Jesus didn't die for the Hippie
Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2023 4:27 am
Out on the Internet yonder, a blogger writes:
"well, looks like they didn't heal America for good, now did they?" Sure -- probably not. Although, Calvary Chapel is pretty darn successful, it's a worldwide movement and particularly strong in California. I've listened to many hours of their radio broadcasts. Most people wouldn't think Mormonism has lived up to its restoration claims or predictions by early Church leaders, either, by the way.
Now, is it just me, or does it sound like he didn't like the movie at all, or at least didn't like the Jesus People the movie portrayed, but has to say he liked it because he's duty-bound to support Christian cinema? He says he thought it was thought-provoking, but no examples of thoughts it provoked other than criticism that it was about a movement nobody had heard of that failed. I think there's more to this. I'd think it would be tough to identify with the "hippie" protagonists for a person steeped in The National Review from the time he was 10. Going to church in sandals and praise music on the guitar? Hippies are welcome? Generally Calvinist? You really get a sense that finding common ground with these fellow Christians is a painful stretch for this blogger.
Imagine that, a kid growing up in a Mormon household wasn't aware of what was going on with other religions in the area. LOL!A blogger on the Internet wrote:Several friends had recommended The Jesus Revolution to me, and I did, in fact, enjoy it. But I have to admit that it left me unsatisfied. The idea (at least in its first hour) seems to have been that the “Jesus Revolution,” the “Jesus People,” would heal a divided nation, bring “hippies” to Jesus and bring generations together. Much of the film, which is based on a true story, is set in the area of Newport Beach, California, which I know well. I grew up not too far away, though, and I was never conscious of any real mass transformation of the kind hinted at by the movie, not locally and certainly not nationally. Nor, sadly, does there seem to have been much lasting impact. Still, I rather liked The Jesus Revolution — I found it personally thought-provoking — and I want to be supportive of Christian cinema.
"well, looks like they didn't heal America for good, now did they?" Sure -- probably not. Although, Calvary Chapel is pretty darn successful, it's a worldwide movement and particularly strong in California. I've listened to many hours of their radio broadcasts. Most people wouldn't think Mormonism has lived up to its restoration claims or predictions by early Church leaders, either, by the way.
Now, is it just me, or does it sound like he didn't like the movie at all, or at least didn't like the Jesus People the movie portrayed, but has to say he liked it because he's duty-bound to support Christian cinema? He says he thought it was thought-provoking, but no examples of thoughts it provoked other than criticism that it was about a movement nobody had heard of that failed. I think there's more to this. I'd think it would be tough to identify with the "hippie" protagonists for a person steeped in The National Review from the time he was 10. Going to church in sandals and praise music on the guitar? Hippies are welcome? Generally Calvinist? You really get a sense that finding common ground with these fellow Christians is a painful stretch for this blogger.