Getting easier to find someone who expresses my thoughts better than I do. Go read the whole thing at Amitai Etzioni Notes.
Anti-Semitic sentiments are about to be put to a test. On Ash Wednesday, Mel Gibson’s controversial film, The Passion of The Christ, will be released. The film depicts, in gruesome detail, the last 12 hours of Christ’s life, and includes scenes in which Jews encourage and celebrate the Crucifixion. Some, like columnist Robert Novak, say the movie is merely “a work of art.” Others, including a group of scholars commissioned by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, fear that it may provoke some of the millions who merely hold anti-Semitic attitudes – to act on them. In either case, what troubles me is how unwilling many spiritual and political leaders are to acknowledge how widespread the dryrot of antisemitism is, especially overseas, which is an essential first step to dealing with this problem.
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