Jello wrote:
] terratogen wrote:
] ] Four English churches are offering free cinema tickets to
]
] ] see Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ in an
] attempt
] ] to boost their congregations.
] ]
] ]
] ] According to BBC online, the Church of England parishes, in
] ] and around Maidstone, Kent, have booked 000 worth of
] ] tickets for the film.
] ]
] ]
] ] The film, which opens in the UK this month, depicts the last
]
] ] hours of Christ and has caused uproar in the US amid claims
] of
] ] anti-Semitism.
] ]
] ]
] ] It has raised more than $200m (m) at the US box office
] in
] ] two weeks.
] ]
] ]
] ] St Luke's Church in Maidstone, All Saints Church and Loose
] ] Baptist Church in the village of Loose, and St Peter's
] Church
] ] in nearby Boughton Monchelsea, have purchased 3,000 cinema
] ] tickets at 0 each.
] ]
] ] Friggin' hypocrits. These are probably the same people that
]
] ] condemn violence and gore in film. What the fuck? I guess
] ] its ok to show inhuman beatings, so long as your beating the
]
] ] shit out of christ. If it's good enough for the christians,
]
] ] it should be good enough for everyone. The next time I hear
]
] ] some religous asshole whining about any violence...EVER,
] I'm
] ] going to burn his bible.
]
] Its not even good violence. He never fights back! The
] Fighting Jesus woulda pulled a glock out of his loincloth and
] popped some caps in some roman asses, then marched to the
] cross and said, "Aight, lets do this shit!" This one just
] turned the other cheek!
]
] I want my money back. I can't believe I paid for this thing.
] Although props to the blood shooting out of Jeebus onto the
] Roman soldier... thats on par for brutality with anything I've
] seen in a movie.

It was worth it for the shot through the stigmata in the end. It was a great way to leave it open for a sequal.

RE: Ananova - Churches snap up Gibson film tickets