The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe <\/em>is under near-hysterical scrutiny from the mainstream press as some kind of Christian stealth bomb (and the evangelicals zealously mounting Bible-thumping missionary campaigns in connection with the film are throwing fuel on their fire.)<\/p>\nBut Diary of a Mad Black Woman<\/em>, Woman Thou Art Loosed<\/em>, and now The Gospel <\/em>are making their way through theaters with relatively little fuss. Is that just because they\u2019re lower-profile projects? Heck, The Gospel <\/em>made it into the Top Five at the box office this week, and Diary of a Mad Black Woman <\/em>went to #1! Is there some kind of prevailing attitude that, among African Americans, Christianity is just a cultural thing and not the same religion that seems to threaten reactionaries in the mainstream press?<\/p>\nWhat gives?<\/p>\n
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