[lbo-talk] Christians want to become "bad boys" again

B. docile_body at yahoo.com
Mon Jan 24 01:51:34 PST 2005


[More evidence that Chuck0's dismissal of the religious right was/is premature. We all know a bad boy rebel is sexier than a nice guy conformist! - B.]

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'Braveheart' Becomes Role Model for Christian Men Sat Jan 22, 9:22 AM ET

By Nigel Hunt

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Movies like "Braveheart" and "Legends of the Fall" are on the viewing list for men in a growing Christian movement that calls for them to throw off their "nice guy" personas and emulate warriors.

The book which inspired the movement, John Eldredge's "Wild at Heart," has already sold 1.5 million copies in English and been translated into 16 languages, most recently Korean.

Eldredge believes many Christian men have become bored, "really nice guys" and invites them to rediscover passion by viewing their life's mission as having a battle to fight, an adventure to live and a beauty to rescue.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=598&e=1&u=/nm/religion_wildatheart_dc

===== "I'm not too worried by hegemony / I know the cadre will look after me" - Magazine, "Model Worker," 1978



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