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The persecution of the martyr.(The Passion of the Christ)(Movie Review)
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST is a disturbing film, not simply because of the graphic violence. In essence the movie is about a man who is betrayed, humiliated and tortured to death for his beliefs, a fate endured with the approval or acquiescence of most of the people around him.
The Chinese friend with whom I saw the film said it reminded her of what happened in her homeland during the Cultural Revolution. At the behest of a totalitarian state, countless individuals were denounced, sometimes by their own friends and family, merely on suspicion of having the capacity to think independently.
Her comment struck me as the most penetrating I have heard in ...
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