In the fragmented, multicultural world in which we live, one vehicle provides a means to have a conversation about common values: Movies. In my podcast, Discovering Truth at the Movies, I use scenes from modern movies to link current events in the news to God's ancient wisdom found in Scripture and apply it to a a modern age. Join me each week as we have a Conversations with the Culture about the truth of God's word applied to the issues of today.
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In the fragmented, multicultural world in which we live, one vehicle provides a means to have a conversation about common values: Movies. In my podcast, Discovering Truth at the Movies, I use scenes from modern movies to link current events in the news to God's ancient wisdom found in Scripture and apply it to a a modern age. Join me each week as we have a Conversations with the Culture about the truth of God's word applied to the issues of today.
Episode 12: Mere Christianity: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Discovering Truth At the Movies
9 minutes
2 years ago
Episode 12: Mere Christianity: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Today, we’ll take a look at the 1939 movie, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, in which Jefferson Smith, leader of the state's Boy Rangers, is an innocent, wide-eyed idealist who idolizes the senior senator of the state, Joseph Paine. But when Smith discovers that Sen. Paine has introduced a pork barrel bill to use the Boy Rangers camp’s land to make money for himself and his business partners, Mr. Smith attempts to expose the scam. Senator Paine uses his power with the news media to accuse Smith of stealing money from the Boy Rangers. Risking his own reputation, he exposes Senator Paine as a charlatan. We’ll consider this question from C.S. Lewis’ book, Mere Christianity by asking: To create a truly Christian society, wouldn’t we want to apply the Golden Rule – to love our neighbors as ourselves?To see a video version of this podcast, go to my rumble account at www.rumble.com/wisejargon. order Discovering Mere Christianity at the Movies, go to www.payhip.com/davidlantz .
Discovering Truth At the Movies
In the fragmented, multicultural world in which we live, one vehicle provides a means to have a conversation about common values: Movies. In my podcast, Discovering Truth at the Movies, I use scenes from modern movies to link current events in the news to God's ancient wisdom found in Scripture and apply it to a a modern age. Join me each week as we have a Conversations with the Culture about the truth of God's word applied to the issues of today.
