Word: faithful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...distributor, to drop the movie, arguing that it was blasphemous and immoral. Smith, himself a practicing Catholic, assures that the film was made with the utmost respect, but every fan knows that irreverence is the hallmark of his Jersey flicks. Dogma, though not always pro-religion, is consistently pro-faith...
...movie follows Bethany (Linda Fiorentino), an abortion clinic employee on the brink of a crisis of faith, who is unknowingly the great, great, great, etc. grand-niece of Jesus Christ. She is enlisted by a seraph named Metatron (a whiny Alan Rickman) to thwart two banished angels from getting to a church in New Jersey. These winged renegades, Loki (Matt Damon) and Bartelby (Ben Affleck), have found a loophole in Catholic doctrine which could cleanse them of their sins and allow them to re-enter heaven, negating the truth that God is infallible and consequently unmaking existence. These two Jersey...
...best thing about God's anthropomorphism is that it adds to the poignancy of Bartelby's situation. Though it is Bethany's struggle with faith that is supposed to be the centerpiece for Dogma, it is Bartelby's that proves much more intriguing. Metaphysics aside, his story is about a rebellious, frustrated child. Throughout most of the movie, Bartelby is the voice of reason, constantly rolling his eyes at Loki's own version of divine justice ("You didn't say 'God bless you' when I sneezed" Loki chastises, pulling a gun on an innocent woman). But after a theological discussion...
...being pro-gay means being anti-Christian or requiring Christians to check some of their most important moral beliefs at Johnston Gate, many will surely decline the invitation without hesitation. But respecting gay students should not require abandoning respect for Christian faith, and proponents of changing the FDO's rooming policy should ensure that it does...
...believe you can have proof or disproof when it comes to origins," said Ham. "There are scientific aspects and there are faith aspects...