Follow up on the release of POTC (no, not that one)

There's been discussion of whether the movie will generate or stir up anti-semitism, and I had the feeling, given Gibson's removal of certain lines which had been in the script but which were not in the film. that it would be less likely to generate it, but not wholly unlikely to stir it up where it was already present. In the NY Times' article, I found two quotes of interest:

Lovingway United Pentecostal Church in Denver posted a sign on its marquee yesterday saying, "Jews Killed the Lord Jesus." It was quickly denounced by the Colorado Council of Churches and the local Anti-Defamation League, and partly dismantled by a passer-by. But the church's pastor said in a telephone interview that the sign was having the effect he intended.

"It is getting people to go back and look at their Bibles," said the Rev. Maurice Gordon, whose church is affiliated with the United Pentecostal Church International in Hazelwood, Mo. "It's there to show what the real debate is about. Actually all of us are guilty in some way if we reject Christ."



In Richmond, Va., Adrian Ordogne, 46, a real estate agent who saw the film by himself, said, "I was prepared to see Jews as the blame, but I didn't see it that way in the movie."