It amazes me that the attacks continue against Mel Gibson's current project: The Passion. Maybe I'm just ignorant, but I was under the impression that in order to review a movie, it is usually viewed first. Free Republic alerted me to an interesting article in Jewsweek named Gibson's gaffe by Lewis Regenstein. Here are the first two paragraphs: I'm no scholar but as a perpetual student of the 'Christian Bible' I find this to be intellectually dishonest. I believe the author is leaving out some key facts in making his point. Here is what Luke 23:13-18 says: It is spelled out even further in John 18:31-32 where Pilate says "Take him among yourselves and judge him by your own law." The Jewish leaders respond with "But we have no right to execute anyone." If you look at all the facts, you come up with the following: Jesus was a Jew. His disciples were Jews. Most of the Jewish leaders were against Him and directly responsible for his death. The Romans were the instrument who actually carried out the execution.

The amazing thing is that any Christian who knows his theology understands that it is himself or herself who really killed Christ (or at least caused Him to allow Himself to be slain). So if you really want someone to blame...you can blame me.

My 11 year old son is learning to cook. Today he made a burnt omlette. I honestly thought someone was making fish because that was the smell which made its way back into my office. I can handle the smell of fish, even as strong as this was. Only a few smells can I not handle (like hard boiled eggs); smells which require use of my olfactory defense mechanism - breathing through my mouth until either the odor dissipates or I arrive at a fresh location.

However, the fishy omlette was too much for my 4 year old daughter. She cried and refused to eat lunch in the kitchen. She protested so much that the Queen (May she live forever) relocated her into my office. She eats beside me while I work, and while it seems this would be a most pleasant arrangement, there is a catch. In her quest to avoid a distasteful smell in the kitchen, she has brought her lunch into close proximity to me.

I honestly hope she is enjoying those hard boiled eggs, but I'm sure getting tired of breathing through my mouth.