GOD'S NOT DEAD
The movie is about a Christian student at a secular college who debates his atheist philosophy professor (Sorbo, wearing a devilish goatee) over the existence of God. So the plot ties into the current zeitgeist among some Christians, the ones who feel persecuted by secularism. Not just in popular culture (see "Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson's suspension over allegedly homophobic and racially insensitive comments), but also in law (see the current court battles over whether Christian-owned businesses can be compelled to provide employees with health coverage that includes contraception or abortion, or the recently vetoed Arizona bill that would have permitted Christian business owners to discriminate against gays and lesbians).
Director:Harold Cronk
Cast:
more castShane Harper . . . Josh Wheaton
Willie Robertson . . . Willie Robertson
Kevin Sorbo . . . Professor Radisson
Marco Khan . . . Misrab
Dean Cain . . . Mark
In this film, academia stands in for all those other arenas where Christians are supposedly shouted down and punished for voicing Biblical dogma. In fact, Phil Robertson's son and daughter-in-law, Willie and Korie Robertson, have cameos in "God's Not Dead." Never mind that this persecution complex may be unwarranted; after all, we live in a country where the First Amendment protects all religions from government encroachment, where the overwhelming majority of citizens and legislators call themselves Christians, and where "Duck Dynasty" reinstated Phil Robertson before he missed an episode or a royalty check. None of that matters; so many Christians feel besieged that this movie was bound to resonate among some of them.
