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In a time of constant change, with everything from global climate change to constant and divisive political and religious strife, finding one’s footing in our current society can be difficult. Especially for faith-based reasoning. This is why I am recommending the upcoming film, “God’s Not Dead.” This film, starring David A. R. White (GOD’S NOT DEAD, Evening Shade), Isaiah Washington (Grey’s Anatomy) Dean Cain (Lois & Clark), Samaire Armstrong, (The O.C.), Ray Wise (ROBOCOP), Scott Baio (Happy Days), Charlene Tilton (Dallas), with guest appearances by Governor Mike Huckabee and Newsboys, is currently the most successful faith-based franchise of all time.
Featuring Reverand David Hill (played by David A.R. White), with other familiar characters and a Newsboys cameo, appears in the latest installment of the God’s Not Dead movie series. In this installment, David Hill grapples with this crucial question: Does God still have a place in politics? This revolves around the hotly debated political questions in America today regarding the relevance of Christianity in the public square and the viewing of the government’s duty to stand on perceived biblical values and a vocal minority’s repeated view of their own “fundamental God-given rights” throughout the series.
While more entertaining than philosophical debate, it hosts various quips to explain right-winged talking points of our current political season. While less scholastic and more sensationalized in design, the film references Biblical principles that will resonate with conservative Christians. It’s a clean, family-friendly film that will help you understand the perspective of friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers with conservative leanings this election season.
In this exacting perspective, it’s a film to be enjoyed. Explaining in a non-serious, less-abrasive manner current political and socioeconomic themes often absent in modern political advertisements or commonly streamed, public programming. While not every Christian will agree with the hard-hitting political themes in the movie, with many opposed to the core messages promoted throughout the story, including its overly dramatic messaging, it’s a perspective worth watching with friends and family.
I appreciated that the film’s plot presented a handful of views of God and his Word, and overall Bible teachings throughout the film. While there could have been dozens of more references compiled throughout the film’s script, the portrayal of the Passion, the price for serving Christ, and the perceived need of the suffering as his disciples, is worth viewing and examining from one’s perspective. Gauging the views of this oration and implied modern political aspirations of Scripture-including Matthew 5:10–12, John 15:18–20, 2 Timothy 3:10–13, and 1 Peter 4:12–14.
The movie’s central plot largely centers around the debate over preserving religious freedom, the “separation of church and state.” While I as an attorney and writer didn’t agree line-for-line with the plot, I could take away sincerity in this manuscript as a whole. Especially in the opening scene, a powerful scene seeking to draw in the audience’s emotions regarding these very issues. That, even for me, I was able to film utility in these scenes of the movie.
As coverage of the Arkansas congressional incumbent, Rick West, unexpectedly dying of a heart attack before election day. His opponent, Senator Kane (played by Ray Wise), has a press conference where he’s questioned regarding the restriction of religious freedoms. Then, focusing audiences on the film’s distinct plotline by showing old clips of previous presidents Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy speeches on fighting for our freedoms and the importance of keeping America as one nation under God, footage of churches closing during the Covid pandemic, showcasing secularists rallies, and a child checking the “Atheist” box on a piece of paper as his professed religion. All formulations of why voting conservatively will help push America forward.
Finally, transitions to a scene where the story’s antagonist is confronted with news concerning a women’s center that is closing due to public spacing being used by women in transition as a haven for Bible studies. Where a comparison is made between modern American political leanings and the Chinese government blaming all nation’s economic and social pressures on religiosity. Focusing less on decades of the nation’s humanitarian cruelties, the repression in Xinjiang, arbitrary arrests, the forced labor of the Uyghurs, the egregious assault on Hong Kong’s autonomy, the barbaric restriction of Tibetan citizenry, restricting vital medical pathologies, and the timely, life-saving information of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, or the cultural stifling of Chinese critics, authors, athletes, and artists. Instead, focusing on the persecution of Christians in China. Implying that the same religious and socioeconomic depravity could soon happen, here, in America, if voting for heavy-handed Christian-focused rights is not maintained.
Later in the film, during a podcast debate, the focus of the film turns to voting. Reinforced by a scene that depicts struggles of race, economic instability, and lost hope in the future of the nation. One in which 40 million Christians won’t vote in Federal elections, with another 15 million refusing to be registered. The film’s central focus became the notion that “Political campaigns set the example for Christian involvement in the civic square.” In other words, if Christians are not speaking up for their rights, not the rights of fellow Americans, they will be taken away.”
The film’s central premise, that of “American Church-Going Christians” being demonized due to their belief system in God, prayer, or creationism is unfounded. That secularists have weaponized this Constitutionalist separation to eradicate Christianity from all public squares, replacing it with secular humanism is both egregious and unfounded, the film does beg the overall question, “Why Americans cannot engage in political or religious discussion without hate-filled, theocratic debate?” A message I will ponder openly throughout the remainder of this current political season. The internal dialogue over my relation to naturalism and nationalism, respectfully as an American, woman, or Christian. I hope you will do the same, too.
This film is engaging with a captivating story and a renowned cast that keeps the whole family entertained. Allowing friends and families to discuss the current political climate with courage. Most importantly, this film demonstrates Christians, in politics and life, should be optimistic, excited, and hopeful about the future. Friends, buy tickets today to see God’s Not Dead: In God We Trust in theaters starting September 12th! You can also view the trailer, here, or buy tickets to this film, here.
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