Hollywood likes to think that it will fearlessly tackle any topic of cultural relevance. Terrorism? Check. The LGBT experience? Ok. Bullying? Sure. Zookeeping? Obviously. Christianity? Hello? Is this thing on? There are scant recent films from mainstream Hollywood about the American Christian experience that aren't skewering satire. This is surprising: Whether you believe in it or not, here is a cultural and religious force that guides the politics and everyday lives of a major part of our population and there's almost no objective depiction of it in current cinema, unless you count the hapless,...
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