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Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Mel Gibson's Latest Movie "The Passion of the Christ"', 1.
  • Essays 'Mel Gibson's Latest Movie "The Passion of the Christ"', 2.
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Hollywood superstar Mel Gibson's upcoming movie about the death of Jesus is anti-Semitic and could renew hatred for the Jews around the world. ' The Passion of The Christ,' is going to ruin the rest of his acting career. He may be known as a nice guy on movie sets, but his reputation as something of a religious bigot is growing. Those with concerns about the film point out that what is authentic and accurate about Jesus to the conservatives being invited to view the
film might not be so to everyone. Gibson, as a traditionalist who rejects the 1965 Vatican ruling
that Jews were not collectively responsible for killing Jesus, has ideas about Jesus' death that are not held by everyone.…

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