4/10/12 - Reflections on "The Case for Christ"

I have spent a lot of time in recent days watching arguments unfold about the life of Christ, and the validity of Christianity as a whole. This has largely taken place on the internet on discussion boards and blogs. It has been quite interesting to watch these arguments unfold between Christians, people of other faiths, agnostics and atheists. In all of it I've found that some people can be really open and accepting on both sides, and, again, on both sides there are some really loudmouthed close-minded people, with hard hearts. It was within this mindset that I reviewed the movie.

I was fairly critical of this movie. I have been seeing many well thought out questions for and arguments against Christianity from those opposed to it, and I feel like they would not take well to this film. The arguments that the film presented were good, but they were also narrow and biased. They weren't in any ways offensive, but they didn't many oppositions, and gave flimsy responses to them in many cases. This was a little bit disappointing for a movie that was on the hard evidence for Christ and Christianity. I think that we need to be a little more open to the criticisms and questions that non-believers have. When you don't respect heir valid questions and concerns, we do them, and ourselves, a disservice. In an apologetic work like this (even if presented like a documentary), you must do your best to provide real answers to real criticisms. You don't have to agree, you can tell them they are wrong, but you can't ignore them.