24: Jack is Back

If you're a fan of the high-energy, bad-guy-blasting 24, you might enjoy this interview from Sky News with Kiefer Sutherland who plays chief bad-guy slayer Jack Bauer.

24 has been running for seven seasons now (doesn't seem that long), with Jack Bauer stopping terrorists from destroying America at every turn. A couple of weeks ago Fox showed a 2-hour "24" TV movie in preparation as a lead-in for the new season of 24 coming in January.

24:Redemption had Jack hiding in Africa from some of the bad guys in our government, but trouble found him there as well. Sounds like he'll be going back to the States in January to fight bad guys once more.

Unfair and Unbalanced: The Fairness Doctrine

The latest video from CitizenLink examines the oppressive idea of the Fairness Doctrine, and liberals' hopes of returning this plague to our broadcast land.

The so-called Fairness Doctrine began in 1949 and gained prominence in the late 1960s. It was an FCC regulation requiring that if one viewpoint was expressed in broadcast, the opposing view had to also be broadcast.

Such lunacy only sounds fair in the liberal mind, where such nutty ideas are thought up that liberals feel the need to force normal people to give them an audience.

President Ronald Reagan did away with the Fairness Doctrine in 1987, and liberals have been trying to bring this socialist fossil back since then, but especially since the ascendancy of talk radio, which is almost entirely conservative.

Why is it almost entirely conservative? Is it because the evil media moguls will only allow the conservative viewpoint on talk radio...or is it because nobody wants to hear that drivel on the radio?

The abysmal failure and subsequent bankruptcy of the liberal attempt at talk radio, Air America, provides perhaps the best answer to that obvious question.

But with liberals back in charge of Congress, and now the White House, many liberals are drooling pools of spittle at the thought of once again being able to mandate the broadcast of their un-American ideas back-to-back with conservative radio programs.

And you can bet the same oppressive standard would be applied to Christian radio.

Homosexual activists and apologists are already working hard to silence Christians from speaking out about the immorality of homosexual behavior. Colorado passed a law a few months ago that only allows men to use women's restrooms if they "feel like a woman," but also prohibits the publication of "discriminative" material that is critical of homosexuality.

It's a sure bet that if liberals succeed in getting the Orwellian Fairness Doctrine re-established, they'll ensure that the pro-homosexual, pro-abortion, anti-Christian message goes out on what will have once-been Christian radio.

In his Stoplight® video commentary, Stuart Shepard explains how the efforts by Democratic leaders in Congress to force the so-called Fairness Doctrine on talk radio are like a pesky salesman who keeps trying to sell you something you don't want.

Pro-Life Ads Coming to MTV

With the large amount of time people--especially young people--spend watching television, if you want to reach the culture, that's where to go.

So it is that Virtue Media is headed into one of the central arenas where young people are found to bring the message of life: MTV.

In small markets where they've run ads before, they've seen significant reductions in abortion rates.

A large ad campaign at MTV is sure to get young people exposed to information they'll likely never hear about from the "mainstream" media. And maybe some lives will be saved because of it.

I was pro-abortion until about 15 years ago. I was pro-abortion because I hadn't considered anything deeper than the meaningless pap the "mainstream" media calls "information." I was pro-abortion, but unlike some pro-abortionists, I was open to the truth. When I took the time to go find the facts on my own...it wasn't long before I realized I'd been on the wrong side of the life issue.

Maybe there are some young people like me that this campaign will reach.

Virtue Media is encouraging young Americans to choose life.

New Star Trek Movie Trailer Released

I'd seen this over the past few days on dark, blurred bootleg copies out on the internet. But this one is nice and clear.

Clear enough to see what I presume is the original U.S.S. Enterprise under construction, the original NCC-1701. As Captain Montgomery Scott would say, "NCC-1701. No bloody A, B, C, or D."

This installment in the Star Trek series is a prequel movie to ALL of them, even the original series of the late 1960s. Scheduled for release on May 8, 2009, this movie takes place when the characters in the original series were youngsters, at Starfleet Academy and before.

The trailer opens with a scene of young James T. Kirk driving an ancient muscle car over a cliff.

Didn't Jim Kirk grow up in Iowa? I didn't know they had canyons like that in Iowa.

