--- mrfishey2001 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > "This exchange is starting to take a hard turn > because > nobody is either an expert on the topic or they did > not live back then in the deep south. One thing is > true, and that is that history is re-visionist. What > we say happened "back then" is not necessarily so." > > > True, and illustrated starkly In Kazantzakis' The > Last Temptation of > Christ. The savior returns to live out his life as a > quiet citizen. > Walking through the village square one day he comes > upon a man > preaching about the life of Christ. The words, > twisted and accusatory, > resemble little to the life of an enlightened soul. > Christ, in an > effort to save his teachings, confronts the speaker. > The man, flooded > with his own brilliance, reminds a bewildered Christ > "it matters > little what you actually said... I am speaking now". Brilliant example and a brilliant movie. The people who protested the movie-most of whom hadn't even seen the movie!-didn't understand it. > > > > ------------- > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
