Art is inextricably tied to man's survival - not to his physical survival, but to that on which his physical survival depends: to the preservation and survival of his consciousness.
Good art requires the examination of faith issues from a variety of perspectives and voices. Yet for many audience members, the only way a film can be __hristian_ is if there is a major altar-call type scene with a dramatic conversion. If the movie isn__ an overt endorsement not only of faith itself but Judeo-Christian morality and/or Protestant culture, then it__ not __hristian.
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Good art requires the examination of faith issues from a variety of perspectives and voices. Yet for many audience members, the only way a film can be __hristian_ is if there is a major altar-call type scene with a dramatic conversion. If the movie isn__ an overt endorsement not only of faith itself but Judeo-Christian morality and/or Protestant culture, then it__ not __hristian.
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