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applegrove

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6. Oh I tried to watch once I realized it was religious. I tried to keep an open mind. But all

Reply to Doctor Who (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 09:33 PM

Jan 2012

the black characters were ghetto. Even the black policeman had a father who fathered 6 kids with three different women. I thought to myself - while you are teaching people here about loving their kids and loving god it would be nice if you taught them to love african americans, in all their incarnations, too.

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Rented a movie last night called "Courageous". Was a christan movie about policing, and connecting [View all] applegrove Jan 2012 OP

I can tell by the lighting, makeup, and wardrobe. RadiationTherapy Jan 2012 #1

Total religious, rightwing, propaganda. RiffRandell Jan 2012 #2

I remember seeing that somewhere LynneSin Jan 2012 #3

I thought they were both pretty good. Doctor Who Jan 2012 #5

Oh I tried to watch once I realized it was religious. I tried to keep an open mind. But all applegrove Jan 2012 #6

Not trying to offend, but... Doctor Who Jan 2012 #7

I think perhaps they were trying to change lives with the movie. Perhaps that black character applegrove Jan 2012 #8

Good points.. Doctor Who Jan 2012 #10

I'm glad you enjoyed it. applegrove Jan 2012 #11

There's a lot of those crappy overproduced religious movies floating around. Initech Jan 2012 #4

I've heard about these movies this Baptist church in Georgia makes ButterflyBlood Jan 2012 #9

You see this in books, too. Especially "Chick Lit". Odin2005 Jan 2012 #12

Oh yeah. I liked Bridgit Jones Diary I and II. But the rest of that stuff drives me around the bend. applegrove Jan 2012 #13

Saw it at the Evil Empire. BiggJawn Jan 2012 #14