More Films dealing with International Issues
This is my selfish plug for Christians creating films/books/music etc. that deal with international issues. So, I have noticed a trend in the American church: we have no idea what is going on outside of our borders. We might as well be wearing horse blinders! I would like to think that "Christian" texts are challenging us to think outside our little US bubble, but I fear they are not doing an adequate job of challenging us. It is up to the Christian to consider the world outside of the US. Christ calls Christians to have a more global mind set because his kingdom extends beyond geographic borders. Because Christ's kingdom is global, Christians must be global in their thinking. I would love to see Christians tackling issues like human trafficking, human rights abuses and genocide in the texts they create. I believe this could do worlds for the church if we showed genuine concern for people across the world in our media making choices. It is not enough to make wholesome movies/books/music whatever; we must wrestle with the big issues of the day (along with the smaller issues). So there it is!
posted by crazyquaker08 @ 8:47 PM
1 Comments:
Julianna, I really enjoyed reading your post. I know I do not know much about what is going on ouside of the U.S. and some things that are even in the U.S.! We need to realize there is a world outside of our school, work, city, state, and country! I sometimes forget that and feel dumb. I have a friend from Norway who finds it sad that we do not take the time to learn about other countries and their cultures. I'm not blaming it on anyone but I wish I was more educated about other countries. I know I can research them myself but know I will not take the time! Shows how self centered our country can be and how caught up we are in our own little worlds!
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