Who watched the Passion of Christ

[c6vetteinhouston]

After reading the "He has risen" thread, got me thinking, the real purpose of the statement is that Christ died for our sins for those who believe and accept Jesus as the savior. For I am one of those who has accepted and believe. With Easter yesterday, the movie "The Passion of Chirst" was playing. I watched it again.

Who has seen this movie and what are your thoughts? To me, one of the greastest movies of all time.

[onedef92]

Was it on network TV? The only religious-themed movie I came across over the weekend was ABC's classic "The Ten Commandents" which aired Saturday evening. Or was it Friday evening? :confused5:

I have to admit, I was stunned by the apparent lack of traditional crucifixion/resurrection movies this Easter like "The Greatest Story Ever Told" "The Robe" and "Jesus of Nazareth." In years past, they were shown on several channels.

[Joecooool]

Its like we don't have a religion section here. :rolleyes:

But to answer your question, no, I didn't watch it. I consider all religion nothing but fantasy and wishful thinking. And frankly i wish people would just keep that nonsense to themselves.

[LATB]

good luck with your thread

Just don't mention that Jesus was a Jew...some here have big chips on their shoulders...and may be offended :rolleyes:

[Yerf Dog]

I had some free tickets to see it at the theater when it came out. That was the last time I saw it.

[onedef92]

And on this related tangent....

Survivors grateful after tornado tears through Missouri church

April 23rd, 2011
06:02 PM ET

(CNN) –"Tear down this temple, and I will rebuild it in three days," Jesus said.

Following those words, pastor Stacy Garner pressed pause on "The Passion of the Christ," then told the dozens of people watching the movie at Ferguson Christian Church to head into the basement. A tornado, he feared, was on its way.

Within two minutes, the twister arrived - part of what the National Weather Service called a "tornadic supercell" that swept through the greater St. Louis metropolitan area Friday evening. And it didn't spare the church in Ferguson, about 10 miles north of the city and three miles east of the St. Louis Lambert airport, which also got hit hard.

Yet all those at the church that night survived. So, too, did a silver cross depicting Jesus' crucifixion, which was untouched in an otherwise ravaged auditorium, while a portable cross brought out specially for the Passion weekend - the time between Good Friday and Easter, which are among the most special times on the Christian calendar - laid on its side, intact.

"There were so many ways the Lord has taken care of us," said church member Nancy Doggett.

She was among roughly 35 people, which is about half the church's congregation, who were spending their Good Friday night in the auditorium watching Mel Gibson's 2004 film depicting the final days of Jesus. Nearby, a group of children saw another film.

All the while, the weather became a growing concern. Minutes after one church member's wife sent a text about the powerful system rolling through, Garner's wife called him to report a tornado was heading toward Ferguson. Noticing a series of powerful lightning strikes, the pastor said he knew this wasn't a typical thunderstorm.

So the pastor paused the movie just at the part when - according to the New Testament - Jesus told the high priests, who were trying him, that if they "tear down this temple ... I will rebuild it in three days."

Some Christian scholars have interpreted this statement to mean Jesus was referring not to a religious building, but more as a vow that he would be resurrected three days after his death, on what is now Easter. Garner simply called the timing - in light of what happened next - a "very interesting coincidence."

The pastor said he then told the audience they needed to seek shelter in the basement.

"As soon as they got out, the electricity went out," said Garner.

Soon thereafter, Doggett said she felt "this vacuum and then there was so much noise." She yelled out for everyone to get under the tables.

The pastor recalled his ears popping and pulsating, the sound of wood boards ripping off above them, at least three or four loud bangs, then water streaming down the stairs the church members had just descended.

It was all over in 10 seconds.

Eventually, Garner, Doggett and others viewed what was left of the church. Besides the two crosses, the communion table hadn't moved and a few heavy beams remained in place. But everywhere else, there was destruction.

"The roof is all over the neighborhood," Doggett said.

The surrounding area was also devastated, with the pastor describing it as "pretty much a war zone."

Asked whether Ferguson Christian could rebuild in three days, Garner said, "We wish we could." What happens physically for the church - founded in 1949 and at its present location for several decades - remains a question for another day, he said.

Its members will have a place to celebrate Easter and beyond, though, after being offered space by the president of nearby St. Louis Christian College.

Garner said he's still trying to figure out what he will say at that first service back. But however horrible Friday's disaster was for the community and the church structure itself, he said he's most grateful that everyone was able to walk away unscathed.

"To have this kind of damage, we're just glad no one was hurt," he said. "Buildings can be replaced, but lives cannot."

[lander]

Its like we don't have a religion section here. :rolleyes:

But to answer your question, no, I didn't watch it. I consider all religion nothing but fantasy and wishful thinking. And frankly i wish people would just keep that nonsense to themselves.

Yet you still felt compelled to click on this thread and leave a disparaging comment even after IC advised everyone not to.

Interesting. Maybe you should keep your opinion to yourself since 95% of the worlds population believes in a higher being?

:thumbs:

[Sea Six]

I haven't seen it.


I see enough blood and guts on the job.


And more than enough bondage and torture in my bedroom. :yesnod:

[lander]

Was it on network TV? The only religious-themed movie I came across over the weekend was ABC's classic "The Ten Commandents" which aired Saturday evening. Or was it Friday evening? :confused5:

I have to admit, I was stunned by the apparent lack of traditional crucifixion/resurrection movies this Easter like "The Greatest Story Ever Told" "The Robe" and "Jesus of Nazareth." In years past, they were shown on several channels.

Pretty sure "The Robe" was on TCM this weekend...or AMC, one of the two.

[Burnt C6]

Its like we don't have a religion section here. :rolleyes:

But to answer your question, no, I didn't watch it. I consider all religion nothing but fantasy and wishful thinking. And frankly i wish people would just keep that nonsense to themselves.

but yet you posted in here about yours.

[Montehall]

I'm not a religious person, but I did watch the movie.

While I am not religious, I do understand that people need to believe in something. I haven't set foot in church, besides for my own wedding, in 13 years, but I still thank god when the idiot who ran the stop light didn't hit me.
Is Jesus really the son of God? does it matter? He created a belief in people that has, overall, unified people. Sure bad has come as well as good, but that's just human nature.
As far as which religion is right- that's just part of the times we live in. 3000 years ago, the majority of the world held polytheism was correct.
I hate to say "we can't all be right, but we can all be wrong" since faith and a belief system are not inherently wrong at all.

that being said: I thought Passion of the Christ sucked as a movie and had almost zero entertainment value. I wasn't emotionally or spiritually moved at all.

[Chuck A]

I own the DVD, yea its really hard to watch, but defenitely something too watch
very brutal indeed:yesnod:

[ConstantChange]

I watched it when it came out in the theaters. It's a good movie, but it's not easy to watch.

[American Made]

After reading the "He has risen" thread, got me thinking, the real purpose of the statement is that Christ died for our sins for those who believe and accept Jesus as the savior. For I am one of those who has accepted and believe. With Easter yesterday, the movie "The Passion of Chirst" was playing. I watched it again.

Who has seen this movie and what are your thoughts? To me, one of the greastest movies of all time.

I thought it was a great film. I also really liked "The last temptation of Christ" with Willem Dafoe quite a bit. :cheers:

[prospero63]

Its like we don't have a religion section here. :rolleyes:

But to answer your question, no, I didn't watch it. I consider all religion nothing but fantasy and wishful thinking. And frankly i wish people would just keep that nonsense to themselves.

I hate it when people make me agree with Phil.