NewsMax's Poll: Overwhelming Support for Gibson and 'The Passion'

An Internet poll sponsored by NewsMax.com has found extraordinary support for Mel Gibson and his movie "The Passion of the Christ."

In the largest-ever online survey conducted by NewsMax – more than 200,000 people took part – voters said they almost unanimously (96 percent) supported Gibson in producing his movie.

By almost equal margins voters said they would see the movie, that they were glad Gibson produced a film historically accurate about Jesus' death – and that they did not believe actor Mel Gibson is an anti-Semite.

NewsMax.com's online survey was not scientific, and included readers of the Drudge Report, MSN, Slate, the New York Post and hundreds of other Web sites.

The NewsMax.com poll results follow:

1) Do you support Mel Gibson in producing "The Passion of Christ" [an earlier title for the movie]?

Yes: 199,426, 96.35 percent
No: 7,555, 3.65 percent

2) Do you believe Mel Gibson is an anti-Semite?

Yes: 7,855, 3.84 percent
No: 196,483, 96.16 percent

3) Should Mel Gibson have portrayed Jesus' death so accurately?

Yes: 199,324, 97.39 percent
No: 5,351, 2.61 percent

4) Do you believe Gibson's "Passion of Christ" should be shown in theaters?

Yes: 200,428, 97.26 percent
No: 5,651, 2.74 percent

5) Will you go to see this movie if it is in your local movie theater?

Yes: 194,919, 94.72 percent
No: 10,858, 5.28 percent

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