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# Readers Weigh In on Mel Gibson's 'The Passion of the Christ' in Q-Line
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/030304-story/
- Published: 2004-03-03T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T03:53:43.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Santa Monica, #archive-import

The recent debut of Mel Gibson’s movie “The Passion of the Christ” has sparked a fervent debate in religious and non-religious circles.

Some feel the film is a true depiction of the end for Jesus Christ. Others feel it is anti-Semitic and inaccurate.

So, this week Q-Line wants to know, “What do you think of ‘The Passion’ and why?”

Call (310) 285-8106 with your responses before Thursday at 5 p.m. We’ll print them in Saturday’s paper. Please limit your comments to a minute or less. It might help to think first about the wording of your response.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 3, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/030304.pdf?ref=smdp.com)