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Actions: Faith-based or Popularity Based?

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Jamie and I recently had a discussion around Christianity and its use in today's society.  By adding my thoughts here, we will be able to continue that dialogue.  Before I jump into my personal thoughts, I have to tell you how this conversation came to be.  One of my co-workers came to my office to discuss the  controversy around the movie Noah that she had just learned of via FB.  From her recount, I learned that she really wanted to see this movie until she found out that the movie wasn't based on the biblical account  of the story.  She also stated  that Christians should not watch the movie because t he director is an Atheist therefore he doesn’t know about Christianity.  As she finished her thoughts, I simply stated that she should not discount the director’s knowledge of Christianity simply because he is an Atheist.  I went on to explain that many “non-believers” have studied more about Christianity than many “true” Christians.  I also told her that, from my perspective,