The Bullshit of the Christ

So, I've forwarded this letter and my response to it that I got from my boss
today. I just can't believe the amount of hype that's going on about this
stupid movie. I have a feeling that you're all the same way, but personally,
I have to say that I 1) don't care about Jesus, 2) don't care about
HISTORICAL Jesus, and 3) don't care about some Australian meathead's views
on historical Jesus. While this goes against my policy of just ignoring
stupid shit that I'm sure will be forgotten in a year, I couldn't help it,
this one was just too stupid.

Enjoy...



>>Adam Miller wrote:
Man, Kath - you're a real sucker for a hot guy aren't you? This story is SO
fake. The movie "Man Without a Face" doesn't feature any of that stuff about
surgery and whatnot, it's just a tearjerker about a guy who has burns over
half his body who a kid befriends and helps him cope with the fact that he's
heinously ugly. Nothing like Mel's life: check the bio below:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000154/bio

And then there's this response to this exact story.

http://experts.about.com/q/33/976667.htm

And for future reference: Pretty much nobody stars in their own biography
(Howard Stern being the only dude arrogant enough to be the exception). And
I do just have to say that that last paragraph, to me, is a list of reasons
NOT to admire the guy - God-fearing conservatives are not my kind of people!

So the lesson for the day - do the background research before forwarding
stuff to smartasses with Napoleonic tendencies who love to correct people.
;)

Adam Miller
Worker's Risk Services
(802) 658-0600 ext. 250 - phone
(802) 658-9510 - fax


-----Original Message-----
From: Kathleen DeCarvalho [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 9:37 AM
To: Robin Fleming
Cc: Danielle Lewis; Whitney Hanlon; Audrey Berteau;
[email protected]; Adam Miller; Amy_Watker@wrs. net; Tobrien;
Julie Anderson; Bobbie & JD Downs; MahoneyGrp
Subject: RE: Who



Thank you Robin.  I will be going to see it.


-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 8:47 AM
To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
lperreault-7edr+Ww80/[email protected]; Robin Fleming; [email protected];
[email protected]
Subject: Who


Here is a true story by Paul Harvey.  You will be surprised who this
young man turns out to be.  (Do not look at the bottom on this letter
until you have read it fully.)
    Years ago a hardworking man took his family from New York State to
Australia to take advantage of a work opportunity there.  Part of this
man's family was a handsome young son who had aspirations of joining the
circus as a trapeze artist or an actor.  This young fellow, biding his
time until a circus job or even one as a stagehand came along, worked at
the local shipyards which bordered on the worse section of town.
Walking home from work one evening this young man was attacked by five
thugs who wanted to rob him.  Instead of just giving up his money the
young fellow resisted.  However, they bested him easily and proceeded to
beat his body brutally with clubs, leaving him for dead.  When the
police happened to find him lying in the road they assumed he we dead
and called for the Morgue Wagon.
    On the way to the morgue a policeman heard him gasp for air, and
they immediately took him to the emergency unit at the hospital.  When
the was placed on a gurney a nurse remarked to her horror, that this
young man no longer had a face.  Each eye socket was smashed, his skull,
legs, and arms fractured, his nose literally hanging from his face, all
his teeth were gone, and his jaw was almost completely torn from his
skull.  Although his life was spared, he spent over a year in the
hospital.  When he finally left, his body may have healed but his face
was disgusting to look at.  He was no longer the handsome youth that
everyone admired.
    When the young man started to look for work again he was turned
down by everyone just on account of the way he looked.  One potential
employer suggested to him that he join the freak show at the circus as
"The Man Who Had No Face".  And he did this for a while.  He was still
rejected by everyone and no one wanted to be seen in his company.  He
had thoughts of suicide.  This went on for five years.  One day he
passed a church and sought some solace there.  Entering the church he
encountered a priest who had seen him sobbing while kneeling in a pew.
The priest took pity on him and took him to the rectory where they
talked at length.  The priest was impressed with him to such a degree
that he said that he would do everything possible for him that could be
done to restore his dignity and life, if the young man would promise to
be the best Catholic he could be, and trust in God's mercy to free him
from his torturous life.  The young man went to Mass and communion
everyday and after thanking God for saving his life, asked God to only
give him peace of mind and the grace to be the best man he could ever be
in His eyes.  The priest, through his personal contacts was able to
secure the services of the best plastic surgeon in Australia.  There
would be no cost to the young man as the doctor was the priest's best
friend.  The doctor too was so impressed by the young man, whose outlook
now on life, even though he had experienced the worst, was filled with
good humor and love.  The surgery was a miraculous success.  All the
best dental work was also done for him.  The young man became everything
he promised God he would be.
    He was also blessed with a wonderful, beautiful wife, many
children, and success in an industry which would have been the furthest
thing from his mind as a career, if not for the goodness of God and the
love of the people who cared for him.  This he acknowledges publicly.
    The young man.  Mel Gibson.  His life was the inspiration for his
production of the movie "The Man Without A Face".  He is to be admired
by all of us as a God fearing man, a political conservative, and an
example to all as a true man of courage.

    Mel Gibson has produced the movie "The Passion of the Christ".
This is his way of thanking God for his many blessings.  And it's also
his way of showing us how Christ truly suffered.  He's gotten a lot of
slack from Hollywood for doing this movie.  Please e-mail this to
everyone you know.  And go see the movie when it's released on Feb. 25.
It will change your life forever!


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