If you're not a Trekker, this has bored you I'm sure. But if you are a Trekker--especially one going back to watching TOS on prime time TV as I am--then you're probably pretty jazzed about the upcoming movie.

Daily Mail: The trailer starts with a speeding Corvette going through the desert being pursued by a mysterious driver on a hovering motorbike contraption. The car goes flying off the side of a canyon, leaving the young driver - too young to have a license - hanging off the side, clinging on for dear life. The pursuing driver, who appears to be a robot, steps off his bike and asks the youngster: 'What is your name?' The brazen boy replies: 'My name is James Tiberius Kirk.'

Media Malpractice: How Obama Got Elected

The "How Obama Got Elected" Zombie Voters video has gone viral. I posted it late last evening and it burned up the internet overnight.

Hannity and Colmes also talked to the man, John Ziegler, who commissioned the Zogby poll and did the documentary video last night (see below).

John Ziegler said he would bet Alan Colmes the money he spent on this video and poll, which was about $13,0000, and said if they got the same poll results or worse, he'd pay double their expenses.

Ziegler said the people in this video were not chosen by him, but were chosen by a black female.

Ziegler blamed the "mainstream" media more than these ignorant voters. He is right that the media deserves plenty of blame, because they put themselves forward as being "objective" and "unbiased"...and their behavior during this election made a mockery of that claim like never before.

However, it is every person's responsibility to ensure for themselves that they are knowledgeable and informed about the candidates and issues. In this day and age where an abundance of information and news sources are available, it is inexcusable for an American to be anywhere near this uninformed about the candidates and issues.

Ball games, the latest Britney Spears CD, new cell phone ring tones, and Survivor: Third Moon of Jupiter are not more important than our civic duty to be informed voters.

Sean Hannity said these interviews mirrored the results he gets when he does "man on the street" interviews his radio show; I've heard a number of these interviews, and they are truly pathetic.

Some of the Zogby results:

97.1% High School Graduate or higher, 55% College Graduates

Results to 12 simple Multiple Choice Questions

57.4% could NOT correctly say which party controls congress (50/50 shot just by guessing)

81.8% could NOT correctly say Joe Biden quit a previous campaign because of plagiarism (25% chance by guessing)

82.6% could NOT correctly say that Barack Obama won his first election by getting opponents kicked off the ballot (25% chance by guessing)

88.4% could NOT correctly say that Obama said his policies would likely bankrupt the coal industry and make energy rates skyrocket (25% chance by guessing)

56.1% could NOT correctly say Obama started his political career at the home of two former members of the Weather Underground (25% chance by guessing).

If I was Barack Obama and knew that this was my voter base, I would be profoundly ashamed.

"The media coverage of this campaign was so scandalous, so beyond bias into the realm of media malpractice."

How Obama Got Elected: Zombie Voters

Now I know that our liberal bloggers in South Dakota are more informed than the folks in this video (our lib bloggers at least know who most of the players are), so don't think I'm poking fun at you, liberal bloggers.

But you know as well as I do that this is almost certainly all-too-typical of the Obama voter profile.

The website How Obama Got Elected put together this video and their website features some interesting information gathered by Zogby polling on Obama voters:

97.1% High School Graduate or higher, 55% College Graduates

Results to 12 simple Multiple Choice Questions

57.4% could NOT correctly say which party controls congress (50/50 shot just by guessing)

81.8% could NOT correctly say Joe Biden quit a previous campaign because of plagiarism (25% chance by guessing)

82.6% could NOT correctly say that Barack Obama won his first election by getting opponents kicked off the ballot (25% chance by guessing)

88.4% could NOT correctly say that Obama said his policies would likely bankrupt the coal industry and make energy rates skyrocket (25% chance by guessing)

56.1% could NOT correctly say Obama started his political career at the home of two former members of the Weather Underground (25% chance by guessing).

You might recall that I wrote a few weeks ago about the Case Against Clueless Voting. You probably thought I was being mean and unfair. This video proves I was not; I was probably being overly gracious.

A vote is a sacred thing, not to be exercised lightly. It is also a potentially dangerous thing when used indiscriminately, and in concert with other indiscriminate and poorly-aimed votes.

