Saved

[nChrist]

Brothers and Sisters,

I was just thinking - WOW! - We really need HowdyDoodieWood to make a movie especially for our young people that mocks, confuses, and unfarly stereotypes Christianity. After all, many of our young people may be babes in Christ, or they may be searching for Christ.

HowdyDoodieWood just might be able to influence part of an entire generation away from Christ. UM??? - would HowdyDoodieWood want to do something like that? YEP! In fact, I bet there will be worse to come.

Love In Christ,
Tom

[CleansedSpirit]

Amen, BEP!

[Tibby]

Brothers and Sisters,

I was just thinking - WOW! - We really need HowdyDoodieWood to make a movie especially for our young people that... unfarly stereotypes Christianity.

I hate to disargee, and I hate even more bringing up old topics, but had the movie been set in my neck of the woods (East Texas, the Bucket of the Bible belt and home of YWAM, Mercy Ships, Teen Mania, AND Fish the Planet), then the stereotypes where, sadly, very fair. The Movie brings up a good point that many Christian, ESPECIALLY the young Christians who are on-fire for god seem to forget... And that point is that the great commandments are to love, not judge others. I could tell you stories about the Behavior of TWAM and Teen Mania interns that would make you think Saved was overly-fair to Christians!
 
I LOVED the Movie Saved, because it sends a message to Christians that needs to be heard: Mellow out! It's all a Honey-vinager kinda thing! It focused on how to LIVE! It's about time we have movies with a message!

[nChrist]

Tibby,

I didn't see the movie. Generally, I only trust HowdyDoodieWood to serve the ultra-liberal anti-Christian stance. I certainly wouldn't trust HowdyDoodieWood to teach Christians how to be better, how to witness, how to live, etc. Christians have outstanding sources for education of this type in all kinds of media.

It may not seem fair for me to comment on a movie that I haven't seen, but I don't see many movies. I have an extremely hard time thinking that HowdyDoodieWood is going to purposefully advance Christianity. Painting us with the broad brush of their ultra-liberal and probably lost point of view would be like me trying to be a serious critic of nuclear physics. So, I'll remain a skeptic, maybe unfairly, but still a skeptic.

Love In Christ,
Tom

Romans 12:1-2  I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

[Tibby]

Thats ok, I understand. I know exactly how you feel. You could find out about it, but if it is as you fear, then you just invested movie into those who made the movie! I have the same problem with Nicklodian and MTV movies. I HATE Vivacom, and all of it's stations directed at younger veiwers, but some of my friends say "Napolian Dynomite" and "Joes Apartment" are great movies! Between a rock and a hard place. You have to chose between giving money to something you will hate, or liking something from a group of people you truly despise!  

[nChrist]

Thats ok, I understand. I know exactly how you feel. You could find out about it, but if it is as you fear, then you just invested movie into those who made the movie! I have the same problem with Nicklodian and MTV movies. I HATE Vivacom, and all of it's stations directed at younger veiwers, but some of my friends say "Napolian Dynomite" and "Joes Apartment" are great movies! Between a rock and a hard place. You have to chose between giving money to something you will hate, or liking something from a group of people you truly despise!  

Tibby

   I don't hate them, they just shouldn't depend on me for much support. I can watch Donald Duck and Elmer Fudd on television FREE.  

[Sapphire W34P0N]

I loved this movie. It's the Christians here who say they feel they're being unfairly stereotyped that probably most need to see it.

It's sadly accurate.

[Tibby]

It's the Christians here who say they feel they're being unfairly stereotyped that probably most need to see it.

Man, I'm glad YOU said, Buddy!   Bold, very bold!