[pictures of Jesus]
THE SHACK portrays GOD as a black WOMAN - reason enough to not read the story or watch the movie. (I never got past that part in the book.)
Yeah - that sounded sort of silly when I first heard about it. If the rest of the theology was good, I could perhaps see the idea of portraying God as a black woman. And while other depictions of God in movies have some basis in the Bible (a man, a lion, etc.) they are obviously not entirely accurate either, as God is a Spirit. But they would be more accurate as God is described in those types of terms.
Hmm, God is often described metaphorically as protecting us with his wings. I wonder if any movies have Him as a bird? Maybe a kid’s cartoon or something.
(Hmm, I didn’t find that in a search, but Groucho Marx’s last film (Skidoo, 1968) had him portraying God as a lethargic pot-smoking dealer!)