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What Christians Watch

One of the better articles I’ve seen in a while on the “Faith in Film” movement .. written by Dale Buss who is also the author of “Family Man”, a biography on Dr. James Dobson. So perhaps Dale does at least give a fair-shake to those followers of JC who are endeavoring to make a difference in the creation of feature film. (saw this article originally on Phil Cooke’s blog )

I think I agree for the most part with the author. He says: “Fireproof” succeeded because it is “an on-screen equivalent of an altar call” which I have no problem with at all. More than just being an “altar call” though, I can as a Christian go to a Sherwood Pictures film and know my faith will be taken seriously. That is perhaps a rare treat these days when consuming media. Perhaps this is the FIRST step in tapping into “The Passion… ” money.

This brings up a good question, are the entertainment choices of the average Christian generally that much different than the average non-Christian? If I am truly honest with myself and others I know, I would say generally speaking no. Certainly there are exceptions, but would you agree or not … that in the case of most entertainment released for the masses of the G, PG, PG-13, and R variety, most “Christians” 40 and under, are just as likely to watch what is popular EVEN if the film or show is offensive to one’s faith, morality, sexual orientation, political perspective , etc. … perhaps the subject of another post but let me know if you think I am wrong.

Aside from whether you think this is right or wrong, if I and other honest “believers” are consuming what is popular high dollar entertainment, our expectation for story-based content is also high, and accordingly, when we encounter a show or film that has a good “message” but is low in quality, we may choose to pass it by.