This afternoon, Salon reported that Mel Gibson is making a sequel to “The Passion of the Christ,” complete with the “original Jesus”:
“The Passion of the Christ” sequel on the way from Mel Gibson with original Jesus https://t.co/AXaBPDXfmk
— Salon (@Salon) January 30, 2018
But that weird bit of wording isn’t what stuck out most to Atlantic contributor and faith and culture writer Jonathan Merritt:
https://twitter.com/JonathanMerritt/status/958460761566859270
It’s a shame he wasn’t joking. Because that’s just bad.
You might not be joking, but you should be. The snark in your tweet demonstrates your ignorance about Christian orthodoxy, which makes your tweet the joke. But please, do go on.
— Brian (@bhg70) January 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/fastnerman/status/958466830737330176
Faith and culture writer.
You had one job!
— Bryan Coughlin (@BPCoughlin) January 30, 2018
Literally. That’s his one job.
So you report on religion, do you?
— Lunar Lad (@MegaUltraMoon) January 30, 2018
You’re a religion reporter?
— Kirsten (@KikiHavens) January 30, 2018
To be fair, you can’t really expect a guy who makes a living writing about religion to make sure he knows what he’s talking about.
You cover faith at your magazine and you don't know this?
— Gerry Navarro ☦️ (@_GarbagePaleKid) January 30, 2018
How embarrassing for you.
— Mike Seder (@mpaulseder) January 30, 2018
(of note: this guy is the Atlantic's "faith reporter" and he thinks the idea that Jesus descended into hell before the Resurrection is some wacky Mel Gibson invention.)
— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) January 30, 2018
Omg you mean he’s making a religious movie that stays true to the tenets of his religion????!!!!
— Josh (@JoshPSU97) January 30, 2018
Are you sitting down? I'm not joking, this is wild!
Mel Gibson's movie about the resurrection of Jesus will adhere to Christian orthodoxy. pic.twitter.com/clTkz948Ez
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) January 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/jjbarnhart/status/958469404152430597
Do you Christianity, bro? https://t.co/zY4UndbdzH
— Schadenfreudelish (@aggierican) January 30, 2018
That's pretty standard Catholicism
— Jason Hornbuckle (@JasonHornbuckle) January 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/timothy_stanley/status/958467756214640642
Familiar with The Apostle's Creed?
— Rob Johnson (@1949labs_rob) January 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/jronaldbillman/status/958467990823030790
Check the Apostle's Creed out sometime, buddy. https://t.co/0FQng3ZBIM
— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) January 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/958475966438887427
https://twitter.com/AndStrats/status/958467892365979654
Crazy, right!!?!?!? Next thing you'll tell me he ascends into Heaven too!
— David Mueller (@davidwmueller) January 30, 2018
Whaaaaaaat?
https://twitter.com/davidharsanyi/status/958468435176050691
Know religion much?
— Barry Duren (@duncansooner) January 30, 2018
Maybe don't tweet about religion anymore
— Tanguy Fieri (@leviphillip) January 30, 2018
That’s maybe not a bad idea.
Bio lists you as a "Faith" reporter at the Atlantic.
IOW, quit your job. Close your Twitter account. Go read a couple of books.
— Fauxmaha (@J3ffMiller) January 30, 2018
The Bible would be a good one to start with.
https://twitter.com/ashsoles/status/958471628446486533
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with an additional tweet.
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