Dear Friends in Christ,
ISTM no one takes talking animals seriously
as a threat to faith in Christ; if that is what
atheism produces, it is child\'s play.
As for movies people had a real sense of
antipathy to, for its violent and antisemitic
imagery, and its attention to the detail\'s of
our LORD\'s costly sacrifice to save our
souls, the crucifixion exhaustively
portrayed in Mel Gibson\'s \"The Passion of
the Christ\" is too much for some to take.
On the grounds that it was not produced
by the Holy Orthodox Church, but by a lay
Romanist, that alone should be sufficient
reason not to see it.
The last portrayal of Christ that I saw on
film was Jesus of Nazareth, and while that
film was not overly sentimental, it was
realistic enough and reverent enough,
ISTM, not to be very objectionable.
I wonder what the Orthodox hierarchy
think of this film, \"JESUS OF NAZARETH\"?
The only fault I could find with the film is it
has the baptism of Christ by Blessed John
the Forerunner and Baptist pouring water
over the actor who portrayed Christ,
instead of a baptism by full immersion down
into the water, as the Gospel says.
That detail was inaccurate historically in
the film, otherwise an excellent drama, it
seems to me (ISTM).
God save us and bring us peace and joy and
salvation, now, in the coming year 2008 AD,
and for all ways. God grant you all many
years. God save us.
Save us all.
Always, Scott in PA
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