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Insights into Pop Culture at Hollywood Jesus
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Hollywood Jesus Insights page will take you into deeper levels of understanding
God and our culture.
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of these insights were posted in 1998-9. The most recent Insights are
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| HOLLYWOOD
AND JESUS |
Top
Spiritual Films from Hollywood.
What
films have impacted you the most in a spiritual way? What
film Has Been Seen by More People Than Any Other?
A) Gone With The Wind. B) Titanic. C) Star Wars
D) None of the above. Click and be surprised!
The
Incredible Connection Between the Cross and Hollywood
There
is a very interesting connection between the cross of Jesus and Hollywood.
It is a connection the goes back thousands of years to the ancient Druids
and their myths.
Why
Hollywood Jesus?
In
Western culture, filmmakers are the story tellers that connect the viewer
with the realities of the mysteries of life that appeal to our inner
quest for truth and purpose. The images in the movies that spark
this inner quest stay with us a lifetime. |
| ARTISTIC
INSIGHTS |
B.C.
Comics -Censored!
B.C.
may be the most censored cartoon strip in America today. Religion--more
specifically, Christianity -- seems to be considered offensive on the
comics page, unless it's a spoof.
God
the Artist
God's
"sets," we might say, are phenomenal--the Grand Canyon and
the Matterhorn, the Kalahari Desert and the Vale of Kashmir, the amazing
Amazon and Victoria Falls.
Jesus
in Art
An
automatic slide show. View the whole life of Christ by looking at
only his face -as painted by the masters.
Celebrated
Writers and Jesus.
Graham
Greene, John Steinbeck, Harold Kampf, William Faulkner, and Gore Vidal
used the story of Jesus in their novels!
Christian
Artists in Hollywood
The
Hollywood Faithful. Hollywood's all bad? An evening with the
Entertainment Fellowship quickly dispels that illusion.
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| SEX,
VIOLENCE AND SLEAZE |
Why
Hollywood Jesus Is Not Moralistic
"WHAT
ABOUT ALL THAT SEX, VIOLENCE AND SLEAZE?" This is a question I
get asked often. Here is my response in the form of letters, reviews
and articles.
Interview
with Michael Medved
Michael
Medved says there is a "A Profound National Shift."
Hollywood is cleaning up its act. Medved is a film critic for
The New York Post and co-host of Sneak Previews, the weekly movie
review show on PBS.
Good
Art Lasts Longer
"Good
art" argues cultural critic Kenneth A. Myers, "takes us
to a world we wouldn't have imagined ourselves." It not only
criticizes, it holds out a better moral vision. At their best the
movies do this.
Disney
Boycott. Yes or No?
Dick
Rolfe of the Dove Foundation, a non-profit Christian media organization,
best expresses how I feel. Instead of a general boycott, simply support
what you like with your dollars and don't support what you don't like.
Easy. Effective. And, it works.
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| ANGELS
IN POPULAR CULTURE |
What
the Bible Says About Angels
The
subject of "angels" is receiving a lot of attention these
days. This popular interest in reflected in recent movies popular television
shows. Here is an examination of what the Bible has to about
"angels."
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| BIBLE
INSIGHTS and PROPHESY |
Why
Did Jesus Walk on Water?
In
The Truman Show, Trueman takes a boat to the end of his world. Gets
out and seemingly walks on water. He had conquered his evil.
What
Is New Birth?
Steps
to peace with God, by Dr. Billy Graham, the most respected and honored
evangelist of all time.
The
Mystery of the Trinity
The
idea of the Trinity is used in such films as "Superman,"
" Face to Face" et al. Understanding the essential
idea behind the Trinity is to understand God, divine truth, and culture.
Creeds
of the Church.
The
Apostles creed is basic to understanding Christian belief. It
is also the source of such movies as "The Quick and the Dead,"
"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" et al.
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| CULTURE
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The
Incredible Inca Revelation.
The
Incas worshipped the sun but when the revelation came to Pachacuti that
the sun shined on some but not all he realized that the sun was a created
thing. That the Incas had been worshipping creation not the creator
was a revolutionary idea.
The
Man Who Became an Ant
Here
is an amazing story of a culture that had all the ingredients of the
story of Jesus Christ inherent in their myths and legends can be found
in a book entitled "Bruchko."
Christmas
and Pop Culture
Much
of what we think about the Christmas story is not biblical. We have
been deeply influenced by our popular culture. See how much you have
been influenced!
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