Quick turn on ABC Primetime

[RGR]

We all need to continue to hold up Mel in prayer regarding this. This could be a great evangelist tool! I can't wait for it to come on Pay-Per-View on Dish Network after it leaves theater!

[Hvnly1Rose]

i did! i QUICK, turned to ABC... didn't know mel was in jurassic park LOL...

oh yeah, i'm on the WEST coast!

LOL Lady, sorry it wasn't on there...but you may still have a chance to see the whole thing...better then me Is it going to be on there at 10pm tonight?

[RGR]

Actually East Coast and Central Time Zones get it at the same time, except it's 10:00 on the East Coast while it's 9:00 here at that time. Don't know about the West Coast. I imagine they're on a delayed feed or something.

[Guest LadyC]

i did! i QUICK, turned to ABC... didn't know mel was in jurassic park LOL...

oh yeah, i'm on the WEST coast!

LOL Lady, sorry it wasn't on there...but you may still have a chance to see the whole thing...better then me Is it going to be on there at 10pm tonight?

i'm sure it will be on at 10 pm here... another hour and 15 minutes. can't say for sure though, hubby's got the remote! by ten he'll be in the shower though.

[wordsower]

I thought it was great!

[JP1]

I thought it was wonderful to see a Christian on TV sticking up for his beliefs, and I thought he did a great job. I applaude him and what he has done. At the very least, he has gotten the nation talking about Jesus again.

[Andrew007]

Andrew,

How many times are you going to change avatars and signatures? You're making my head spin!!!

Trying to decide on which signature "fits", will still try out a few more..... I'm keeping the avatar.

[nebula]

I thought it was funny when he mentioned that after the film, he might go somewhere where no one can find him.

"Do you know where that is? . . . I am going to pitch a tent next to the weapons of mass destruction. No one will find me!"

:LOL:

On a heart note, man - does he have a passion for Jesus! I mean, it is not just the words he uses, but the facial expressions and tone of voice he used in describing it all. That was real! I also appreciate how he refused to talk about the situation with his father. Obviously, there's something there (disagreement?), but he refused to smear his father before the rest of the world. That's character!

But one thing I was also thinking, and I don't mean to be pointing fingers, but it did hit me. In discussing things earlier, someone had made the comment about wondering if he would be returning to making his old type of films after this - the impression I got from the entire comment overall was one of scepticism. I may be wrong, but that is the impression I got. (Like, well, let's just sit back, wait and see. . . .) But he was asked that very question n the interview. He became reflective, and simply said, "I don't know," and something to the extent of probably not because either it just wouldn't feel right or it wasn't in him anymore or something. And I pondered this, and I thought, my goodness, we can be so quick to judge negatively, can't we.

You know, I am so tired of the critics to this film - before its been seen by them.

And one more thought about Mel, even though he made a not-too-good outburst in regards to the NY Times guy, at least he was able to admit during the interview that it was something he shouldn't have said - of course he explained why he said it, but it wasn't in a justifying way. I know many who would not have done even that. So, I really appreciate that kind of character.

There are some times when how we chose to worship God with a congregation of people shouldn't keep dividing us or separate anyone out as being "lesser" of a Christian. I think I'd rather see more Christians as Catholics showing the kind of character I saw expressed in that interview last night than as "more appropriate" denominations and back-stabing and blame-shifting and gossiping and a whole lot of other junk we unfortunately find floating around.

(FYI - I've got three fingers pointing back at myself as I speak this.)

[JohnS]

Hi Nebula!

I loved the interview. I am organizing a group to go see the film when it comes out.

The only thing Mel said that I did not like was that one didn't have to be a Christian to be saved, but that made it harder. He never did explain the statement.

[Guest shiloh357]

But one thing I was also thinking, and I don't mean to be pointing fingers, but it did hit me. In discussing things earlier, someone had made the comment about wondering if he would be returning to making his old type of films after this - the impression I got from the entire comment overall was one of scepticism. I may be wrong, but that is the impression I got. (Like, well, let's just sit back, wait and see. . . .)

That was me. I was the one that made that comment. It might have come across as skeptical, but I think it was a valid question. Of course, it was made without the benefit of last night's interview. It is just like anything else, though. God knows his heart right now. We will know the genuiness of his heart later by the fruit he produces. It is not being judgemental, just optimistically cautious. I thought the interview was great, the part that I saw. I think he is a changed man.