Most Jews Not Against the Passion!
Tim sent me this incredible article written by a rabbi about why Jews SHOULD not be against the passion and indeed that most aren’t.
It is worth your time for a thorough read. Some highlights:
Those Jewish organizations that have squandered both time and money futilely protesting Passion, ostensibly in order to prevent pogroms in Pittsburgh, can hardly be proud of their performance. They failed at everything they attempted. They were hoping to ruin Gibson rather than enrich him. They were hoping to suppress Passion rather than promote it. Finally, they were hoping to help Jews rather than harm them.
I consider it crucially important for Christians to know that not all Jews are in agreement with their self-appointed spokesmen
Many individual Jews have shared with me their embarrassment that groups, ostensibly representing them, attack Passion but are silent about depraved entertainment that encourages killing cops and brutalizing women. Citing artistic freedom, Jewish groups helped protect sacrilegious exhibits such as the anti-Christian feces extravaganza presented by the Brooklyn Museum four years ago.
Well dang. that was entry 100. I reached it about the same time as Pat did
sigh alas, no one really seems to care about this rather consequential article.
My guess for why people lack interest in this excellent article is that most people who read this blog have not felt the effect of the lashing out by these Jewish groups. We are very isolated from Jewish activist groups… come to think of it we are isolated from most radical activist groups. Gotta love Iowa. :)