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America Still Wants to Know God

Compared to other countries, America is not antagonistic toward the things of God. According to a 2004 CNN poll, an incredible 87% wanted “under God” kept in the Pledge of Allegiance. The blockbuster movie The Passion of the Christ proved that Americans had an interest in God by grossing hundreds of millions of dollars, exceeding all expectations. Just after the film was released, a Gallup Poll News Service from March 12, 2004, said, “Three in four Americans have seen or expect to see it.”

The New York Times said, “Hollywood producers and studio executives, witnessing overwhelming success of ‘The Passion of the Christ,’ are reconsidering whether they have been neglecting large segments of American audience eager for openly religious movies…”

What Hollywood Believes

What Hollywood Believes, a book that I wrote a while back, explores an area that has rarely been examined before: the faith of the famous. This wasn’t an easy task. It took a great deal of meticulous research. This is because actors in the past have been strongly discouraged from making their thoughts about God public. Up until the success of The Passion of the Christ, Hollywood had been under the illusion that America wasn’t interested in God. That’s because the town lives in a world of its own. It doesn’t resemble core America. Gallup polls reveal that over 90% of Americans believe in God and that as many as 40% attend worship services regularly, but this hasn’t been reflected in the movies or on television.

A survey conducted among the 104 top television writers and executives found that, of the 104 who were asked if adultery was wrong, only 49% said it was. That means that 51% maintained that they believe that adultery is morally right. Meanwhile, 85% of the rest of America believes adultery is wrong.

“If you love the Lord and care about the lost, forget the enemy’s lies that you have believed in the past about people not wanting to know about God.”

When questioned if they had any religious affiliation, 45% of Hollywood said that they didn’t while the percentage of Americans who had no religious affiliation was a mere 4%.

It is therefore a sad irony that when legendary filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille (director of the epic movie The Ten Commandments) first came to California in the early 1900s, he settled in a small town that was said to be a “Christian” settlement. The settlement was giving away free land to anyone who was willing to build a place of worship. The town had a picturesque name: Hollywood.

America’s Godly Heritage

Hollywood isn’t the only town with a forgotten godly heritage. Did you know that, as you walk up the steps to the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington D.C., near the top of the building there is a row of the world’s law-givers? Each one is facing Moses, who is in the middle, holding the Ten Commandments. As you enter the Supreme Court, the two huge oak doors have the Ten Commandments engraved on each lower portion of each door. As you sit inside the courtroom, you will see another display of the Ten Commandments. This one is directly above where the Supreme Court resides.

James Madison, the fourth President—known as the “Father of the Constitution”—said, “We have staked the whole of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God.”

Take Heart

So, take heart: if you love the Lord and care about the lost, forget the enemy’s lies that you have believed in the past about people not wanting to know about God. Take advantage of their openness to speak to them about the only issue that really matters in this life: their eternal salvation.

Ray Comfort

Ray Comfort is the Founder and CEO of Living Waters, a bestselling author, and has written more than 100 books, including, The Evidence Study Bible. He cohosts the award-winning television program Way of the Master, which airs in 190 countries.

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