)

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#34 Postby azsnowman » Tue Feb 24, 2004 1:32 pm

One more day till SHOW TIME! With it's showing tomorrow, the hype is unbelievable! We went to church (finally, after all the stuff that's been going on) last Sunday, the whole church is going as a group, can't WAIT!

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#35 Postby southerngale » Tue Feb 24, 2004 1:38 pm

My church is going as a group too. We're going Sunday afternoon. I'm bringing a box of Kleenex with me.

Check out this link: http://www.pluggedinonline.com/movies/movies/a0001657.cfm
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#36 Postby j » Tue Feb 24, 2004 2:02 pm

I've heard that the scene where the Roman drives the nail into Jesus hand is in fact..Mel Gibson's hand. This man has put everything he has into this film. Watch O'Reilly tonight for the interview.
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#37 Postby ColdFront77 » Tue Feb 24, 2004 4:17 pm

Some people were able to see "The Passion" today. There was only one show in or near Orlando earlier today.
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#38 Postby sunnyday » Tue Feb 24, 2004 9:22 pm

My son and his class went to see the Passion, and he said the students were so touched they cried, and he did, too. He said it's such a reminder of all that Jesus went through for us that we all should see it.
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#39 Postby Guest » Tue Feb 24, 2004 9:25 pm

At the one of our AMC's, there was a sneak preview this evening.
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#40 Postby Skywatch_NC » Tue Feb 24, 2004 9:26 pm

There should be an age limit though as to how old kids should be to be able to see it.

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