NueGene
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Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:23 pm |
 
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The Lord truly works in mysterious ways.
This Friday, the same day Joseph Ratzinger arrives in New York for the first time as pope to address the United Nations, a film that examines Christianity's role in religious violence will make its long-awaited premiere across town.
Ratzinger is expected to call for world peace which, as papal apologist Peggy Noonan notes, "is what popes do and should do." Afterward, he'll visit a modern orthodox synagogue, where he'll be serenaded by a children's choir then wish the Jewish community well for Passover, which starts at sundown the next day.
There will be a trip to Ground Zero and mass at Yankee Stadium. In all, expect quite a show.
But for an honest, thought-provoking look at how Christianity and its symbols have been hijacked by para-political institutions like the Church, which actually jeopardize world peace, look across town for
"Constantine's Sword,"
the documentary by Oscar-nominated director Oren Jacoby, which opens on Friday at a small theatre near the Lincoln Center.
The film examines a series of questions, including: Why are intolerance, violence and war so deeply ingrained in religion? How did the cross become a rallying symbol for persecution? And where did anyone get the idea is it all right to kill people in the name of God?
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