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posted 14 years ago by WeGetIt
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Whatever happened to being a Christian? I don't belong to any denomination or sect. I was born into Russian Orthodox, but I met God when i was 18, on my own, late at night in my room. I don't want to call myself a Born again or anything. I just call myself a CHristian, period. All this segregation and breaking down of the faith is terrible for the Christian body.

I do not want to insult anyone's faith but JW seems like a very strict sect. Not that that's necessarily bad, ofcourse. I long for the day that a human being can just call himself a Christian again.

As for my thoughts on this film? I saw parts of it today on Sundance. It doesn't seem to be trying to insult anyone; it seemed somewhat realistic. I'm sure there are people who have gone through almost the same thing. The problem is this: Any time that filmmakers want to make a film about Christian people, it always seem to come out negative and insulting.

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[–] HarveyManfriedjinnStJohn 14 years ago

The problem is this: Any time that filmmakers want to make a film about Christian people, it always seem to come out negative and insulting.

I didn't see it as specifically negative toward Christians. I thought the JWs and the "worldly" people were portrayed in both positive and negative lights. You can change the premise from Jehovah's Witness to Jews or black/white/latino or any race/religion/nationality that has tendencies against assimilation. That's what I thought worked so well in this film. It's one that everyone can relate to.

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[–] mannfann 13 years ago

most people who cover from strong religious families want the best for their children, but as children get older, they make their own decision whether good or bad
and many parents and family members either want you to marry in the same faith or in most cases the same nationality or race
so this story can apply to the same