And said things he does not feel are best.
Then the next day realized his mistake and tried to correct them.
Who is the Mel you criticize? Isn't that why forgiveness exists?
The Jewish people that forgive Mel, help him get over some bad things that try to divert him when he is not at his best. I know I need forgiveness for things often. So I try not to hold things against others.
And some use his comments as a way to try and hurt people of his belief, just like his comments hurt others.
And just like Christians have to clean up the Christians using the belief in a bad way, and Islams have to clean up the Muslims using their belief in a bad way, Jewish people need to help with the people using Jewish faith in a bad way.
So that none of us get the wrong ideas of what some teaching is about.
And Mel's movies have some really great stuff in them, would you drive the tanker full of sand to get people out? Would you drive your car directly at someone so there is enough runway for the children.
Would you choose not to hurt someone, in a moment when there better mind was not on there shoulders, and they did not at that moment know they were hurting someone, even if it meant you were sent into exile.
Side note, the story of Thunderdome, the character of Mel has a transformation after a moment of contrition in Thunderdome, and after the 'sent into exile scene', that part of the movie is in spiritual form. After he had that better moment, he met spiritual beings, they tried to help him, but it was them that also needed help. And after all, isn't that what friends are for.
Mel's Character went into Thunderdome willing to harm, but in the moment, he did not. 'Minority report justice' would judge him wrong, when in that movie his character avoided that trap
Nick of Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwxLVikHTDsFound love in the Nick of Time.
Also the story of Abraham.