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LeCercleRouge · 03-17-2004, 05:25 PM

Anti-Semitism. First off, what is a Semite? A Semitic race is anyone in the Middle East who speaks (or spoke) Aramaic, Greek, Latin, Hebrew or Arabic. How in Hell could Gibson’s film be against all of these diverse races and ethnicities? But for the sake of this argument let us re-define Anti-Semitism in a post-holocaust vernacular as being or espousing violence or intolerance solely against Jews. The Passion of the Christ is not ‘virulently anti-Semitic” because it portrays not a single Disciple as holding anger, hatred, or intolerant views against his*fellow* Jews, nor does it encourage, portray, or espouse the use of violence against Jews. There is plenty of violence in the film directed against the Christ, but the violence does not achieve the political ends of the Elders, but instead the violence strengthens the sole teaching of the Christ, which is to love your enemies. Further more, those who do harbor anti-Jewish sentiments will not be able to use the Passion as propaganda because…

A) No Moslems are in the movie,
B) No Palestine either
C) No revenge killings or suicide bombings
D) No disciples scream for vengeance or blood
E) Jesus says to love your enemies
F) Jesus doesn’t stay dead
G) The Passion is a movie of Christian faith
H) God forgives everyone at the end

Will the Passion of the Christ open in the following countries, and if so, what will be the response?

[Will not be released]

China
North Korea (although The Diary of Ann Frank is used to indoctrinate Anti-Semitism and propagandize the schoolchildren into believing that all Jews are cowards so I guess it’s possible the Passion could be released here in a heavily altered and edited form, including new fotage of John donning a suicide vest and blowing Caiaphas up)

[limited release]
Russia
France
Germany
Poland
India
Jordan
Egypt

[Will be released]
All of South America and parts of Africa

[Wide Release]
Cuba
Japan
South Korea

[Anyone caught seeing or distributing the Passion in the following countries will be put to death]

Iran
Pakistan
Syria
The Occupied Territory of Palestine

03-17-2004, 05:25 PM	#16 (permalink)
LeCercleRouge Actor Join Date: Dec 2003	Anti-Semitism. First off, what is a Semite? A Semitic race is anyone in the Middle East who speaks (or spoke) Aramaic, Greek, Latin, Hebrew or Arabic. How in Hell could Gibson’s film be against all of these diverse races and ethnicities? But for the sake of this argument let us re-define Anti-Semitism in a post-holocaust vernacular as being or espousing violence or intolerance solely against Jews. The Passion of the Christ is not ‘virulently anti-Semitic” because it portrays not a single Disciple as holding anger, hatred, or intolerant views against hisfellow Jews, nor does it encourage, portray, or espouse the use of violence against Jews. There is plenty of violence in the film directed against the Christ, but the violence does not achieve the political ends of the Elders, but instead the violence strengthens the sole teaching of the Christ, which is to love your enemies. Further more, those who do harbor anti-Jewish sentiments will not be able to use the Passion as propaganda because… A) No Moslems are in the movie, B) No Palestine either C) No revenge killings or suicide bombings D) No disciples scream for vengeance or blood E) Jesus says to love your enemies F) Jesus doesn’t stay dead G) The Passion is a movie of Christian faith H) God forgives everyone at the end Will the Passion of the Christ open in the following countries, and if so, what will be the response? [Will not be released] China North Korea (although The Diary of Ann Frank is used to indoctrinate Anti-Semitism and propagandize the schoolchildren into believing that all Jews are cowards so I guess it’s possible the Passion could be released here in a heavily altered and edited form, including new fotage of John donning a suicide vest and blowing Caiaphas up) [limited release] Russia France Germany Poland India Jordan Egypt [Will be released] All of South America and parts of Africa [Wide Release] Cuba Japan South Korea [Anyone caught seeing or distributing the Passion in the following countries will be put to death] Iran Pakistan Syria The Occupied Territory of Palestine