[wmfights]

William Blizek, founding editor of the Journal of Religion and Film, said Duvall’s use of real religious people and actual words from preachers showed the actor’s interest in accuracy without turning them into “saintly characters that could do no wrong.”

“In The Apostle, it was of special concern to him to try to get this right,” said Blizek.

“He thought other movies had sort of mocked this kind of fundamentalist evangelical, what he calls the Holiness Church,” he said.

To bad he doesn't want to talk about his faith. It would probably cost him in hollyweird.

[fuzzybutt]

Just who are Sledge and Dewey?

Google broght up nothing but several links to the same story.

[woofie]

“Get Low” is a wonderful film ....I highly recommend it

also “Winter’s Bone”

[hellbender]

William Blizek, founding editor of the Journal of Religion and Film, said Duvall’s use of real religious people and actual words from preachers showed the actor’s interest in accuracy without turning them into “saintly characters that could do no wrong.”

For years, Christians have shown the bumper sticker that "Christians are perfect--just forgiven."

It's sad that Robert Duvall, a great actor and one of the few decent people in Hollywood, is afraid to come out of the closet and openly oppose the evil spirit of this age. However, something is better than nothing.

[GOP Poet]

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[Retain Mike]

I like all those movies. They never cause me to question my Christian faith. However, they do give it a good workout.

[Viking2002]

I had the pleasure of meeting and sitting next to him during a luncheon in Philadelphia many, many moons ago. Very polite, straightforward man. He says few words, makes his point, and moves on. (The subject of conversation turned to the NFL at one point, and as I was waxing about my Redskins, he looked straight at me and said, "Yeah, but how about those Oilers?". That kinda dates it.) Lives in Virginia horse country, where he has family, I believe. He's as right-of-center as any Tom Selleck or Gary Sinese, he just doesn't want to be bothered with the typical media confrontationalism by wearing it on his sleeve like most liberals do. He sure as hell isn't what you'd expect from a typical Hollywood type of his stature.

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."