Review of God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018) by Paige B — 13 May 2018

My sister told me this movie was a definite "must see", but it was very hard to "must see" it, when it only lasted in my state for 2 weeks total!!! I live in the state of California, and I am serious: it was GONE, after only 2 weeks of playing! The first week, I was busy with Easter plans.

The second week, I was recovering from a severe sinus infection. I did not want to make everyone in the theater sick, like me, but after that 2nd week; Poof!!! It was gone!!! I think it got displaced by Isle of Dogs and Sherlock Gnomes! I am serious!!! So anyway, 2 months later, it finally resurfaces at the nearby discount theater, and I went to see it.

WOW!!!! What a fantastic movie! This movie was wonderful!! How can anyone give it a tomato splat? I was crying, and so was everyone who actually, factually saw it. It speaks equally to Christians and atheists, and all other faiths, and gives equal air-time and footing.

My background includes Christian-to-atheist-to-agnostic/deist-to-Christian again. When I was an atheist, I was pretty hardened against the Christian church, and it took me many years to recognize it was certain people, who claimed this faith as their own, who turned me away from God.

Back then, I saw atheists and Christians as being "at war" over the future of this country, but I no longer see it that way, after living on both "sides" of this "war". We are ALL going to go through moments of doubt, we are ALL going to go through heightened moments of faith, in our lives.

There is no need to go to war with other humans over our speculations and anticipation of the afterlife. Only with the help of others can we become enlightened in a journey every human takes, asking questions every human asks.

I am happy to be able to raise my family in the same religion I was raised, only without those factors which caused me to doubt, in the first place. This movie had an excellent message which should be heeded: to let our kids question our beliefs and explore other faiths, and not shun them for it.

To be open to new ideas, and to live out the humble life of forgiveness, gratitude, and faith that we want to see in others. Christians are to live like Christ, and the more we can do that, the stronger the Christian church will be, because others will see what it is which is the draw of the Christian faith.

It is how this faith has survived for the last 2000 years. We have to be the light which shines, in the world. We have to be the light, in the darkness.