cmoehle

Feb 7 2006, 06:16 PM

But some prefer that to a love story between a couple sheepherders.

cmoehle

Feb 8 2006, 12:16 AM

But some prefer that to a love story between a couple sheepherders.

passinthru

Feb 7 2006, 06:26 PM

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Wow, if one has to watch that crap to get religion then something is very wrong.

Apparently, it didn't have much affect. Interesting that so few Christians actually went to see it in relation to the number of christians in America and Europe.

Passion of Christ had little evangelical effect

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The poll also determined that the film, which portrayed the final 12 hours of the life of Jesus, failed to have an impact on people’s determination to engage in evangelism, with less than one-half of one percent of the audience saying they were motivated to be more active in sharing their faith in Christ with others as a result of having seen the movie.

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Changed behavior
While the evangelistic impact was far less than envisioned, the movie did score well when it came to changing behavior.

“Don’t lose sight of the fact that about 13 million adults changed some aspect of their typical religious behavior because of the movie and about 11 million people altered some pre-existing religious beliefs because of the content of that film,” the researcher said.

In the survey, people who had seen “The Passion” were asked if it affected their religious beliefs in any way. Just one out of every six viewers (16 percent) said it had. When pressed to describe the specific shifts in their spiritual perspectives, the most common changes were the perceived importance of how they treat other people, becoming more concerned about the effect of their life choices and personal behavior, and gaining a deeper understanding of, or appreciation for what Christ had done for them through His death and resurrection. Each of those changes was named by 3 percent of the aggregate viewing audience.


Prayer, church attendance
The audience was also asked if viewing the movie had affected their religious practices. In total, 18 percent said some aspect of their religious behavior was different due to seeing the movie. The most common behavioral changes listed included praying more often (listed by 9 percent of those who saw the film), attending church services more often (8 percent), and becoming more involved in church-related activities (3 percent).

Overall, one out of every 10 viewers of “The Passion” (10 percent) indicated that they had changed some aspect of both their religious beliefs and practices in response to the movie.

Those figures, he said, translates to 11 million to 13 million people making some sort of change because of the film’s content.

“That’s enormous influence and you cannot fault ‘The Passion’ for not satisfying religious agendas that some people assigned to it,” Barna said.

“More than any other movie in recent years, ‘The Passion’ focused people on the person and purpose of Jesus Christ. In a society that revolves on relativism, spiritual diversity, tolerance and independence, galvanizing such intense consideration of Jesus Christ is a major achievement in itself.”

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But some prefer that to a love story between a couple sheepherders.

5thwheeler

Feb 6 2006, 08:31 PM

On the other hand, Brookback mountain is not your standard Hollywood shoot-um up Cowboy film as some think, its a tragic love story about a love denied by hatred, and insensitivity of a society that hasn't a clue what the words "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" in our Declaration of Independence really mean.

tomdrobin

Feb 7 2006, 07:20 PM

  Many accept and embrace a homosexual lifestyle....

Justine

Feb 8 2006, 12:46 AM

5th wheeler,

Did you see the Passion of Christ?
Two hours of whippings etc. Um, I think someone didn't see it.( I believe the timed whipping portion of the movie actually amounts to about 12 minutes. 

Exaggerating to make a point makes your point seem invalid as your information is not accurate, therefore your opinion on that movie cannot be validated by the reality.
Your certainly entitled to your opinion of the Passion of Christ, even if you didn't see it, but to say it was nothing but two hours of " whippings" is ridiculus, its not like anyone has ever said BrokebackMountain is two hours of men having anal intercourse now is it?

I personally find the Passion of Christ not to my taste either, I have pointed out that ( in another thread) I watch films to be entertained, and that usaully encompasses comedy and some drama or romance. Nothing too intense.

I read the bible , and go to church to learn more about Christs life, rather then accept any Hollywood production. So, my point is , don't like Cowboy movies, don't like movies where I end of crying( Passion of Christ) .

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5th
I'm going to disagree with you on that. I think it's about a valid disagreement about what is considered "normal" socially acceptable behavior. It's a free country, and behavior between consenting adults is a private matter. But, that doesn't mean society has to openly embrace any deviation from the commonly accepted norms. Many accept and embrace a homsexual lifestyle as normal and acceptable. Many others do not, and refusing to do so does not make them bigots, haters etc. They just refuse to accept that change in the definition of "normal" which is their perogative.

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Overall, one out of every 10 viewers of “The Passion” (10 percent) indicated that they had changed some aspect of both their religious beliefs and practices in response to the movie.

Those figures, he said, translates to 11 million to 13 million people making some sort of change because of the film’s content.

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Roughly half of the people who saw the movie (53%) were born again Christians, which is somewhat higher than their incidence in the adult population (38%). Similarly, adults who are atheists or agnostics represent about 12% of the national population but were just 4% of the viewing audience for this movie.

If the statistics concerning the spiritual inclinations of viewers are projected to the U.S. population, then the study would estimate that approximately 36 million adults who saw the movie were born again Christians and an additional 31 million were not born again.