The Passion of the Christ
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| Thu, 02-26-2004 - 12:58am |
I knew it would be opening big, but I was surprised to find out this morning that one of the local 20-plexes was showing it to sold out crowds on every screen from 6:30 this morning to around 11:00 when their usual lineup started and The Passion only continued on a few screens.
I've been reading incredibly moving reactions to it like this one in National Review--
"THE PASSION IN HARLEM
I just got out of a screening at the Magic Johnson Theatres up at 123rd and Frederick Douglass in Harlem. The theatre was packed, with an audience that was about 85 percent black, and included many seniors (of course: daytime). The response to the film was just about universal: Loud applause at the end, and vocal endorsements of the movie as we exited. One sweet elderly lady, I’d say about 80 years old, was shaking her head on the way out, saying: “If you read the Bible, that’s exactly what happened.†Another woman, in her 30s, was brushing away tears. “It’s not the movie,†she said,†it’s the reality of the thing.†During the screening, the man I set next to—a guy in his 20s, tall, strong, and vigorous-looking, nobody’s wimp—gasped at some of the cruelties inflicted on Jesus. (When Jesus’ cross is turned over on its face so He can be nailed to it more securely, this man blurted out, “Oh, s***, that’s too much.â€) Before the movie started, there was a little film in which Magic Johnson explained the rules for his theatres: “No talking. . . . No hats or colors . . . . If you have a problem on the street, don’t bring it inside.†I couldn’t help thinking: There is a problem on the street, every street, and this movie is about the solution."
I wanted to see it this weekend, but now the local news is reporting that virtually every showing in Dallas through the weekend is already sold out, so now I have to wait til next Saturday.

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All I will say is that God's word is His Truth and thus His prefection. There is no error in Him. If you negate the word as having flaws then you will also negate who Christ is (again refer to John 1:1-4).
Think as you do but "as for me and my house we will serve the Lord" (Jer)and we will serve Him in ALL THINGS and believe Him in ALL THINGS.
Ofcourse you are welcome to your opinion as I am mine.
>"When you constantly show His Truth and it is continually blasted, that is when you walk away from the disagreement."<
I find your post to be didactic.
Thank you for showing an
Ofcourse you are welcome to your opinion as I am mine.
>"When you constantly show His Truth and it is continually blasted, that is when you walk away from the disagreement."<
I find your post to be didactic.
Thank you for showing an
You go girl :)
I was not going to respond due to the knowledge that most will respond in such a manner. But you are right we are called to be fishers of men and sometimes that means to go find another fihsing hole to fish in for a while, and sometimes we need to teach the new guy how to cast as well.
It's all good. I love the fact that God's Word never comes back void. :)
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ROTFLOL!
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