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...happen is to imagine what it would be like if it had happened in some other way. That is what David Gray is doing in a comfortable Geneva, Ill., living room with six other men from his church. They are, as it were, brainstorming Jesus' death. "What if God's plan were that Jesus comes to earth," asks Gray, "and he does these teachings and he talks nice. You know, 'Love your enemy ...' And then he is taken away and not killed. Why in God's plan did he have to suffer like this...
...God's plan probably has to be more dramatic?" suggests...
...Right," says another, briefly imagining God's thinking. "'You folks don't get it. We've gotta make something dramatic here...
Well, not until six weeks ago. Thanks to the Gibson movie, "the atonement is back on the agenda of American culture," says Stephen Prothero, chairman of the religion department at Boston University and author of American Jesus: How the Son of God Became a National Icon. "This is a major shift. Atonement has been Belief No. 10 for Americans. But they care more now. This is Crucifixion Christianity...
...celebrity trial. And back in Geneva, the issue continues to fascinate the Bible students and their church's associate rector, Tony Welty. "The question is," says Welty, "O.K., if this really happened, why did it happen? Why did Christ die? And if he really did die, then, my God, what does that mean for me? I'm a person living in the 21st century. Is this something I need to be taking more seriously...