So, my Mom finally got around to seeing ‘The Passion Of The Christ’. As expected, she was weepily telling me about His sacrifice, and we got into a very minor difference of opinion, as I feel a day or so of agony isn’t much of a sacrifice when you’re going to heaven for all eternity afterwards. But that’s a subject for other threads (that already exist in GD and the Pit).
She told me that after the movie ended, everybody was so stunned that they just sat there. I said “Mom, they were just waiting for the funny bloopers during the credits!” She didn’t find that as amusing as I hoped she would.
She and I get along very well, so don’t get the impression we’re constantly arguing. We’ve both gone through very hard times recently, and we support each other emotionally.
“Bloopers and outtakes?” You are so going to hell for that.
Granted Jim Caviezel was accidentally whipped a couple of times, leaving him with a 14" scar, he suffered a separated shoulder from having the cross dropped on him and he and another person were struck by lightning during production so…
Yeah, what was up with those lightning strikes? I would have thought a religious person would see that as a big “thumbs down” from the big invisible critic in the sky.
I actually asked a Mormon I work with what he thought the sequel would be like. He looked at me funny until I pointed out that Joe Smith wrote a sequel to the Bible.
Apparently Jim Cavizsal was struck twice, but one could interperate the fact he lived through both of them as a good sign…not to mention the umpteen hundreds of million that movie has made thus far.
I’d say not getting hit at all would be better sign… And I doubt box-office receipts are a good indicator of what God likes! Why did God like ‘Titanic’ so much, is He a big Leo fan?
Fighting with your mom about Jesus on the sabbath AND Mother’s Day!
You shall not worship any other god.
You shall not make a graven image. a movie?..busted
You shall not take GOD’s name in vain. could be a problem here
You shall not break the Sabbath. busted
You shall not dishonor your parents. busted
You shall not murder. I bet you thought about it
You shall not commit adultery
You shall not steal.
You shall not lie. doesn’t look good
You shall not covet. hmmm…
and this was just today. It’s not looking too good is it?
Making fun of your mom and God on Sunday/Mother’s Day? Boy, you are so busted. :smack:
You’re not Catholic are ya? You could do some hail Mary’s or something. I guess you’ll just hafta bring her flowers and write God a check.
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God.
As for the lightning, try 2Samuel 22 14-15:
Where “them” is “floods of ungodly men” (you kind of have to read the whole passage from verse 5 on). So there’s precedent for merely “discomfitting” ungodly men with lighting, and not killing them straight out.
