A Christian Movie "Snub?"
Recently there has been a lot of chatter in Christian circles about a song called, "Alone Yet Not Alone" from a movie of the same name being snubbed for an Oscar due to the "Christian" content of the film.
I've seen a bit of an uproar on Facebook and other social media from the faith community claiming that the film is being discriminated against by Hollywood, and that Christians are now the victims of discrimination from the entertainment industry.
I have to admit this makes me a bit sad. Not so much that Christians are discriminated against in the entertainment circles but that we actually care!
If we are going to get upset over a Christian movie not being nominated or selected for an award, I have to wonder what was the original purpose of the movie? Was it to share a message of Christ's love with those who so badly need it? Or was it to win an award? It seems odd to me that we would create music or movies or whatever for a world with whom we normally disagree and then become upset when we don't receive their praise. Since when was the praise of man such a high priority for Christianity?
How Christlike is it for us to produce material that is supposed to share Christ with others and then cry about it when we don't win awards for it? Why is the opinion of the non-Christian so important to the Christian? Unless of course we have begun to lose our way. Unless our faith has become less and less about demonstrating love and more about winning elections and Oscars and whatever other prizes are out there. If that's the case, why should anyone choose a religion that looks just like everything else in the world?
I've seen a bit of an uproar on Facebook and other social media from the faith community claiming that the film is being discriminated against by Hollywood, and that Christians are now the victims of discrimination from the entertainment industry.
I have to admit this makes me a bit sad. Not so much that Christians are discriminated against in the entertainment circles but that we actually care!
If we are going to get upset over a Christian movie not being nominated or selected for an award, I have to wonder what was the original purpose of the movie? Was it to share a message of Christ's love with those who so badly need it? Or was it to win an award? It seems odd to me that we would create music or movies or whatever for a world with whom we normally disagree and then become upset when we don't receive their praise. Since when was the praise of man such a high priority for Christianity?
How Christlike is it for us to produce material that is supposed to share Christ with others and then cry about it when we don't win awards for it? Why is the opinion of the non-Christian so important to the Christian? Unless of course we have begun to lose our way. Unless our faith has become less and less about demonstrating love and more about winning elections and Oscars and whatever other prizes are out there. If that's the case, why should anyone choose a religion that looks just like everything else in the world?
Well said my friend. We are to be "in the world but not of it..." This goes to deep to the heart of many things.
ReplyDeleteVery good Will! I think there is an inordinate amount of attention being placed on "Christian Oppression" in the U.S. Oh, please, we have no clue what oppression is like yet compared to Christians elsewhere in the world. I hate to say it, but when Christians start worrying about getting awarded by man, they indeed have forgotten where true and lasting reward comes from. - "But I have this against you, that you have left your first love." (Revelation 2:4 NASB)
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