Burn Hollywood Burn

Mel Gibson is making a movie that depicts the last twelve hours of the life of Jesus Christ. The purpose of the film is to be as accurate as possible. The film will be spoken in the languages of the time, Aramaic and Latin, without any subtitles. It is entitled "The Passion."

If this were a film about any other subject, Gibson would be the recipient of endless accolades, hailed as everything from innovative to revolutionary to genius.  But this film is about Jesus, so Hollywood and the liberal media are attacking Gibson’s character instead.  They’re prying into his personal and financial life and harassing his father.

It’s not surprising in any way -- Jesus himself told us we would be persecuted on his account -- but it’s just so... discouraging . At least Gibson is choosing to make the movie now, in the first deca of 2000. Fifty or one hundred years from now, it will probably be literally impossible to make such a film, because the government (US, or World) would have Gibson incarcerated or assassinated. Difficult as it will be, that is the future Christians face.