Source: US Newswire

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=150-02192004

On February 19, 2004 US Newswire reported, "Representatives of the Jewish community and several Christian denominations in the Greater Washington Area have created a dialogue guide to Mel Gibson's new film 'The Passion of the Christ.' The guide, offering a constructive approach for Christians and Jews in discussing the film, will be sent to hundreds of clergy in area congregations.

The authors of the guide encourage clergy to reach out to a Christian or Jewish congregation nearby and to use the guide as a resource for discussion. 'The hope is that the film can become a catalyst for positive instruction and dialogue,' said the Rev. Ken Howard, an Episcopal minister who worked on the guide on behalf of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington."