We are being framed as God-hating, gay parade-loving elitist

[digno dave]

and some of us play right along.
I am not religious but i don't hate God, or Mell Gibson. I am not gay but i have been to a few gay parades in my life and hang out with gay friends.
I am afraid that some of us are bashing Gibson when we should leave him alone and let him do what he wants to do. Heck, support it even. There are brilliant principles in the Christian faith that i dare say pro & anti religious liberals and progressives live their lives by closer than any right-wing conservative i know.

I haven't seen the film so i may have a different opinion about him afterwards, but i know how staunch he is in his beliefs and I have read some of the complaints about the film. I think anyone who has cerawled up from the depths of a sorry existence(as he claims) is more prone to latch onto a belief system that is unwavering and dogmatic. That is the only way they can can keep themselves "honest". The problem with that is that not all people are in such piss-poor shape emotionally/spiritually to need such guidance and/or assistance. The reformed people, however, don't think that is true. In steps Gibson and "The Passion".
Now conservatives have latched on to this and the gay mairrage issue in an attempt to portray us as hating anything that promotes religion or "traditional values". And what do SOME of us do...we play along. We slam Gibson and his movie. We come off looking like sour-pusses. I say leave him alone & let him make his movie. I would prefer more people see that movie that the latest Adam Sandler piece of shit or The Fast & the Furious 12.

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