Note where most of these mindless zombies got their vast ocean of political information: NPR, PBS, CNN, Bill Maher, New York Times, BBC (which, incidentally, for you fellow zombies out there, is the liberal British Broadcasting Company), MSNBC, Jon Stewart. All Leftist propaganda mouthpieces, most of which try to pass themselves off as "objective." However, I think the only folks they're fooling into believing that are the type in this video.

I wish they had asked these Obama voters their number one reason for voting for Obama. Given the level of ignorance here, I think it would be a pretty safe bet to guess it would be something like "Because he's gonna stick it to the rich!" or maybe "He'll pay for my health care" or some such envy-driven drivel.

You know, if I ran for office and had this many complete ignoramuses vote for me, I think there's a good chance my sense of integrity would compel me to step down for the good of the country.

By the way, I suppose these Obama voters at least deserve credit for recognizing there are not 58 states in the United States (as Obama said).

www.HowObamaGotElected.com looks at how media coverage of the 2008 election impacted what Obama voters knew (or thought they knew) about the campaign.

John Carpenter’s American Vision

By John W. Whitehead

“I’m disgusted by what we’ve become in America. I truly believe there is brain death in this country. Everything we see is designed to sell us something. The only thing they want to do is take our money.”—John Carpenter

There are only a handful of directors whose films can be identified as “theirs.” John Carpenter is one of those.

In style, in composition, in technique, in sound and even in mood and texture, Carpenter rarely strays from his personal ethnos. Known primarily for their horror themes, Carpenter’s films inevitably feature pulse-pounding soundtracks, slow-moving camera work and hair-raising jolts to the nervous system as evil pops into the foreground with unexpected intensity.

Often missed by those seeking a good scare, Carpenter’s films are infused with a strong anti-authoritarian, laconic bent. Carpenter, as author John Muir writes in The Films of John Carpenter, sees the government working against its own citizens. Carpenter is a skeptic and critic. But “a close view of Carpenter’s work reveals a romantic streak beneath the skepticism,” writes Muir, “a belief down deep—far below the anti-establishment hatred—that a single committed and idealistic person can make a difference, even if society does not recognize that person as valuable or good.”

In fact, Carpenter’s central characters are always out of step with their times. Underneath their machismo, they “still believe in America” and the ideals of liberty and equal opportunity. Their beliefs place them in constant opposition with the law and the establishment, but they are nonetheless true patriots. When, for example, John Nada destroys the alien hyno-transmitter in They Live, he restores hope by delivering America a wake-up call for freedom.

This is the theme that runs throughout Carpenter’s films—the belief in American ideals and in people. “He believes that man can do better,” writes Muir, “and his heroes consistently prove that worthy goals (such as saving the Earth from malevolent shape-shifters) can be accomplished, but only through individuality.”

The following are ten of my favorite Carpenter films.

1. Assault on Precinct 13 (1976): This is a remake of Howard Hawks’ 1959 classic western Rio Bravo—much beloved by Carpenter. A street gang and assorted criminals surround and assault a police station. Paranoia abounds as the police are attacked from all sides and can see no way out.

2. Halloween (1978): This low-budget horror masterpiece launched Carpenter’s career. Acclaimed as the most successful independent motion picture of all time, the story centers on a deranged youth who returns to his hometown to conduct a murderous rampage after fifteen years in an asylum. This film is the beginning of the modern slasher film and has been remade many times, but none come close to the original.

3. The Fog (1980): This is a disturbing ghost story made in the mode of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963). Here the menace besieging a small town is not a pack of winged pests but rather a deadly fog bank that cloaks vengeful, faceless, evil spirits.

4. Escape from New York (1981): This is the ultimate urban nightmare. A ruined Manhattan of the future is an anarchic prison for America’s worst criminals. When the U.S. president is captured as a hostage, the government sends a disgraced, rebellious war hero into Manhattan in what seems to be an impossible rescue mission.

5. The Thing (1982): Considered by many as Carpenter’s best film, this is a remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic of the same name. A team of scientists in a remote Antarctic outpost discover a buried spaceship with a ravenous, mutating alien that eventually creates a claustrophic, paranoid environment within their compound. The social commentary is obvious as the horrible creature literally erupts and bursts out of human flesh throughout the film. Are we all aliens?

