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Catholics see a rallying cry for ‘religious freedom’ in ‘For Greater Glory’ film
Washington Post ^
| 5-24-12
| Lauren Markoe|
Posted on 05/28/2012 6:51:32 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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Cast includes:
Andy Garcia, Eva Longoria, Eduardo Verastegui. What's not to love? (especially the latter)
To: afraidfortherepublic
Oh, yeah. Eduardo! I’m in.
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posted on
05/28/2012 6:54:36 AM PDT
by
FrdmLvr
(culture, language, borders)
To: afraidfortherepublic
To: FrdmLvr
And Peter O’Toole. How could I forget him?
To: afraidfortherepublic
Geez, I don’t know who any of those people are. But I want to see the film.
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posted on
05/28/2012 7:14:54 AM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(Pray for our republic.)
To: afraidfortherepublic
The symbolic parallel of today's fight for religious freedom to this awesome true story of a rebellion of a people of faith against a tyrannical government is outstanding! The timing for this film's release is perfect.
Viva Christo Rey!
To: afraidfortherepublic
A pro-Christian Hollyweird movie?
Hard to believe.
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posted on
05/28/2012 7:19:18 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: Bigg Red
Years ago I read a novel about this period in Mexico. I (like most people, including Mexicans) knew nothing about this war, but its effects linger today. I do know that my son-in-law’s grandparents escaped to Texas as newlyweds during this period because it was so dangerous to live in Monterrey.
Ironic that fallen Catholic/self avowed nymphomaniac Longoria would appear in the film. That’s why they call it acting.
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posted on
05/28/2012 7:24:41 AM PDT
by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
To: BenLurkin
It was made in Mexico with Mexican underwriting. Hollyweird had little to do with it, except release it. I read elswhere that most mexican films are budgeted for $2 million. This one cost $20 million which necessitated a US release.
To: afraidfortherepublic
For Catholics enraged by the Obama administrations proposed contraception mandate, the film about the Mexican churchs fight in 1920s is a heartening and timely cinematic boost in the American churchs battle to preserve religious freedom in 2012.
Note the scare quotes the writer places around religious freedom. Pelosi put scare quotes around the whole concept of limited government with her Are you serious? response to the very idea of questioning the authority of Congress to mandate health insurance.
But when the administration tried to control the hiring and firing of church employees, SCOTUS rejected that notion 9-0. We shall see.
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posted on
05/28/2012 7:27:28 AM PDT
by
conservatism_IS_compassion
(The idea around which “liberalism" coheres is that NOTHING actually matters except PR.)
To: afraidfortherepublic
Good. I was “binging” the topic and found some interesting articles.
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posted on
05/28/2012 7:37:24 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: afraidfortherepublic
The Washington comPost puts "religious freedom" in quotes like as if it is some violent, fringe, crackpot ideology that is a clear and present danger to rational people.
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posted on
05/28/2012 7:38:22 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Government is the religion of the sociopath.)
To: afraidfortherepublic
Andy Garcia is a very admirable man. He was never into the Hollywood thing. It was a job. It was his family that was important.
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posted on
05/28/2012 7:44:14 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Government is the religion of the sociopath.)
Cristero War ping to self
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posted on
05/28/2012 8:10:36 AM PDT
by
campaignPete R-CT
(and we are still campaigning for local conservatives in central CT.)
To: BenLurkin
A pro-Christian Hollyweird movie?Impossible. Right?
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posted on
05/28/2012 8:14:21 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
( "A Dog In Every Pot" - freeper ETL)
To: A.A. Cunningham
Eva Longoria is also an organizer for the Obama 2012 campaign.
To: afraidfortherepublic
“a heartening and timely cinematic boost in the American churchs battle to preserve religious freedom in 2012”
I love it! Talk about unintended consequences...
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posted on
05/28/2012 8:30:28 AM PDT
by
Texan5
("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw hard line"...)
To: afraidfortherepublic
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posted on
05/28/2012 8:37:11 AM PDT
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: afraidfortherepublic
Back in the 1940s, I read a Mexican novel in Spanish class called Pensativa by Jesus Goytortua about the Christeros rebellion. I'm not Catholic, but I found the novel very moving. I never forgot it.
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posted on
05/28/2012 8:39:29 AM PDT
by
Hiddigeigei
("Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
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