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The (Out of Control) Passion of Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson in Braveheart  Film Friday Mel Gibson is in the news again with recorded rants against his girlfriend that are so vicious that even his ardent supporters are backing away. (You can learn about, and even listen to, the rants here but I advise caution.) I’ve never been a Gibson fan and this website […]

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Glorify Easter, Not the Crucifixion

Film Friday When Mel Gibson’s The Passion was released in theaters in 2004, Bjorn Krondorfer, my good friend and colleague in the St. Mary’s College of Maryland Religious Studies Department, wrote the following powerful critique of the film.  Bjorn’s article is as relevant today as it was in 2004.  In his view, the film elevates […]

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