6. Christine (1983): This film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel finds a young man with a classic automobile that is demonically possessed. The car, representing technology with a will of its own, goes on a murderous rampage.

7. Starman (1984): An alien from an advanced civilization takes on the guise of a young widow’s recently deceased husband. The couple then takes off on a long drive to rendezvous with the alien spacecraft so he can return home. A beautiful science fiction romance that earned Jeff Bridges an Academy Award nomination for best actor.

8. Big Trouble in Little China (1986): A trucker, who walks and talks like John Wayne, finds himself in an underworld battle in San Francisco’s Chinatown with an army of spirits. This is Carpenter’s parody of the action film and one of his favorite genres, the kung fu movie.

9. They Live (1988): A drifter discovers that an alien conspiracy has taken over America. This film suggests that the Reagan Revolution and yuppie movement of the 1980s were actually the result of an invasion by greedy, skeletal aliens. A great commentary on the use of subliminal advertising to control the populace.

10. In the Mouth of Madness (1995): A successful horror novelist’s fans become so engrossed in his stories that they slip into dementia and carry out the grisly acts depicted in his books. When this film was being conceived, conservative politicians were criticizing horror movies for promoting violence. This film parodied that argument. As Carpenter said, “This ludicrous argument that television/video violence is the cause of society’s ills. When I was growing up it was horror comics that said, ‘Religion seeks discipline through fear.’ That’s what this current moral crusade is all about. Government under God, and you only have to look at Iran to see where this avenue of thought ends up.”

Thus, in Carpenter’s view, the real enemies of freedom—the real aliens—are us. As one of Carpenter’s characters concludes in They Live: “Maybe they’ve always been with us…those things out there. Maybe they love seeing us hate each other; watching us kill each other off; feeding on our own cold…hearts.”

Constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead is founder and president of The Rutherford Institute. He can be contacted at johnw@rutherford.org. Information about The Rutherford Institute is available at www.rutherford.org.

Movie About a Live-Birth Abortion Attempt Stuns Audiences

A new movie called "22weeks" is shocking viewers, even in early private showings.

It's about a woman who ends up locked in a restroom and gives birth.

From WorldNetDaily:

The mother in the true story, identified only as Angele, since she has asked her last name not be used, was scheduled to have her 22-week pregnancy ended at the EPOC Clinic of Orlando Women's Center in Orlando, Fla. Instead, Angele told WND, she delivered the baby alive in a restroom at the clinic and said her cries for help went unheeded by the medical staff, even when an employee saw that the tiny boy was moving.

Angele said she ran to a phone outside the clinic to call a friend for help, then curled up with her son for the full 11 minutes of his short life after birth. She bathed the baby, whom she named Rowan, and cut his umbilical cord. After medical staff demanded she surrender her son's body, she blocked the door to keep them away and stayed trapped in the bathroom, praying and weeping, until the police arrived, she said.

Soto Vázquez told WND the film isn't a pro-choice or pro-life agenda film, but rather the telling of a true story that allows audiences to reach their own conclusions.

This is not just about some academic "choice." It's about real lives.

WARNING: Even the trailer below is somewhat graphic and shocking, so make sure no small children are around when you play it.

Pop Culture Slackers Sit in the Back and Throw Spit Wads

Yes, people who act like other people are imminently qualified to judge the qualifications of people who run a state.

This idiot pop-culture types are like the slouching slackers who sit at the back of the class, throwing spit wads, and always either giggling or scowling.

No one of any intellectual fiber takes them or the class clowns seriously...but they do tend to prove an irritant to those who are serious about accomplishing something worthwile.

TV Entices to Risky Behavior

As we frequently talk about the sad state to which television and movies have fallen, word of a new study sheds light on the effect of the moral decay promoted in the media.

LifeSiteNews says a new study from researchers at the University of California published in the Journal of Communication found that portrayals of risky sexual behaviors altered people's expectations about such encounters.

Those with less experience and exposure to such behaviors in the past were more susceptible to an altered expectation.

This would tend to make sense, since innocence is often more corruptible than the attitude of someone who has "been around the block." While someone more experienced with moral compromise may indulge in it even more, they might also be more familiar with the cold, hard reality of some of the negative consequences of that behavior.

