Admin webmdave Posted September 14, 2008 Admin Share Posted September 14, 2008 If you are having trouble viewing the embedded movie above, click here to view. BORN AGAIN is the story of Director Markie Hancock’s evangelical upbringing and her 20-year struggle to get out. Excerpts from Hancock’s journals, home movies and student films reveal the strong grip of fundamentalist religion. As a child, she revels in the security that promises of eternal salvation bring to both her and her family. Hancock only slowly begins to question the narrow path she has fervently followed when she falls in love with a woman. It is in Berlin when she finally begins to free herself from religion and from the family she loves. Ultimately, BORN AGAIN asks, at what price do we believe what we believe and how do we live with others who believe differently? This video is approximately 88 minutes in length. http://exchristian.net/exchristian/2008/09/born-again.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Moderator buffettphan Posted September 15, 2008 Super Moderator Share Posted September 15, 2008 The entire 88 minutes are completing engrossing. This film is powerful, touching, haunting, and beautiful. How many of us can relate to her statement near the beginning of the film -- "My biggest fear was that if I left the religion, I would lose my family. My next biggest fear was that if I didn't leave the religion, I would lose myself." There is a scene near the end when she is talking with one of her brothers who tells her that god is a great uniter. If she would only come back to god, the family relationships would be so much closer. What BS. God a uniter? No way. Even his "True Believers" can't unite. I was hoping she'd reply with "If you would stop believing in a delusion, think how much better our relationship would be." But I'm sure that type of confrontational statement would have ruined the beauty and mood of the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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