I’m really saddened by the response of some Christians regarding the making of “The End of the Spear.” Yes, Chad Allen (the actor who portrays Nate Saint, as well as the adult Steve Saint) is a homosexual. AMEN!! What an opportunity to bring in unbelievers in the re-telling of such a beautiful, God-soaked, real life story! I just don’t understand the need to demand that every cast member, or certain cast members, be Christians – or heterosexual non-Christians.
One online forum entry asks the question, “Would Franklin Graham, James Dobson, Falwell and the rest, sit silent and just say that it’s the story that’s important?” Well, I’m not sure what those American Christian leaders feel about the film, but frankly, it's completely beside the point. Those men are not the keepers of the Christian faith and sometimes, they're wrong in their attempts to represent the Kingdom of God.
“And why not have secular professionals perform your church music if it enhances the worship of God?” Actually, I know of churches who do have “secular professionals” on stage playing their instruments. And they do it strategically as a way of reaching out to the world, being a light in the world, and doing away with Christendom’s unbiblical dichotomy of “secular vs. sacred.”
It makes me wonder if these same believers would still have a problem if Chad Allen was a non-Christian heterosexual. I can’t speak for them, but as I said before, their response saddens me. And it does not represent the Kingdom of God that Jesus announced and demonstrated. It more closely represents extra-biblical standards in a fashion more consistent with the religious leaders that Jesus rebuked.
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