The Religion and Philosophy Room
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/jayson...paign=FBCP-PRX
Interesting read. Something I have thought about for awhile. This is not an attack on Christianity but on those that bend it to their own needs I guess.
I was seventeen in 1988, and Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ had just landed in theaters. I had just started getting into his filmography with Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, and The King of Comedy. I couldn’t wait to see Willem Defoe’s Jesus and David Bowie’s Pontius Pilate. When I got to the movie theater in my small town, local churches were picketing the film. To get from your car to the box office, you had to push through crowds of Christians making a nuisance of themselves. A middle-aged couple approached me and shoved a pamphlet into my hands, telling me I shouldn’t see this movie. The ensuing conversation went like this:
Man: “This film dishonors God.”
Me: “How so?”
Woman: “Well . . . it’s not accurate.”
Me: “Do you think the people here believe the script comes from the Bible?”
Man: “I should hope not. This movie presents Jesus as confused and unsure of why he was here.”
Me: “Oh. So you’ve seen it?”
Man: “Absolutely not.”
Me: “Then why do you have such strong opinions about it?”
Woman: “Our pastor told us how awful it is.”
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Originally Posted by stephenpe
