Vision Circle

The Passion of Christ

A number of interwoven conversations has got me thinking about Christianity. Of course there's the furor over gay marriage. And one of my boys (heavy Christian) planned to do a photoshoot of foster children only to have second thoughts after he realized that one of the kids had been adopted by a gay couple. And then there's the recent hubbub about Gibson's The Passion.

My wife is Christian. Many of my best friends are Christian.

As soon as Gibson picked Jim Caviezel to be Jesus I knew I wouldn't even invest in The Passion on the hollywood stock exchange. Gibson's passion for the truth didn't quite extend that far did it? I wonder who Mad Max would've chosen?

On gay marriage, the solution is a complicated one. I believe that Christianity as a faith is in the process of dying a slow death, because it is a faith. As such, it's almost like those in gay and lesbian communities the country over, want to integrate into a burning house. But on the other hand, in as much as I think Christianity can be resurrected by reason combined with love, I can only imagine a few other groups as able to save Christianity from itself.

For my boy the cameraman there is no debate. And from my standpoint he's right--there IS no debate. Jesus is love. End of Story. I can't imagine a situation in which a loving spirit would want to separate a child from loving, caring, respectful parents. But what do I know? I know the reason Easter changes every year. Which means I know a bit more than most Christians.