[dissention]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
But - the difference for me is that they are selling religious symbols, etc., from a movie that is about that religious belief. Would it be any different if a Christian Goods store sold them and made no reference to the movie. Believe me they do and have for a long time I have no problems with it. But, I guess I grew up with it, albeit to a lesser degree. So, I am not that surprised I think this perhaps is one of those things being religious makes it easier to understand

Gimme a break, man. They aren't selling religious symbols, they're selling plastic junk to cash in on the latest Jesus fad. This whole movie is about money and they know that the people who will see it will probably buy the junk that goes with it.

Before this movie came along, I never heard of "Jesus nails" as jewelry. Crosses? Yup. Nails? No. Don't tell me that they are religious symbols, pal. They're pieces of junk that people buy because watching that filthy flick made them feel more Christian and they feel that if they buy a nail to hang around their neck, they'll be closer to Jesus. Mel Gibson preyed on those exact feelings and I find it abhorrable.

But that's just me.

Why don't we make a movie about slavery and then sell mini whips that latch on to belt buckles? I'd love to see the reaction to that one.