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“God is not Dead”; the Movie; the Debate; the Power

Spoiler alert. My wife and I watched the movie “God is not Dead” via Amazon Prime on our Roku. It is a well made movie. The costs in taking a stand for one’s faith are well portrayed but a more positive, perhaps too positive, reality is the moral of the story. There is a clear delineation of the secular verses the religious perspectives on life. The arguments in favor of the existence of God are strong and answer the strongest arguments against the existence of God, that is, when intellectual honesty is demanded. Science and scientists, philosophy and philosophers are all covered in the arguments. Astoundingly these arguments do not dominate the movie, the life of faith elements are their in a flawless flow. It is a really well made movie. There is a subtle theme of alienation throughout. That is, how an appearance of alienation is created if you stand for your faith. It is contrasted with the true alienation one lives in when separated from God. Those in the suppos