Friday, February 27, 2004
saw Mel Gibson's passion movie last night
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saw Mel Gibson's passion movie last night.
wow.
sat there for almost two hours watching Jesus silently endure some incredibly brutal torture.
and while leaving the theatre, i shamefully apologized to my fellow movie-goers for having had spent many hours earlier in the day complaining about a toothache.
(i didn't even mention the utter contempt i've been harboring for my pointlessly aggravating and annoying business partners -- it just seemed far too petty of moi -- i figured that that particular whine could be saved for another day, after the memory of the merciless crucifixion had worn off a bit more).
if nothing else, the movie inspires guilt.
and humility.
and a deep sense of gratefulness.
i'm thinking it was responsible for several bizarre dreams i had last night.
a few were about making amends with the various idjits in my life, etc..
anyway, if only Jesus's amazing sacrifice 2000 years ago would slightly improve the spirit and/or character of even *some* of the most vocal loud-mouthed hate-filled "Christians" in this world.
but i'm afraid they'll never quite get it.
also, i think Mel would have been wise (and loving) to include a bit more Love in the film.
oh well.
i guess some people only want their Love smothered with hate and violence.
and, in my opinion, the movie was definitely needlessly anti-semitic.
when Jesus tells Pilate that those who deliverered Jesus to Pilate had the greater sin, i couldn't help but note the likely intended implication.
i mean, the guards who joyfully ripped the skin off Jesus's back with the 39 lashes were only doing an honest day's work, right?
who were *they* to judge the justification of such a punishment? just because they were laughing the whole time didn't change the guilt or innocence of the prisoner, did it?
during the anonymous hatefest whipping, i thought of something Jesus once said (which, among many other things, was NOT in the movie):
"What you do to the least of these, you do to me," or something like that.
anyway, Mel's likely implication aside, ironically, the fact is, the current hypocritical Christ-hating Pharisees aren't Jewish.
nope, the current hypocritical Christ-haters aren't Jewish, they're loud-mouthed hate-filled "Christians."
like Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, George W. Bush, etc..
*they* are the ones (not the Jews) who ought to be afraid and concerned about any possible angry backlash from the flocks of misinterpretting, spiritually-crippled, movie-goers.
but of course, the hate-filled "Christians" are such skilled liars and twisters of the Truth that most spiritually-crippled people won't notice the intrinsic irony.
instead, like the easily-misguided dumb-shits that they are, most of the spiritually-crippled sheep will likely be spending their time and energies speculating on whether they should be hating the Jews... or the atheists... or the Bleeding Heart Liberals... or the Iraqis... or whoever else the modern-day hate-filled loud-mouthed Pharisees instruct them to hate (oh so subtlely).
anyway, Jesus was right regarding what he told Pilate, but God forgives all sinners.
even the biggest sinners like Falwell, Robertson, Bush, etc.. (as long as they repent).
although, those who knowingly misrepresent the Holy Spirit are in the deepest shit, to be sure.
good God, will mankind ever wake up and see the light?
very doubtful.
it's been over 2000 years and there's been very little progress in that direction, especially considering all the focus put on the light.
but it can't hurt to pray otherwise, can it?
of course, it goes without saying that me and my self-absorbed toothache are in need of prayers and forgiveness as well.
it's way too easy to ignore the light.
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saw Mel Gibson's passion movie last night.
wow.
sat there for almost two hours watching Jesus silently endure some incredibly brutal torture.
and while leaving the theatre, i shamefully apologized to my fellow movie-goers for having had spent many hours earlier in the day complaining about a toothache.
(i didn't even mention the utter contempt i've been harboring for my pointlessly aggravating and annoying business partners -- it just seemed far too petty of moi -- i figured that that particular whine could be saved for another day, after the memory of the merciless crucifixion had worn off a bit more).
if nothing else, the movie inspires guilt.
and humility.
and a deep sense of gratefulness.
i'm thinking it was responsible for several bizarre dreams i had last night.
a few were about making amends with the various idjits in my life, etc..
anyway, if only Jesus's amazing sacrifice 2000 years ago would slightly improve the spirit and/or character of even *some* of the most vocal loud-mouthed hate-filled "Christians" in this world.
but i'm afraid they'll never quite get it.
also, i think Mel would have been wise (and loving) to include a bit more Love in the film.
oh well.
i guess some people only want their Love smothered with hate and violence.
and, in my opinion, the movie was definitely needlessly anti-semitic.
when Jesus tells Pilate that those who deliverered Jesus to Pilate had the greater sin, i couldn't help but note the likely intended implication.
i mean, the guards who joyfully ripped the skin off Jesus's back with the 39 lashes were only doing an honest day's work, right?
who were *they* to judge the justification of such a punishment? just because they were laughing the whole time didn't change the guilt or innocence of the prisoner, did it?
during the anonymous hatefest whipping, i thought of something Jesus once said (which, among many other things, was NOT in the movie):
"What you do to the least of these, you do to me," or something like that.
anyway, Mel's likely implication aside, ironically, the fact is, the current hypocritical Christ-hating Pharisees aren't Jewish.
nope, the current hypocritical Christ-haters aren't Jewish, they're loud-mouthed hate-filled "Christians."
like Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, George W. Bush, etc..
*they* are the ones (not the Jews) who ought to be afraid and concerned about any possible angry backlash from the flocks of misinterpretting, spiritually-crippled, movie-goers.
but of course, the hate-filled "Christians" are such skilled liars and twisters of the Truth that most spiritually-crippled people won't notice the intrinsic irony.
instead, like the easily-misguided dumb-shits that they are, most of the spiritually-crippled sheep will likely be spending their time and energies speculating on whether they should be hating the Jews... or the atheists... or the Bleeding Heart Liberals... or the Iraqis... or whoever else the modern-day hate-filled loud-mouthed Pharisees instruct them to hate (oh so subtlely).
anyway, Jesus was right regarding what he told Pilate, but God forgives all sinners.
even the biggest sinners like Falwell, Robertson, Bush, etc.. (as long as they repent).
although, those who knowingly misrepresent the Holy Spirit are in the deepest shit, to be sure.
good God, will mankind ever wake up and see the light?
very doubtful.
it's been over 2000 years and there's been very little progress in that direction, especially considering all the focus put on the light.
but it can't hurt to pray otherwise, can it?
of course, it goes without saying that me and my self-absorbed toothache are in need of prayers and forgiveness as well.
it's way too easy to ignore the light.
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