Mel Gibson's "Passion": A Timeline of the Controversy

2002: Word spreads that Mel Gibson is planning to produce a movie based on the last hours of Jesus' life. old cath msg bd 02 http://www.beliefnet.com/boards/message_list.asp?boardID=17845&discussionID=180675 another Cath bd 155 posts started June 03 http://www.beliefnet.com/boards/message_list.asp?boardID=5287&discussionID=262130 http://www.beliefnet.com/boards/message_list.asp?boardID=406&discussionID=233599 judaism board discussing him and the movie January worldnet article http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=30497 Holly McC http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=15304 Medved http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20030722/cm_usatoday/5341935 forward http://www.forward.com/issues/2003/03.03.21/news6.html March --Treiman Shapiro ooh, Christian Coalition commends Gibson and movie http://www.cc.org/becomeinformed/pressreleases011803.html And there are definitely Catholic boards, including http://www.beliefnet.com/boards/message_list.asp?discussionID=180675 Chaput http://www.archden.org/dcr/news.php?e=26&s=2&a=594 O'Reilly Factor: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,75617,00.html Worldnet June sue http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=32987 Focus on the Family Praises Gibson's Film Sunday, June 29, 2003 http://www.newsmax.com/showinside.shtml?a=2003/6/29/230135 Tuesday, July 1, 2003 Rabbi, Pastor Spar Over Gibson's 'Passion' http://www.newsmax.com/showinside.shtml?a=2003/7/1/120931 bishops apologize over Passion http://www.ncregister.com/Register_News/061503_1.htm trailer http://www.themoviebox.net/trailers/moviebox_trailers/passion_tr_page.htm private DC screening http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26264-2003Jul22.html Paula http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?pt=80VDpXe%2BtUVYgZguKgNQvB%3D%3D Horowitz http://www.frontpagemag.com/blog/BlogEntry.asp?ID=190 Mel Gibson's Passion - Wednesday, July 30, 2003 5:49 PM Mel Gibson's film, The Passion, which is about the last twelve hours of Christ's life is the object of campaign villification and book burning by a committee of Christians and Jews who want to shut it down before it is shown, or edit it to their own politically (or religiously) correct standards. Paul Frederickson is a spokesman for this committee. The New Republic has shamed itself by printing her ill-informed and bigoted attack on the film. evangelicals Israel Deal Hudson Passion movei fan site--trailers, more http://www.passion-movie.com/english/faq.html

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