However, even that often doesn't make a difference.

"Even when behaviors are negatively portrayed, audiences may be motivated to model them anyways," the authors conclude. "We hope this research stimulates greater care in the application and testing of psychological theories to the study of media content and effects."

Of course, human beings are not animals or automatons. Human beings have a free will and can choose whether or not to emulate behaviors they see in media, so media responsibility only goes so far.

However, our culture has been in moral free-fall for decades, with few parents or other authority figures instilling a strong moral center in young people. This ethical void leaves many young people susceptible to these enticements, with no internal moral standards with which to resist such allures.

The responsible thing to do, of course, would be not only a return to strong moral teaching by parents and other authorities, but also restraint on the part of pop culture and media.

Since the latter isn't going to happen without the former, it's time for parents and authorities to get to work repairing the breached walls of our society.

Fireproof was Great

My wife and I just returned from seeing the movie Fireproof. It was very good!

In case you haven't heard about it, the movie stars Kirk Cameron as a firefighter who's doing well at work, but his marriage is falling apart at home.

This movie was made by the same group of church folks that made the hit movie Facing the Giants a couple of years ago.

If you haven't got out to see it yet, you should. You can check the website to find out where it's playing near you.

I read somewhere earlier today that so far this weekend Fireproof is the #3 movie in the country. Go out and see it, and show Hollywood that good, positive family-friendly entertainment is not only better for us than so much of the rot-gut they put out, but that it makes good financial sense as well.

Fireproof Movie Focuses on Marriage

Sherwood Pictures, which brought you Facing the Giants, will release Fireproof this week.

Starring Kirk Cameron as a firefighter whose marriage is in trouble.

Video: Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo at Values Voter Summit

Iranian actress Shohreh Aghdashloo speaks at the FRC Values Voter Summit on her new movie "The Stoning of Soraya M."

The movie is from a book by the same name by French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam about the stoning in Iran of a young woman and mother when she was framed for infidelity.

The film is said to contain some difficult and disturbing parts but these were included not to be gratuitous, but to convey a powerful message.

Values Voter Summit: Family Friendly Media

The afternoon plenary session of the FRC Washington Briefing was called Lights, Camera, Values in Action.

It included speeches from Dr. Ted Baehr, president of MovieGuide, Brad Moore, president of Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, John Shepherd, president of Mpower Pictures, Academy Award-nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Ken Wales, the producer of Amazing Grace.

While a great deal of the movies coming out of Hollywood today are pure social rot, this session brought good news of family-friendly, wholesome productions that are coming out.

A coming sequel to "Chariots of Fire" was also announced at the session. Chariots of Fire was the award-winning 1981 movie about British runner who was a Christian running for God, and his religious convictions led him to refuse to run in a 100-meter heat in the Olympics.

Iranian-born actress Shohreh Aghdashloo, who has starred in the Fox television series "24," spoke about her new film "The Stoning of Soraya M." The movie is from a book by the same name by French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam about the stoning in Iran of a young woman and mother when she was framed for infidelity.

The film is said to contain some difficult and disturbing parts but these were included not to be gratuitous, but to convey a powerful message.

Values Voter Summit: Sean Hannity

TV and radio talk show host Sean Hannity thrilled the crowd at the Family Research Council Washington Briefing this morning.

Sean said it was great to see so many good Americans there, clinging to their guns and Bibles.

Hannity said Barack Obama's brother lives on less than $1 a month in Africa, and since Barack Obama says we are our brother's keeper, he will send Obama's brother $1000 if Obama will give him his brother's address. Hannity said he would send Obama's brother $10,000 if Barack Obama would come on his show.

Hannity said we would look back on 2008 as the year journalism died. Hannity was referring to the Apollo-like speech given by Barack Obama at the DNC convention in Denver, and the total lack of media accountability.

He quoted other sources as saying the media is trying to rig this election and use their influence to get Obama elected.

Hannity said we heard more about the DUI of Todd Palin, Sarah Palin's husband, 22 years ago than we heard about Barack Obama's admission of snorting cocaine around that same time.

Hannity also mentioned Bill Ayers and his bombing of the U.S. Capitol, Pentagon and other buildings, and the fact that Obama is friends with him...and the fact that the media is very quiet on this topic.

