tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178262878678330798.post8194102726635346868..comments2023-08-20T07:03:13.236-07:00Comments on College At Thirty: Being beaten, physically and metaphoricallyCollege At Thirtyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353346026765317698noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178262878678330798.post-26844524394284388392012-07-28T01:20:18.599-07:002012-07-28T01:20:18.599-07:00I enjoyed The Passion, somewhat...however---I coul...I enjoyed The Passion, somewhat...however---I couldn't watch the beatings. I just couldn't. I don't know if the ability you and I have to visualize our readings is the cause, or if it's attributable to the almost-nauseating level of sympathy I feel (pain, whether physical or emotional, is something I can conjure rather strongly in my own mind. Given strong enough influence, I can feel genuinely sick at heart and in body). In any case, it was difficult to watch/hear, and the only thing that eased that during viewing was what I remember of the ending: seeing Jesus at the foot of his tomb, standing and walking out of frame.<br /><br />(Frankly, I think we should've seen the women that came to the tomb, but it feels like Christianity still treats women as the whores needing redemption, or the ones fit to wash feet and dry them with our hair. God forbid we see the women reach the tomb before the disciples, because someone might think the women were more devoted or something.)<br /><br />That said, Fundie should've been ashamed of herself. It's that kind of My Way or the Hell Way attitude that gives Christians a bad rap. We're supposed to be believers, and be kind, compassionate, and good! Not, DO THIS OR YOU ARE A BAAAAAD CHRISTIAN. I know I am! And I know I need to do better. I don't need to buy something or wear something or protest somewhere or repost a FB status to be a "good" Christian. I'm tired of being bullied by my own faith.<br /><br />You know what? Fundie sounds like more like the first two that passed the injured man on the road, and less like a Good Samaritan. The other ladies who looked at you, heard you, acknowledged you, AND TOOK THE KNOWLEDGE TO HEART (big, big emphasis), were the Samaritans.<br /><br />*harrumph*<br /><br />Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a burning desire to find out if those Easter-time chocolate crosses are still available. 'Cause nothing says "I love Jesus!" like eating a candy instrument of torture.Kim Shoafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15071353498213513868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178262878678330798.post-49411984621418364342012-07-24T11:33:28.429-07:002012-07-24T11:33:28.429-07:00I'm very sorry for what you went through, but ...I'm very sorry for what you went through, but I do feel I should point out that Jesus probably did speak Aramaic as it was the everyday language of Israel at the time He lived. I'm not sure if He would have used the actual dialect of Aramaic they used in the movie, though.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramaic<br /><br />I've actually had similar experiences with secular friends who have tried to push movies or TV shows on me. One friend became verbally abusive towards me when I declined to watch that Howard Stern movie Private Parts. I did later see the movie on TV and thought it was funny, but the experience will always be linked to how insane my friend got just because I said no. <br /><br />I am a Christian, but never had any Christian friends or acquaintances try to force me to watch The Passion or to buy the DVD. I was interested in seeing it, but now that we all have evidence of what an abusive, racist jerk Mel Gibson is, I won't go out of my way to watch it.<br /><br />It's a shame some of your coworkers didn't recognize your boundaries and very good reasons for not buying the DVD, but I'm glad some of them did support you.Syrdaryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687422366764467554noreply@blogger.com