MONUMENTAL CONFUSION: A REVIEW OF KIRK CAMERON'S DOCUMENTARY "MONUMENTAL"

"My premise as I start out this film is to approach this subject not as an actor or as a politician or not even as a Christian but to approach it as a father." (emphasis ours) This is how Kirk Cameron defined his documentary in a recent interview to a secular radio host and this is exactly what the film delivered having just watched it at the live screening. Before we even get into the review, it needs to be noted one of the most shocking parts of the live event was a very welcomed live feed from Glenn Beck on the set of GBTV studio. On the pre-show before Monumental starts, Kirk talks to the audience of viewers and introduces Beck as "one of our biggest supporters of the film and a friend." Beck then comes on the screen very excited to be partaking in this live event and says, "I am honored to be called your friend", and then goes on to say, "You were in Left...

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SHOULDN'T A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT HISTORY BE HISTORICALLY ACCURATE?

Actor Kirk Cameron’s documentary, Monumental, comes out this week. In the promotional material, he claims to retrace history “in search of America’s National Treasure.” A WORLD magazine article explains the treasure Cameron seeks: “Monumental tells the story of men and women who risked all for liberty, including the travails of the Pilgrims, and shares stories of faith that helped shape education, government and civic life in the United States.” I feel sure the movie will tell lots of stories, but based on what I have seen and heard so far, there is good reason to question their accuracy. Judging from the brief segments available at the website WingClips and Cameron’s press statements about the film, Monumental does not get off to a very accurate start, raising this question: Shouldn’t a documentary about history be historically accurate?

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'COURAGEOUS' MOVIE PARTNERS WITH CATHOLICS

ATLANTA — When Sherwood Pictures’ Courageous opens nationally in theaters Sept. 30, the film will demonstrate that Protestants and Catholics can indeed work together. The film, which is a product of the Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Ga., has partnered with a Catholic public-relations agency and a variety of Catholic ministries to successfully market the motion picture, which is about four police officers struggling with issues of fatherhood. At least 10 Catholic men’s, marriage and family ministries have partnered with the filmmakers to help support and promote the film. They include the Knights of Columbus’ Fathers for Good, Alexander House, National Fellowship of Catholic Men, The King’s Men, the National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers, Fraternus, That Man Is You, Familia and The Men of St. Joseph.

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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH CONTINUES TO ABANDON BIBLICAL TRUTH

The British Newspaper, The Times, reported an alarming story on October 5th. The story was titled, "Catholic Church no longer swears by truth of the Bible".[i] The story reports that as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of Dei Verbum, the Second Vatican Council document which explains the role of Scripture in God's revelation, the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church has published a new document titled The Gift of Scripture that instructs parishioners to be aware that certain parts of the Bible are not actually historically true.

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THE AVALON PROJECT: DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE WAR OF INVESTITURES THE DICTATE OF THE POPE

This document is from the Lillian Goldman Law Library at Yale Law School. It includes the declaration made of the infallibility of the popes and their alleged power of the church. That the Roman church was founded by God alone. That the Roman pontiff alone can with right be called universal. That he alone can depose or reinstate bishops. That, in a council, his legate, even if a lower grade, is above all bishops, and can pass sentence of deposition Against them. That the pope may depose the absent. That, among other things, we ought not to remain in The same house with those excommunicated by him. That for him alone is it lawful, according to the needs of the time, to make new laws, to assemble together new congregations, to make an abbey of a canonry; and, on the other hand, to divide a rich bishopric and unite the poor ones.

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