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For the most part, only bits and pieces of Mel Gibson's apology have been shown. Here is the full text of his statement. He goes beyond merely saying he's sorry to asking leaders of the Jewish community to meet with him and "discern the appropriate path for healing."
Everyone has the tendency to offer unfailing support those who are "on our side." I may want to defend Gibson and maybe I should, but I also know that if Michael Moore had said something like this I would be hesitant to give him a second chance. That is sad on my part. I guess I should be willing to give anyone who asks a second chance or "the coat of my back."
It seems like some guy said something about going a second mile, when you only have to go one. I should try to be like that guy.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
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I'm a big Mel Gibson fan. Loved Braveheart and the Patriot. Thought the guts he showed in making The Passion of the Christ was even more impressive than the film itself.
But he really blew it here. It's one thing to get a DUI. But the things he said about Jews - that's another story. I realize he was drunk, but those kinds of comments don't come out of the blue. He must be harboring something against Jewish people, or at least fighting such thoughts. I liked how he immediately apologized and took responsibility, but this part was a little awkward: "The tenets of what I profess to believe necessitate that I exercise charity and tolerance as a way of life. Every human being is God’s child, and if I wish to honour my God I have to honour his children." Sounds like God is making him love Jewish people. Maybe that's not how he meant it, but it comes off a little like he loves Jews "cause he has to." That's not the way it's supposed to work. If Christ truly lives within you, then love is within you, and you will have that love for all of God's children. Not because you have to, but because you want to. So I think he's fighting a spiritual battle where something inside him is preventing him from loving everyone or at least causing him to have hateful thoughts towards Jewish people.
Now, I'm not throwing stones. Believe me!! I struggle with my own sins. I don't love everyone as I should, particularly people who treat me bad or say things I don't like. They are God's children too, and I have a really hard time loving them. I'm no better than Mel or anyone else - I need God's grace to follow Jesus. And I don't always succeed. I fall down, and with God's help, I get up. Mel has fallen down in a very public way. May all of us who believe in the Lord pray for Mel to "get up" in a way that brings healing to everyone involved.
Tim
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