A church in Denver posted a sign saying, “Jews Killed the Lord Jesus.” The Colorado Council of Churches and the local branch of the Anti-Defamation League criticized the sign, at the Lovingway United Pentecostal Church. The church posted it Wednesday, the day Mel Gibson’s controversial film “The Passion of the Christ” opened.
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