Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
God and Trump: Liberty University is making a film called "The Trump Prophesy"
Graham Moomaw Retweeted: https://twitter.com/gmoomaw
God and Trump: Liberty University is making a film called "The Trump Prophesy"
Link to tweet
God and Trump: Liberty University is making a film called "The Trump Prophesy"
By Lauren Markoe
The Washington Post
May 31, 2018 Updated 1 hr ago
The question either infuriates or intrigues tens of millions of Americans: Did God play a role in the victory of Donald Trump? The debate will soon be presented in movie theaters across the country, as evangelical mega-school Liberty University is making and releasing a film called "The Trump Prophesy."
The film, which will be released in 1,200 theaters this fall, is Liberty's largest production to date, and pairs the university with an independent Christian filmmaker who raised $1 million for the project - a sum its director says could double with post-production and distribution costs.
Those who share Liberty President Jerry Falwell Jr.'s belief that Trump is a "dream" president for evangelicals will likely make up a large part of the target audience - conservatives 55 and over.
But others - including many evangelicals - call the project anti-Christian for what they see as its implicit endorsement of a president who fosters attitudes and policies toward immigrants, minorities and the poor that they feel contradict Jesus' teaching to prioritize the marginalized. ... More than 1,900 people, some who identify themselves as students or alumni of the Lynchburg, Virginia, school - one of the largest Christian universities in the world - have signed a petition demanding the cancellation of the project.
....
By Lauren Markoe
The Washington Post
May 31, 2018 Updated 1 hr ago
The question either infuriates or intrigues tens of millions of Americans: Did God play a role in the victory of Donald Trump? The debate will soon be presented in movie theaters across the country, as evangelical mega-school Liberty University is making and releasing a film called "The Trump Prophesy."
The film, which will be released in 1,200 theaters this fall, is Liberty's largest production to date, and pairs the university with an independent Christian filmmaker who raised $1 million for the project - a sum its director says could double with post-production and distribution costs.
Those who share Liberty President Jerry Falwell Jr.'s belief that Trump is a "dream" president for evangelicals will likely make up a large part of the target audience - conservatives 55 and over.
But others - including many evangelicals - call the project anti-Christian for what they see as its implicit endorsement of a president who fosters attitudes and policies toward immigrants, minorities and the poor that they feel contradict Jesus' teaching to prioritize the marginalized. ... More than 1,900 people, some who identify themselves as students or alumni of the Lynchburg, Virginia, school - one of the largest Christian universities in the world - have signed a petition demanding the cancellation of the project.
....
9 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
