One of the main points that I gathered from the article was not so much the actor's lifestyle choice, but rather, his rabid advocacy of it:
"He wrote that Mr. Allen's homosexuality was not so much the problem as was his open activism for g.a.y. causes, and that if a drunk who "promoted drunkenness" had acted in the movie, "I'd be just as mad."
I can see their point, which is, it seems, that a private company with a core set of values that define it (Bible-based Christianity) have, as the lead actor in a recent (Christian) production an actor who is not only g.a.y. (no real problem if that is all there is to it), but an open radical activism for a lifestyle that is not Biblical (the validity of the Biblical position isn't the issue here....that's for another thread on another board).
The issue is, how wise is this private company (with a specific core set of beliefs) to select an actor in the highest profile position in this film with activism for this lifestyle that in every sense runs in counterdistinction to its principles. How does that selection further the cause of their (Bible-based) belief system, which in the end is a prime goal.
On the other hand, God works in mysterious ways that many times do not stand up to HUMAN reasoning. So if the "decision maker" responsible for selecting this actor for this role made the decision after genuine, diligent, thoughtful and open (to God) prayer, then who are we to challenge that? I don't know if the one who chose him did that or not. But if he did, then perhaps God would use this actor's experience during the film making to speak to his heart and turn him around. Who knows?
Only God sees all of the "big picture" and we are limited by our own myopic human eyes. So in the end, our job is to see that we (as actor selector, whatever) are acting in accordance with God's will (diligent prayer in a Biblical context). So in the end, this doesn't bother me really one way or the other. For all those who are bothered, may I suggest you pray that this actor's experience allow God to touch him in a way that turns the actor to Him?
(Sorry for the longwindedness.
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WOW
