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Why do christians release such alot or rubbish when a film comes out

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deltadom Oct 26, 2006

I have been working at the christian bookshop and I hate the pile of junk you get when a christian film comes out!!
I dont watch films so I can comment on this!!

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iansmith Oct 27, 2006

I wonder if they released t-shirts, devotional books, bible study guides and such for [b]To End All Wars[/b]... I'm just kidding, check it out if you haven't seen it.

I guess Christians are materialistic just like everyone else, and the people in the 'Christian' merchandising companies are meeting that need. Oh to be different than the world~

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nakedicame Oct 28, 2006

[b]To End All Wars[/b] was good. They could have lost a bit of weight, the actors, before they decided to imitate POWs. Good film, though.

(Trivia: The guy who directed it is the son of Loren Cunningham, founder of YWAM, the missions organization I work for)

In any case, what would we do without study companions, t-shirts, sound-tracks, invitations to speaking events, stickers, etc.? I'm not sure we could call ourselves evangelicals anymore; it's hard to imagine Jesus and the Apostles using a different message to disseminate the Gospel. Not a day goes by without me thanking the good Lord for my [i][b]the Champion[/b][/i] bedspread which brought me full understanding of grace.

Only kidding, of course. I think the real reason is that we're a huge market to the business world, so they jump on films for opportunities to reproduce related junk, thinking it 'speaks our language,' or something like that.

sermonindex Oct 28, 2006

Yeah, it is pretty rediculous. My local Christian bookstore sells thick black punk rock looking Christian wrist bands.

The one film related Christian merchandise I have though was pretty clever was when the Passion of the Christ came out. It was a shirt, and it said, "If you liked the movie, you will love the book."

sermonindex Oct 28, 2006

"And you think you are radical because you wear a T-Shirt." -Paul Washer

By the way, I heard him speak last night and visited with him for a little bit. I will post more about it later. He is an incredible guy.

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