Prop 8 and the Sundane Film Fest.

[ajmccarrell]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

But, the churches (not all of them) cannot sustain themselves if they preach the true Word of God though Jesus' teachings. They have to have the fear factor present. History is full of examples a la the Crusades, the Inquisition, etc. Look at Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. Never mind that passion plays have been used for centuries to stir up hatred against the Jews and Jews have been killed as a result. Gibson, arguably one who is no friend of the Jew, made a billion dollars off of it because he knew America, for the most part, was running to religion to find some meaning after 9/11. So, again I saw, preach hate and your bank account and church will grow no matter that Christ never did or advocated that.

I don't think you have any idea what Jesus actually taught. He said he came to divide and that you cannot follow him without hating your wife, your father, mother, etc. He said that in his name brother with strike down his brother. He's not the peaceloving hippie you think he is.

Besides The Passion of the Christ is not anti-semitic. If anything, it's anti-Italian. I am Jewish and saw nothing wrong with it. It was bloody and gross, but so was Total Recall?! Again, you have a lot of opinions about church growth. How about citing something factual, like a study, some poll, etc. As of right now, you're just pulling things out of your hiney.