Sunday, August 25, 2013

This Article Made Me Hit The Roof

A friend of mine recently posted an article about actress Julie Harris’ death.  Read it here.  I got REALLY angry after I read this.

Most of you are probably wondering what is so offensive about this article.  What’s offensive is that Ms. Harris did a phenomenal job as Betsie Ten Boom in “The Hiding Place”, and People magazine made no mention of it because it was about Christians and produced by a Christian film company.  What’s offensive is that they would have mentioned it if it had been produced by a secular film company.  “The Hiding Place” is, hands down, one of the best films I’ve ever seen, Christian or secular.  It’s an extremely positive depiction of Christian faith in action.  I find it extremely offensive that a journalist would avoid giving Ms. Harris due credit for this role for fear of offending any non-Christians who might read it.