{"id":3556,"date":"2006-08-01T01:48:24","date_gmt":"2006-08-01T05:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=3556"},"modified":"2026-09-10T10:14:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T17:14:34","slug":"the-real-problem-the-real-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/the-real-problem-the-real-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real Problem &#8211; The Real Answer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by <\/strong><strong>Paul Proctor\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>\nMEL GIBSON&#8217;S PROBLEM IS NOT ALCOHOL<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve seen the headlines and the mug shot of Mel Gibson being booked for DUI. It is one of those human-interest stories that generate an enormous amount of media attention and website traffic, not so much because it involves alcohol abuse but because it involves a celebrity. When you add to that the fact that the celebrity in question is a staunch conservative and a Catholic with a well known history of deeply held religious beliefs and good works, the most famous of which is a highly acclaimed motion picture called, The Passion of the Christ, you not only have the makings of a real water cooler controversy but the enormous potential for spiritual confusion and secular exploitation.<\/p>\n<p>Mel&#8217;s real problem is not alcohol; nor is it anti-Semitism, verbal abuse, drunk driving, speeding, running stop signs, a foul mouth, a cocky attitude, suicidal tendencies or any of the other &#8220;unforgivable&#8221; sins the media is currently seething over in its unrighteous indignation. 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