Mel Gibson: Portrait of a Christian Hero
Over a few week period we will be honoring ten of the greatest Christian heroes with a short 30 second read.
In our last report we profiled The savior of Detroit.
This time we profile probably the strongest American Christian of all time.
History
Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson was born at the age of nine months in Peekskill, New York. He moved to Sydney Australia when he was 12 years old. Mel Gibson is an American role model, actor, director, producer, and renowned man of faith.
Christian Values
Gibson was raised a Traditionalist Catholic. When asked about the Catholic doctrine of “Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus”, Gibson replied, “There is no salvation for those outside the Church … I believe it. Put it this way. My wife is a saint. She’s a much better person than I am. Honestly. She prays, she believes in God, she knows Jesus, she believes in that stuff. And it’s just not fair if she doesn’t make it, she’s better than I am. But that is a pronouncement from the chair. I go with it. When he was asked whether John 14:6 is an intolerant position, he said that “through the merits of Jesus’ sacrifice… even people who don’t know Jesus are able to be saved, but through him.
Gibson directed, produced, co-wrote, and funded the 2004 film The Passion of the Christ, which chronicled the passion and death of Jesus Christ. The cast spoke the languages of Aramaic, Latin, and Hebrew. The movie grossed US$611,899,420 worldwide and $370,782,930 in the US alone, surpassing any motion picture starring Gibson. In US box offices, it became the eighth (at the time) highest-grossing film in history and the highest-grossing rated R film of all time. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards and won the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture.
Controversy
Gibson’s traditionalist Catholic beliefs have been the target of criticism, especially during the controversy over his film The Passion of the Christ. Gibson stated in the Diane Sawyer interview that he feels that his “human rights were violated” by the often vitriolic attacks on his person, his family, and his religious beliefs.
Gibson complimented filmmaker Michael Moore and his documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 when he and Moore were recognized at the 2005 People’s Choice Awards. Gibson’s Icon Productions originally agreed to finance Moore’s film, but later sold the rights to Miramax Films.
Redemption
Gibson’s strong outreach to the African communities and his successes in ending apartheid have earned him worldwide acclaim. He also has a reputation for practical jokes, puns, Stooge-inspired physical comedy, and doing outrageous things to shock people. As a director he sometimes breaks the tension on set by having his actors perform serious scenes wearing a red clown nose.
Christian Heroes reported so far
Big Ben Roethlisberger.
Marshal Mathers III
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- Scared
- Sad
- Amused
- Laughing Out Loud
Author: Senator August Weisz
Retired Hydroelectric Engineer. Now spend my time helping others who won’t help themselves.
http://christwire.org/august-weisz-biography
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12:16 pm
I love this man
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4:39 pm
“Art, like the Alamo, has to draw the line somewhere.”
—Gene Elder, San Antonio, Texas
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12:30 pm
Ugh. Really? Really?
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3:03 pm
There’s no need to specify the age of an infant at the time of birth unless they’re incredibly premature or horrifyingly overdue.
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4:56 pm
Mel Gibson is a great Christian role model.
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11:20 pm
He beat his wife how is he a good Christian male
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11:22 pm
Please read the article.
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2:05 pm
Please listen to Chris.
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2:38 am
I would be proud if one of my sons grew up to be like him.
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2:39 am
Don’t you think that Reagan is sitting at the feet of Jesus right now smiling down at Mel Gibson?
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2:44 am
Yes, with Richard Nixon and Charlton Heston.
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4:48 am
CAn you please let me know if this whole Christ wire thing is a joke. I dont know if you realize that when people on here ask that, there being serious. I really have to know now. theres too much evidence pointing to it being a joke. No one can possibly believe some(or all) of the stuff you put up on this site. No human has that much hate towards everything that goes on. The pasture at my friends church says this site is just a joke. It is right?? Theres no way. Like the article on women not being equal and being bad drivers was kinda funny. It was meant to just be funny correct? Like this whole thing is a joke? it has to be. Cause i didn’t know people still existed that thought women weren’t equal. If this whole thing is a joke Thumbs up. Some of the besy well thought out comedy ive ever seen. If its for real. Your sick twisted and i hope you die in a AIDS fire.
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5:29 pm
seriously these people are satirical and making laugh of the real people who think like that (beck palin )
but if these people ( which I think they are not real by themselve justs ee their pics are so 90)
they just show how USA is fucked up with religious Zealot hopefully these people are not zealot but still
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2:16 pm
unfortunately cody, there will always be people out there with sick, twisted perspectives and the best solution is not to argue, but laugh and help the world realize how foolish they look
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3:18 pm
As a Catholic, the duplicity of the Easter story and Texas Chainsaw Jesus in the now classic “Passion of the Christ” as a vehicle for the evangelical message is a powerful combination that has increased congregations worldwide.
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8:49 am
Even Christ-deniers like Christopher Hitchens have acknowledged that Gibson’s film could be an effective outreach tool to the gay sadomasochist niche market.
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