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That's an easy one (for me at least): yes, at least the Jesus part.

In moving across the communion rail, I see one pair of hands after another. Each of them is held out in this beautiful gesture of openness, a gesture that embodies the words of Jesus’ first disciples: Give us this bread, always.

Images of Jesus, or the Virgin Mary, have long been part of the Christian tradition. From amulets to icons, paintings to sculptures, Christianity incorporates a rich visual history, so perhaps it is not surprising that cinema has become a vital medium to display the life of Jesus.

Mark Galli, the editor of Christianity Today, recently offered some interesting observations on the human inclination toward violence – what I call the humanity of violence.

Scholars argue back and forth about what Jesus really said and did. What really happened and what is story? Might I interrupt the argument to say perhaps there is no need for it.

We killed God out of our need for safety, control and power.