Out of Normal: The Passion of the Christ.

March 01, 2004

The Passion of the Christ.

When I decided to resurrect brochspot.com, I swore that this would be a place for me to write exactly what I want to write, regardless of opinions of others.

Over the past weekend I went to see "The Passion of the Chirst." I have read many things in blogville decrying the movie, and labelling it as anti-Semitic, heresy, and worse. I could not disagree more. While I am not Jewish, I am the great grandson of a Polish Jew who had to flee the country to escape persecution because of his beliefs. I went into the movie looking for anything that would have justified the label. Sorry, it just isn't there.

Religious views aside, a strong point was made by the movie, a point of civil rights and society as a whole. If you look at it from a historical perspective, Jesus was prosecuted as a heretic and a true DSM case. If not, he was prosecuted for lying. It is frightening that mob mentality could rule people so completely.

I find it startling that some people find it in their hearts to be open and accepting of everything that is placed on a plate in front of them, be it pioneering schools of thought on philosophy or "New age" religion, or alternative medicine. However, when the word Christian or Jesus is attatched to anything, it is immediately dismissed as Ultra-right-wing fascism. That certainly isn't the Jesus that I know!!!

Im not here to cram anything that I believe down anyones throat, but I would like to offer the challenge to put your open mindedness to work.

Posted by Broch at March 1, 2004 03:44 PM

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ha! you've already been sumarily dismissed by those you wish to challenge. they aren't up for it and they know it so they hide behind name-calling. i attribute it to their stand for nothing attitude which allows them to be responsible for nothing.

Posted by: nose at March 1, 2004 06:13 PM

Yeah, so. But here's the real question: Any nudity? (and I don't mean the ol' J.C.)

Posted by: wendel at March 2, 2004 07:44 PM

i didnt know you were part jew

Posted by: crutch at March 3, 2004 08:24 PM

if he weren't so catholic, he'd definitely be jew.

Posted by: nose at March 4, 2004 09:44 AM

Yes, I am! My great grandfather on my moms side was a Polish Jew.

Posted by: Broch at March 4, 2004 03:28 PM

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