ABC Trashed 'The Passion,' But O'Reilly Film Is Not Religious Enough

Scott Whitlock | October 8, 2014
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[See NewsBusters for more.] ABC trashed Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ in 2006, but with an odd bit of historical amnesia, the journalists at Good Morning America on Tuesday knocked Bill O'Reilly's book and upcoming movie Killing Jesus as not religious enough. Co-host Robin Roberts warned that "not everyone is happy with his version of history." Reporter Tom Llamas intoned, "It's Bill O'Reilly's latest book, turned TV movie, that's getting some riled up." Llamas offered this critique of the author and TV personality's take on the death of Jesus: "The Russell Crowe blockbuster Noah, which some Christians said veered too far from the Bible, made about $100 million domestically. Compare that to Mel Gibson's the Passion of the Christ, a movie that followed the Bible closely. It grossed more than $300 million just in the U.S."