Spear the Queer (and other childish thoughts)
So... where do I begin...?First of all, if you have not seen the movie "End of the Spear" you need to stop reading this immediately and go to your local picture show house and watch it. Fantastic story (all true) of the way God works in all things and the glory it brings Him to see people changed because of the obedience of those He calls. Vague enough description? Well go watch the movie and be amazed.
Second, yesterday I read an article saying that apparently many Christians are upset and protesting this movie because of the producers' choice of a main actor who happens to be openly homosexual and active in promoting gay rights. What the heck is this obsession with picking a few sins that we personally dislike (probably because it's easier to dislike the ones we don't struggle with than say maybe one of our favorites... gluttony or greed or idolatry) and going ape turd crazy over anything where people who commit these sins are in the public eye. You have a beautiful story of the grace of God freeing a man from pure violence, freeing another from fear, and basically proving that love wins (nod to Brad), and that story is very effectively told with Hollywood cinema quality. And Christians want to freakin complain!!!!!!!!!! Does everyone in the movie have to be a Christian? Are we that isolationist or is it just because of his particular sin? Man, I'm sure glad that Mel Gibson was able to find somebody who was perfect to play Jesus in the "Passion of the Christ" - what an outrage it would have been if he had botched that one up.
Get this you brood of vipers... guess what happens when good actors play their role? They try to really find out who the character they are playing is, so for a lost man to play the part of a devout and passionate believer whose faith truly moved mountains means he truly learned about this faith and passion. How glorious would it be if God's work through Nick Saint didn't stop with just the Waodani people but carries through into the life of the lost actor who plays him in a great movie? Not to mention that the son (Steve Saint - also played by the same guy as an adult) who helped produce the film was whole heartedly behind the choice even amidst the criticism. So keep protesting and signing your letters and watch the work of our glorious God pass by without you.
posted by jc @ 1/30/2006 10:45:00 PM
4 Comments:
I haven't seen this movie, but this blog makes me laugh. Insatiable bastards... ha.
Preach it JC! I'm not sure how homosexuality became the worst sin in the universe.
Oh, and any blog that uses the phrase "ape turd crazy" is a winner in my book.
Great job jc. I agree with you. I was a little sad to hear that Al Mohler came out with something against it.
I agree with your friend too...ape turd crazy is a great description.
Thank you for your thoughts and interesting point of view. Perhaps if people were less anxious to criticize other people (all of us being on the same sinful plane of existence) and a little more prayerful of how those in the spotlight might be influenced by the good news and lives of faithful followers of Jesus Christ, perhaps more people would come to respect Christians and Christianity as a "good" group rather than a self-righteous, pious people.
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