Saturday, March 8, 2014

Brother Kenneth - Pontius Pilate

I would like you in the role of Pontius Pilate - the emissary from Rome - and the one who Christ is made to come before two times before he is sentenced. I see our Pilate for the play as the - Attorney General from the Northeast United States - a kind of "Conservative-Bobby Kennedy-type from the late 1950's."

Here is a bit the Biblical story of Pontius Pilate from the Book of Matthew: http://biblehub.com/kjv/matthew/27.htm

Also, today a video went viral of a decision made by the Attorney General in Kentucky. I think it is a great example of a PontiusPilate-like character grappling a issue - and in this case making the right decision in relation to Civil Rights. - http://instinctmagazine.com/post/kentucky-attorney-general-holds-back-tears-he-announces-he-wont-defend-marriage-equality-ban

But for our purposes - we have to have a Pontius Pilate that "grapples" but ultimately is forced to make the wrong decision and sends Christ off to be crucified. 

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