“Politically Correct or Biblically Correct
Which Do
You Chose?”
2/3/14
Despite what
people may say, CHRISTIANS are the majority NOT the minority in this country. The large majority of Americans 77%
of the adult population identify themselves as CHRISTIAN with 54% of that
number being Protestant and some other non-Catholic religion and 23% Catholic.
The
US and World Population Clock as of 9:13 PM on 1/30/14 stated our population is
317,451,505. Every 8 seconds there is a
birth in the US. It would be safe to say
out of the 244,437,658 a great majority of this number is the adult
population. A minimum 200 billion would
be adults who consider themselves CHRISTIANS so why with this the type of power in numbers and bargaining power why are we playing it safe as CHRISTIANS? There have been laws passed, TV programming
and other issues that we know is against what we believe and we have just sat by
in the background and kept silent.
For
example the institution of marriage, the nuclear family, family unfriendly TV
programming and video games are now bloodier than the grizzliest TV show and we
have let it happen. I know GOD needs no
defending but our beliefs do. We talk
among ourselves in the work-place, in our homes, with our families, our
friends but not in the arena that we need to be speaking in. I’m just one person but I’m trying to do
something about one of these issues.
Everywhere
we look there is something NEGATIVE being presented in the newspaper, on the
news, on TV and in the movies and entertainment industry. Many times we see things up close and
personal in many of the things we see people do to and say to each other
daily. We have been inundated with sex,
drugs, murder, cursing, and actions towards one another that would even shame
the devil. (Not really) but you get my point.
I for one am sick of it. There is no balance in any of the areas of entertainment that has anything that lines up
with our spiritual/Biblical beliefs and lifestyle.
Between the
years 1994-2007 we had 3 faith-based prime time TV shows. Touched by An Angel (1994-2003 with 211
episodes), 7th Heaven (1996-2007 with 246 episodes) and Promised
Land (1996-1999-with 68 episodes). We
lost any chance of evangelizing on prime time, through meaningful messages when
these shows were cancelled. Whether it
was due to ratings or the religious message, GOD’s messages were halted. These family friendly and morally sound shows
were in competition with shows that have little substance or morals for the
past 20 years of TV shows and their themes have gone from bad to worse. Currently there is not one TV show that is
faith based and there has been no faith based shows since the last viewing of 7th
Heaven in April, 2007.
The movie
industry is no better. Between 2000-2013
there has been only 56 Christian based/faith based movies in the US out of the
3560 released. There are no positive,
healthy, faith-based movies available for release weekly like the worldly
movies. So it’s garbage in, garbage in,
garbage in. Our children, grandchildren,
young adults, and ourselves are constantly saturated with entertainment that is
socially damaging.
I
have taken up this cause and earlier this month I launched a movie
ministry. (You’ll get more on that later)
and with what I found as I was researching for this blog, confirmed that I am
on the right track and right calling. WE
HAVE TO BAND TOGETHER AND SUPPORT
THE CHRISTIAN MOVIES WHEN THEY ARE RELEASED or we will keep putting garbage
in, garbage in, garbage in, and this generation will get lost in the garbage heap,
and it will be on our heads. Because we
did not do anything about it!
I am boldly taking a stand and am calling you to action in 2014. GOD is using Hollywood in an unconventional way and if we take this opportunity we can make an impact on the world in 2014 for GOD’s glory. This is the heading that I saw on the website Entertainment on Wednesday 1/29/14:
Hollywood Declares 2014 the Year of the Bible
Russell
Crowe is Noah. Christian Bale is Moses. Brad Pitt is Pontius
Pilate. With pages of action and a faithful fan base, Hollywood is mining
the good book for blockbuster stories.
In
the next 11 months, beginning this month Hollywood is releasing a record number
of Biblical and faith based movies, more than they have released totally in the
past 11 years. And there is word that
Hollywood plans to continue with more of this type of movie in 2015. Regardless of why they are going in this
direction, it’s not important, but I don’t think it’s purely money because I have seen the box office figures for those CHRISTIAN movies that came out between
2000-2013 all coming in under the cost that it took to produce it. They all were flops with the exception of The Passion of the CHRIST.
I
have a partial list of movies that are coming out this year and will update the
list as I do my research and notify you in future blogs as the information
becomes available. As believers we MUST SUPPORT THESE FILMS WITHOUT FAIL AND TAKE OUR CHILDREN. Here is the current list and schedule: On
Feb. 28 is the first one Son of God, in March with Noah. in April
is Heaven is for real, the
Mother of God drama Mary and Exodus in December.
In the past 16
months I have watched 140 Christian movies on everything from the early
martyrs, the writing and printing of the King James Bible, Charles Wesley and
the composition of his beautiful hymns, the Book of Matthew, and other Biblical
stories as well as Christian drama stories about grace, redemption,
forgiveness, upholding our faith, loving thy neighbor, transformation, and
other life lessons presented like any other drama; interesting, thought provoking, heart wrenching, stirring up emotions
and some of them caused me to take action, take a second look at myself, my
situation, and they reinforced my faith. These movies have the same impact on us that
the worldly movies do but in a positive way but with faith based themes and with spiritual foundations.
I have taken
that passion that I have found to get the word out by beginning this movie
ministry. My goal is to show 300 people movies in 2014 but I’m sure GOD will do
more. There are several ways this will
happen: 1) in home movie parties, similar to the Avon, 2) one on one individual
home movie showing for people who are sick and shut in, don’t have a circle of
friends or just want to watch a good wholesome movie 3) churches (during
the summer) 4) lending portable DVD players and DVD’s to families/individuals
who do not have access to them any other way. I have no doubt
the movies and this way of ministering will touch lives. For more info e-mail me at:
degruyassociates@yahoo.com.
I
truly believe this is our time. This is
the believer’s supper bowl. We have a
chance to win the game in the name of JESUS and restore hope for tomorrow by showing
our belief and faith at the box office.
GOD BLESS
SPECIAL NOTE: There is a cable channel the UP channel that has family oriented and faith based programming with some of our favorite past TV shows and new movies that they produce themselves. You can also have access to FREE Christian movies on Youtube and
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