Archive for February, 2004

The Passion of the Christ: an inflammatory perspective

by Brian Forte
Sunday, February 8th, 2004

do I think The Passion of the Christ will inflame anti-Semitic feeling? Do I think it will revive the deicide slander?

Yes, I do.

Do I think Gibson should be stopped? That the film should be banned?

Of course I don’t. Supporting freedom of speech means defending speech you don’t like.

Do I think Gibson has guts putting the film together in the first place?

Not particularly.

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