PETA to Gibson: Thou Shalt Not Kill Animals
Mel Gibson’s controversial film The Passion of the Christ depicts the suffering of Christ. And that is prompting attacks from some who say that Gibson has been causing the suffering of critters.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is planning to protest Gibson today, descending on his cattle ranch in Columbus, Montana while bearing signs that read: “Thou Shalt Not Kill” and “Honor all of God’s Creations.”
“Anyone who sends cows to slaughter mocks God,” says PETA’s vegan campaign director Bruce Friedrich, who also is a devout Roman Catholic. “Slaughterhouses are the embodiment of violence, bloodshed, and cruelty. If Gibson wants his audience to contemplate the awfulness of inflicting suffering on the innocent, he should show his own animals some mercy.”
Gibson’s rep wasn’t available for comment
I agree, its nice that someone took a chance and made a powerful film about christ. I mean if we can watch orcs fighting with humans, or mutants using thier superpowers to save humanity, we should also be able to appreciate some biblical stuff. Seeing how this movie is supposed to provide a very real view of what happened.
Oh, ok. I think my husband misunderstood what he heard. 🙂 Of course, I should have consulted www.imdb.com before I posted that!
I'm curious how something (at least somewhat) historically documented - i.e. the existence of a man named Jesus who was killed via crucifixion - is a fairy tale. I realize that the issue of deity and all that would be considered unprovable, but the actual events apparently took place. I am not intending to validate religion with this post, but merely to advise that the existence of this person whom the movie depicts is most likely true, and that there was controversy surrounding him which eventually led to his crucifixion. Disgregarding the debate over deity, at least a portion of the movie could be based on historical fact, could it not?
http://www.sonic.net/sentinel/naij3.html
(link discusses historical records, archeology, among other things)