He said that while Obama's wife Michelle has only recently been proud of her country for the first time, Hannity has long found cause to be proud of America for fighting back socialism across the world, for fighting communism, for fighting other despots like Saddam Hussein.

Hannity asked why Obama went to the Million Man March of Louis Farrakhan,why Obama opposed a bill that would have ended the killing of infants born alive after attempts to abort them, and why Michelle Obama thinks America is a mean country.

Hannity mentioned the Charlie Gibson interview with Sarah Palin and how he tried to nail her on her quote about asking prayer for our soldiers in Iraq--and that Gibson misquoted her on that during the interview.

Hannity said he will be interviewing Palin next Tuesday.

Hannity also pointed out, like Newt Gingrich yesterday, that asking for God's protection and blessing on our troops is in keeping with the best traditions of American leaders--even liberal Democrat presidents of the past.

Apparently Democrats have also set up an "anonymous tip line" to take complaints on Governor Sarah Palin. I guess there is no solid answer to the question about Democrats: How low can they go?

Hannity asked: Can anyone name three accomplishments that qualify Barack Obama for president of the United States?

Admitting the Republican Party has made mistakes and spent way too much money, Hannity said the party is emerging a new party, and it is evidenced by Governor Bobby Jindal and his leadership during the recent hurricane and the Republican behavior during the hurricane.

Hannity called on the Republican party to be the party of national security, opposing appeasement, reining in growth of government, energy independence, free market solutions to health care, solve the Social Security/Medicare bankruptcy, and stand for traditional values for the benefit of our children.

Hannity closed by saying we don't just cling to our guns and religion; we humbly thank God for allowing us to live in the single greatest country in the world.

Gannett Eliminating 100 Department Head Positions

According to Poynter Online, Gannett, the parent company of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, is eleminating 100 department head positions.

You might recall that a few weeks ago, Gannett was one of the media outlets in the tank for the homosexual agenda, contributing $15,000 to the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) convention.

I guess liberal bias just isn't selling as well as it used to...

HT to Free Republic.

Fireproof the Movie Coming to Rapid City

I'm told that there will be an advanced screening of Fireproof on Friday Aug. 22 at 7:00 pm at Rapid Valley Baptist Church in Rapid City.

Fireproof is a Christian movie made by the same people as the very successful "Facing the Giants" movie.

This is from a press release about the movie:

"Fireproof" mirrors the problems of many marriages, in this case through a firefighter whose high-stress job spills into his home life. Hitting on pain points common to married life—from indifference to insults to emotional affairs and internet porn—the story opens with a couple's disintegration.

"Most movies are about relationships that lead to marriage," Michael Catt, of Sherwood Pictures said. "'Fireproof' picks up seven years into a marriage headed for divorce. And the question is: Can a cold marriage revive? Why stay together?"

Given that firefighters have one of the nation's highest divorce rates, "Fireproof" also has the support of many firefighters and related organizations. John White, former head of the Los Angeles Fire Department's Search & Rescue Team, is urging firefighters across the country to see it.

As I understand it, this advanced showing is primarily for people may be interested in promoting the film to their churches and other organizations, and bringing it to a Rapid City theater.

We Christians love to bellyache about the rot that passes for Hollywood entertainment these days. Movies like Fireproof are a chance for us to literally put our money where our mouth is and do something about it.

Here's a map. Go to the screening if you can.

Below is a trailer for the movie.

"Fireproof doesn't mean that a fire will never come, but that when it comes you'll be able to withstand it."

Crickets Chirp for National Pro-Abortion Campaign?

When I watched the video of the launch of the national pro-abortion campaign, I noticed something interesting about the press audience but forgot to write about it.

Then I noticed that a commenter named Amy at Voices Carry had already identified it: for a big national campaign launch, not many reporters bothered to show up. I saw a lot of empty seats as the camera moved hither and yon.

Maybe pro-abortion "national campaign" isn't something the pro-life community should be intimidated by after all.

Numbers are showing abortions are way down. Maybe more people are starting to do what I did about 14 years ago: look beyond the media sound bites and find out what abortion is really about.

Maybe more people are starting to find out, as I did, that both the Bible and science support the humanity and personhood of the unborn child.

