It did not bother me!

Jerry L


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven G. Rockhill" <revrock@...>
To: <pastorsforum@...>
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] You Loved The Passion


> I just took it as Jeff being ... well Jeff.  :-)
>
> Peace,
> Steve
>
>
> Dale Gooding wrote:
>
> > DW,
> > I couldn't remember Jeff's position on the Passion but I too felt a
> > little acrimony in Jeff's post.
> > If he didn't mean it then, even though I didn't respond to the post, I
> > too apologize.
> > I just sounded like, "see, told ya' so.  Here are more religious movies
> > from Hollywood".
> >
> >
> > DG
> >
> >     -----Original Message-----
> >     From: Pastor David Warner [mailto:dwarner@...]
> >     Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 11:37 PM
> >     To: pastorsforum@...
> >     Subject: RE: [PastorsForum] You Loved The Passion
> >
> >     Whoa!  I think you read way too much in this short little post.
> >     When I read yours Doc, I had to go back and dig Jeff's out of the
> >     delete file to see if I have missed something.  I read his post;
> >     even went to the web site.  I didn't think too much of what was
> >     there--it didn't start my engine.
> >     Where did you see so much negativity with the Passion in Jeff's
post?
> >     Why did you feel the need to defend Mel Gibson and the Passion
again?
> >     How did you read "Cathliophobia" into the post?
> >     When did Christmas get into the mix on the Passion or the new movies
> >     and TV shows discussion?
> >     Guess it's just been too quiet for you today.  :-)
> >     Y'all have a nice evening.  It's bed time in Ohio.
> >     DW
> >
> >
> >         -----Original Message-----
> >         From: DAVID POWELL [mailto:dpowellaz@...]
> >         Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 9:02 PM
> >         To: pastorsforum@...
> >         Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] You Loved The Passion
> >
> >         Frankly your negativity with the Passion still saddens me.  The
> >         difference between the Passion and the other movies listed is
> >         that the Passion was an attempt to relay a historical event in
> >         the life of Christ.  Could it have been done better, probably.
> >         Did God use it?  Absolutely!  Have people and churches been
> >         blessed through watching it?  I know mine has and I could give
> >         you many, many more examples.  I have grown weary of the
> >         Cathliophobia of some.  I do not agree with the Catholic Church
> >         or its doctrines or teachings but I am thankful for some of what
> >         it has done.  I have been to the Holy Lands many times and if it
> >         were not for the Catholics many of the historical sites would
> >         have been lost long, long ago.  Below, is an excerpt from
> >         ToTheSource's article.
> >         Oh, BTW.   Do you celebrate Christmas in your church?  You do
> >         know that it is of Catholic origin!  Hmmmmmm?  Could be
> >         considered hypocritical!
> >
> >         dp
> >
> >         p.s.  The Passion had nothing to do with Hollywood.  I am not a
> >         fan of Hollywood and I will not watch any of those programs
> >         listed but I am a big fan of the Passion of The Christ!
> >         Catholic undercurrents or not!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >         tothesource has not seen the Revelations pilot and is in no way
> >         endorsing the content or execution of this project.
> >
> >         What interests tothesource is Hollywood trying to repackage
> >         itself as Holywood.
> >
> >         Sure, their motivation is mostly financial. Hollywood is, after
> >         all, a business. When Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ
> >         became one of the top grossing films of all-time last year, it
> >         shocked even the most cynical studio head.
> >
> >         Faithful tothesource readers know that tothesource is always on
> >         the cultural prowl, looking for ways to encourage making room
> >         for faith not only in our private lives but also in our public
> >         space.
> >
> >         So when Hollywood, an industry that has ridiculed all things
> >         religious for decades, sticks its secular little toe into the
> >         ocean of religious experience, regardless of how adolescent or
> >         off-putting, we think it is worth noting.
> >
> >
>
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