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What is up with this guy? His recent film, The Passion of the Christ, has been deemed as anti-Semitic by the Jewish community. This I have no opinion as I have not yet seen the film. But given what I've heard about the film, it does sound possible - some (including non-Jews) say the film paints the Romans more as innocent bystanders that get caught up in the arrest and subsequent crucification of Christ as a result of pressure applied by the Jews who wanted Christ out of the picture (one way or the other). That aside, there are other developing stories regarding Mel Gibson that do not paint him in the best light. From MSNBC, he has been quoted as saying that all non-Catholics (whether Christian or not) will go to Hell - and in his words, it includes his beloved wife (who he claims is a good person, even a better person than himself). Mel's father has been quoted as denying the Holocaust - saying that the Jews were not exterminated by the Nazis, but rather that they ''just got up and left" Europe. Does the apple fall far from the tree? I don't necessarily see Mel as extreme as his father, but I suspect some of his father's beliefs may have rubbed off of him to Mel. Now, I'm a atheist so being told I'm going to Hell is nothing to new (I'll get that in rush hour traffic if I caught someone off :)). And, I don't give much significance or relevance to Christ - just some guy / religious zealot that was killed a long time ago for his beliefs which challenged the existing system. However, this cloud around Mel (an influential and popular actor) certainly shows him in a different light that I'm unaccustomed. Not the Lethal Weapon actor I remember. Thoughts?

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