Maybe people are really starting to see how extreme Planned Parenthood and their buddies are...and don't want any part of it.


Maybe people are starting to realize that the "safe, legal and rare" mantra, like the "we need exceptions" excuse, is just a lot of smoke and mirrors.

Communists Never Fail to Disappoint

The Bangkok Post reports the communist Chinese will restrict access to Tiananmen Square, the site of the Chinese government's massacre of freedom-loving civilians in 1989.

What did we expect from an oppressive Marxist regime?

The Epoch Times reports the communist Chinese will restrict media access to "controversial" internet sites.

What did we expect from an oppressive Marxist regime?

Why did the world body agree to allow an oppressive Marxist regime host the Olympic Games in the first place?

Why does no one in the "mainstream" media seem concerned about either of these developments?

Movie on Billy Graham Coming in October

Reprinted by permission of The Christian Post

By Josh Kimball
Christian Post Reporter
Tue, Jul. 29 2008 04:53 PM EDT

In only a few months, people across the nation will get the unique opportunity to peer into the life of evangelist Billy Graham before his rise to prominence as one of the most influential and admired religious leaders in the world.

The highly anticipated film, “Billy: The Early Years,” is set to release in theaters across the country on Oct. 10 - less than one month before Graham’s 90th birthday. With 21-year-old actor Armie Hammer playing the part of Graham, the movie captures the essence of Graham’s journey from a young man at the crossroads of faith and doubt to ultimately facing the moment of decision that gave way to one of history’s most influential evangelists.

"They've never made a movie about this guy, and beyond any sort of spiritual reasons or anything like that, he is really an iconic figure of the 20th century," Hammer told The Tennessean after filming for the movie commenced on Mar. 26.

"I've been going to church and reading my Bible and doing a lot of other spiritual work to get in that right headspace to even start to play someone like Billy Graham," Hammer revealed.

Graham is believed to have spoken face-to-face with more people in more places than anyone in history, having preached to over 210 million people in over 185 countries.

He has been a friend to every U.S. president since Harry Truman and has been listed by the Gallup organization as one of the “Ten Most Admired Men in the World” an unmatched 51 times (44 consecutive).

Before making a personal commitment to Christ at the age of 16, however, Graham was simply a young man who, like many his age, wanted a career as a professional baseball player.

Even after making his decision for Christ, Graham struggled with doubt - a struggle captured in “Billy: The Early Years.”

Starting with Graham’s teenage years in Charlotte, N.C., the upcoming film paints a vivid portrait of Graham and his life before international prominence.

The film includes the legendary series of revival meetings in Charlotte led by evangelist Mordecai Ham, which ultimately led to Graham’s conversion in 1934. It also provides a glimpse into Graham’s relationship with Ruth Bell - the woman who Graham would eventually marry - from the time of their meeting to their engagement.

Also captured in the film is Graham’s relationship with the evangelical star of the 1940s, Charles Templeton, a gifted young preacher who would eventually reject the Christian faith after a long struggle with doubt. In the film, Templeton comes to personify the rising tide of disbelief into which Graham launched his evangelistic crusades.

Since last month, the trailer for the movie has been posted in numerous Christian websites, including the increasingly popular GodTube.com website, which has already tallied nearly 30,000 viewers of the Graham movie trailer after about a month of exposure.

In addition to Hammer, who will star as the upcoming Batman/Bruce Wayne in the new film “Justice League: Mortal,” “Billy: The Early Years” features Oscar-winner Martin Landau (Mission: Impossible, Ed Wood) and Lindsay Wagner (The Bionic Woman); as well as Stefanie Butler (CSI: NY), daughter of ex-Atlanta Brave Brett Butler; Kristoffer Polaha (North Shore) and platinum selling country sensation Josh Turner ("Long Black Train") as singer George Beverly Shea. John Carter Cash, son of John and June Carter Cash, serves as music producer and the film’s director is veteran actor/director and Golden Globe nominee Robby Benson, who many know to be the voice of the Beast in Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

“Billy: The Early Years” was filmed in and around Nashville with a 90 percent Tennessee crew, according to the film‘s promoters.

On the Web:

The Movie Trailer for ‘The Early Years of Billy Graham’ at GodTube.com
The Official Movie Website at billytheearlyyears.com

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