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...were being faithful to the text, surely far more people would be offended because the Bible implicates Judas, the Romans, everyone who has ever sinned and even God in the death of Jesus. With that in mind, it could be tricky to find "an overwhelmingly favorable consensus among people who might be offended," as a movie exec said. But then consensus has never been the point of the story of Jesus' Passion. The Crucifixion has always divided people into those who believe in it as the great saving act of a just and loving God and those...
...were being faithful to the text, surely far more people would be offended, as the Bible implicates Judas, the Romans, everyone who has ever sinned and even God in the death of Jesus. With that in mind, it could be tricky to find "an overwhelmingly favorable consensus among people who might be offended," as a movie exec put it. But then consensus has never been the point of the story of Jesus' Passion. The Crucifixion has always divided people into those who believe in it as the great saving act of a just and loving God and those...
...billion conversion to all-digital technology, to offer more channels and support interactive services. The plan seems to have paid off: in August BSkyB reported a pretax profit of $418 million on sales of $5.13 billion in the year ended June 30. Financial success, however, doesn't necessarily mean consensus, and analysts have been probing for an explanation for Ball's rumored departure. One theory is that Ball wanted to pay a dividend on BSkyB stock, rewarding shareholders who saw the company through its long and costly digital conversion, and that Murdoch nixed it; he would rather use the cash...
...demanding he do just that. Democratic presidential hopeful Senator John Kerry, for example, has called on the administration to hand political control in Baghdad over to the UN, and mounting bipartisan concern over the cost of the occupation mission is raising pressure on the White House to seek international consensus...
...have to wait and see what the proposals are, and then the neighborhood needs to form a consensus about what we think of them,” Wysoker said...