Chad Allen is a very vocal homosexual rights activist.
His "testimony" on Larry King Live was terrible - he spoke of how God had given him a peace concerning his homosexuality. Mixed a lot of Buddhism and eastern mysticism in his definitions of Christianity.
http://www.christianpost.com/article/editorial/646/section/the.controversy.over.the.end.of.the.spear/1.htm
"Beyond this, Allen (whose real name is Chad Allen Lazzari) also speaks straightforwardly about his syncretistic faith, freely mixing elements of Christianity, Native American spirituality, Buddhism, etc. When I appeared with him on Larry King Live Tuesday night, I found him to be personally friendly and engaging, but I was not surprised to hear him speak of his own personal religion -- a religion that excludes God's commandments concerning sexuality. "I have a deep relationship with God of my understanding. It's very powerful, and it's taken its own shape and form. And I am very much at peace in the knowledge that in my heart God created this beautiful expression of my love," he told the CNN audience [see transcript]."
I hate to say this but this sounds about like 60% of "Christians" today.
Thanks for the link to the editorial by Mohler.
I'm still conflicted about buying a ticket; still don't know if I'll go.
One thing I noticed at www.endofthespear.com. When I visited last Sunday and
read the actors' bios, there was a mention of Allen's work "on "Corpus Christi".
I may have missed it...but I can't find it there now!
Maybe a bit of damage control by the film's publicist?
This reminds me of "Kindgom of Heaven". I heard the producers were calling some
Christian entertainment consultants a month or so before the release saying "Help us
with marketing our film!". Looks like after Mel Gibson's "Passion", the
biz people think you can make $$$ just by putting enough "Amens" or
crucifixes in a film.