Powers said Mormon church prophet Joseph Smith once answered a reporter's question in the 19th century by saying, "We teach (members of the church) correct principles and they govern themselves." "Church leaders do not make recommendations to members about individual movies, and as such, they have not made any authoritative recommendation about this movie." "In general, we are counseled to carefully evaluate all of the movies we consider watching, even PG or PG-13 movies. "In (the church's) October 2003 General Conference, there were at least six talks that mentioned the general negative impact on our society of the media, including TV, movies and the Internet, with a caution to members concerning such," Powers said. Gibson devotes only seconds to Christ's rising at the end of the movie, which heavily focuses on the scourging and suffering Jesus went through after his arrest and as he died on the cross.ĭavid Powers, president of the Midland-Odessa Latter-day Saints stake, said there have been no rules issued by the church on specific movies, but there has been talk about Mormon exposure to popular culture, such as "The Passion." To date, the movie has grossed more than $315 million. I'm disappointed there isn't more about the Resurrection." "But I think what Mel Gibson has done, spending his own money to make this film, is a great thing.
For me personally … seeing the suffering, I don't see how it will build my faith in Christ.
"As a general rule, Mormons are counseled to avoid movies that have sexually suggestive or violent content," Chapman said. It's not a law, or even a rule by which Mormons are expected to live, but a recommendation.īecause of the church's opinion on movies, hundreds of thousands of Mormons likely will choose not to see Gibson's powerfully emotional and moving film of the last 12-hours of Jesus' life. But Chapman is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the church's leadership has counseled the Mormon community against viewing movies containing violent or sexual content.
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