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Movie Review: "God's Not Dead 2"

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I enjoyed reading this review, Haven't seen the movie and don't want to, but enjoyed this.

An Atheist And A Christian Review ‘God’s Not Dead 2’

Furthermore, I know a lot of atheists and even hardcore atheist activists, having spoken at numerous atheist conferences and such, and I have definitely never heard anyone say, “We’re going to prove once and for all that God is dead,” like Ray Wise’s conniving ACLU lawyer character says. We don’t believe God was ever alive or real, so why would we care if he’s dead? To us, he’s a fictional character no different from Voldemort or Sauron, and we have zero investment in trying to manipulate his fate.
JJ: Those are your go-to comparisons?
ZF: Have you read the Old Testament?
JJ: That’s not…Okay yeah God got pretty dark there for a while.

. It seems like legitimate attacks on religious freedom are so exceptional as to only be slightly more common than voter fraud, and the rest is all just fake self-victimizing to try to impose social conservative beliefs and enforce discrimination.
JJ: Well, on a positive note, the film is actually surprisingly well-produced, and — as is common in evangelical productions for unclear reasons — pretty much everyone in the movie is beautiful.

JJ: No, but seriously everyone was striking and impeccably well put-together, even the random school board legal aide with only one line.
ZF: That’s because that scene was overpopulated by grumpy old men, so there had to be at least some eye candy on their side of the table.
JJ: I must’ve missed that part of evangelical theology.
ZF: Ah, you must not know my favorite hymn then.
 
This is how they sell the fantasy of persecution.

This is how they convince themselves that they are not persecuting homosexuals: by convincing themselves that they are the "real" victims.
 
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