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\"James<\/a>
Lincoln Hoppe as Martin Harris, in the Interpreter Foundation theatrical film, \u201cWitnesses.\u201d (Still photo by James Jordan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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***<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Just a reminder that this may well be \u2014 although I can\u2019t guarantee that it will<\/em> be \u2014 the very last week for people to see Witnesses<\/em> on a big screen.<\/p>\n

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For BYU Education Week \u2014 that is, this<\/em> week \u2014 there are four theaters within a reasonable distance of the BYU campus that are specially screening Witnesses<\/em>.\u00a0 And, even after roughly 2.5 months, the film is still being shown in a small number of other theaters, in Alberta, Canada, as well as in Arizona, Idaho, and Utah:<\/p>\n

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witnessesfilm.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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If you want to see Witnesses<\/em> again or for the first time, or if you know of somebody who is in Utah for Education Week, or if you\u2019re aware of anybody else who, you think, would enjoy or benefit from the film, this is it.<\/p>\n

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It will eventually appear on DVDs and it will eventually be accessible via streaming.\u00a0 But opportunities to see it on a large theater screen are quickly running out.<\/p>\n

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***<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve been a tiny tad worried about the poor little fellow who likes to send me pretend-semiliterate insults via email.\u00a0 He\u2019s shared hundreds of them with me over several years, but, until today, I hadn\u2019t heard from him for weeks and weeks.\u00a0 I worried that he had perhaps been taken (physically) ill, or that he had somehow been denied access to his Institution\u2019s computer room.\u00a0 But he\u2019s back.\u00a0 I\u2019ve received two precious notes from him so far today:<\/p>\n

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2:58 PM<\/span><\/p>\n

witlesses witlesses cry the worthless woowoo spewin nutzo cultist propaganda pimp fer cultcorp. <\/span>
\nwhere all the mor ons who pay ta watch the propaganda? bwaahaahaa bwaahaahaa what a joke.<\/span><\/p>\n

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4:06 PM<\/span><\/p>\n

shrimp shriveled midgley russell the pus mcgregor denial cultist pasterson <\/span>
\nroad show a mor on nasties livin christlike in word and deed\u2026not!<\/span>
\nall ya all a bunch a phony cultcorp nutjobs. yer little insignificant cabal <\/span>
\nya bloated parasite.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I\u2019m enormously relieved.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know whether his (physical) health has returned or whether the superintendent has reinstated his internet privileges, but it\u2019s good to have him back again.\u00a0 And I expect that he takes enormous gratification from his renewed ability to send me insulting emails.<\/p>\n

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***<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Finally, here\u2019s an item for you from the Christopher Hitchens Memorial \u201cHow Religion Poisons Everything\u201d File<\/em>\u00a9:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Church of Jesus Christ Responds to Earthquake in Haiti: They organize an emergency committee and report that the missionaries are safe. They evaluate the impact and needs to provide aid.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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