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Eric Bumpus completed a new blog entry today about story structures in a Modern and 'Post'-modern world. Check it out. - "An (Epic) Tale of Two Epochs" - http://www.ceasefirestrategies.net/viewt opic.php?f=4&t=63

Cease Fire, the War is Over! is reading "Lord, Save Us From Your Followers" by Dan Merchant

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Merchant's book, "Lord, Save Us From Your Followers" and/or "Cease
Fire, the War is Over!" by Tim Moranville and Eric Bumpus.
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Encouraging positive Christian involvement with media & culture.

Cease Fire, the War is Over! CFS announces Dan Merchant as the winner of the 'Cultural Diplomat' award for 2008.
Source: www.assistnews.net
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Cease Fire, the War is Over! Just prior to the book's release, film critic Kevin Carr interviewed Eric Bumpus about 'Cease Fire, the War is Over!' and the impact of the culture war on American society. (June 25th, 2009)

Cease Fire, the War is Over! Great article by Filmmaker Dallas Jenkins. With Hollywood becoming more interested in the Christian market than ever, it's more important than ever for Christians to finally learn how to improve the quality of the work they do within the 'Christian genre'.
Source: bighollywood.breitbart.com
As I mentioned in my last article, Hollywood is more interested in Christian, or “faith-based,” films than ever. The mind-blowing success of “The Passion” got it started, but then it waned as studios couldn’t quite figure out how to match that success. ...

Cease Fire, the War is Over! Is Bill O'Reilly finally realizing the benefits of being a cultural diplomat instead of a cultural warrior?
Source: www.politicsdaily.com
Fox News commentator and human lightning rod Bill O'Reilly is considered one of the most polarizing and partisan talk-festers on TV –

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Faith lowered to a game show marketing gimmick... by Evangelical Americans?? No -- it's for a TV show in Turkey!
What sounds like the start of a bar joke, an imam, rabbi, monk and an Orthodox priest seek to convert a series of Atheists. The prize -- an all expense paid trip for the new 'convert' to their chosen faith's holy land.
*sigh*
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
Penitents Compete will bring together an Islamic imam, a Jewish rabbi, a Buddhist monk and a Greek Orthodox priest seeking to convert the atheists.

Cease Fire, the War is Over! This was an article done about CFS' Cultural Diplomat Award back in February. The winner will be announced soon.
Source: www.assistnews.net
By Michael Ireland Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (ANS) -- Four nominees have been named for a new award that exemplifies those in culture who promote peaceful dialog and understanding between Christians and culture.

Cease Fire, the War is Over! Have Christians Lost the Culture War? Is the Culture War really over?
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Encouraging positive Christian involvement with media & culture.

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Have you 'read' any good films lately?? I continue my study of "The Message Behind the Move" at - http://www.ceasefirestrategies.net/viewt opic.php?f=4&t=54
Source: www.ceasefirestrategies.net
Many Christians, mostly Protestants, gravitate towards the written word... in part, because they have grasped the medium of books and language, since these forms of communication have been around for a few centuries. The Bible is referred to as 'God's Word', and John 1:1 states, "In the beginning wa...

Source: windriderforum.org
“Rarely does a film garner unanimous consensus among our jury – “American Made” was one gem that did.” — Monika Moreno, director, Angelus Student Film Festival

Cease Fire, the War is Over! Check out "Cinematic Hermeneutics", Eric's new blog post and first in a series of entries about Douglas Beaumont's new book, "The Message Behind the Move".
Source: www.ceasefirestrategies.net
Can one objectively determine 'the worldview' of a film? Two people watching the same film may 'objectively' come to differing conclusions. Who is right? Who is wrong? Or can one glean their own message from the film regardless of the filmmaker's intentions?

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1 Corinthians 5:12-13 - "What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? God will judge those outside..." -- Another casualty in the culture war.
http://john.purplestateofmind.com/?p=405
Source: john.purplestateofmind.com
Did a Christian do this? Can we assume it? If it turns out to be a Christian opposed to abortion, a follow up: Does social conservative Christian culture aid and abet real violence against its “enemies” ...

Cease Fire, the War is Over! Mikel Wisler has made a new entry to his blog Cin-posuim, about the neglected art of Pre-Production. Mikel is a member and supporter of the CFS Team. We're looking for a way to utilize/integrate his blog with our forums, but in the meantime, you can check out the new post, at: http://mikelwisler.blogspot.com/
Source: mikelwisler.blogspot.com
One often-underappreciated aspect of filmmaking is what is commonly referred to as preproduction. It really amounts to that planning phase of filmmaking, once the script is finished or selected and before principle photography begins...

















