tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727682191968193520.post491148224544126465..comments2023-10-21T08:31:52.791-07:00Comments on Plucked From Ogygia: I was looking out the window. It was spring.Margaret Bashaarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635188593209119209noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727682191968193520.post-38538157465220576352011-05-12T09:10:28.077-07:002011-05-12T09:10:28.077-07:00Iubi! Thank you for posting this - I wanted to men...Iubi! Thank you for posting this - I wanted to mention some of these things, but first, they were your thoughts, not mine, and second, this entry is already way long.<br /><br />It's interesting to watch the filmmaker sort out his thoughts, though it makes the first half a bit tumultuous in terms of its organization.<br /><br />I hope that his regret regarding intolerance eventually finds a more informed voice that recognizes the issues with giving people like Santorum the opportunity to spout such utterly insincere bullshit (at least, bullshit when it comes from Santorum) without any sanction.Margaret Bashaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635188593209119209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727682191968193520.post-60677033281645671972011-05-12T09:01:41.723-07:002011-05-12T09:01:41.723-07:00The first half of the documentary, when the filmma...The first half of the documentary, when the filmmaker is trying to pursue his evangelical agenda, is pretty much a pointless cacophony. Once he visits the people affected by Katrina and the volunteers helping them, or when he apologizes to the gay community, or when he talks to the Night Strike Christians who are feeding and grooming the homeless, the narrative changes and the filmmaker finds his voice. The compassion for others and the regret for one's own intolerance comes to the surface in direct human contact and while witnessing the suffering of others. Perhaps without his intention the documentary shows that the genuine message of loving-kindness does not come from the high profile believers and their empty words delivered from political or religious pulpits, but from ordinary Christians who acknowledge the suffering of others and their own and who take the message of love to their heart.mihneahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12545226631246331362noreply@blogger.com