March 19, 2004

'The Passion': They Know Not What They Watch

By TIMOTHY K. BEAL

I've been watching how The Passion of the Christ is playing out on campus, especially how it is affecting dynamics among different religious groups. Various ministries and religious organizations are taking groups to the film or arranging special screenings. Evangelical ministries, like the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, are inviting non-Christian students to join them, seeing this as an opportunity for evangelism. National organizations like Youth