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'Noah' Movie News: Creationist Ken Ham Questions Accuracy Controversy - Believes 'Film Could Be Counterproductive For Non-Christians'
After debating Bill Nye the Science Guy on Feb. 4, "Answers in Genesis" TV host and Creationist Ken Ham believes the future Hollywood movie titled "Noah" differs from the Bible and believes it would do more harm than good in spreading the Gospel to non-Christians.
In a recent blog post for Answers in Genesis' website, the AIG president replied to a Christianity Today article by Dr. Jerry Johnson, the President of the NRB network, stating the author appeared to encourage families to view the movie, which stars Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe.
"Too often, Christians are in knee-jerk reaction mode when it comes to popular culture," wrote Johnson in his article. "The concepts of sin and judgment are front and center throughout the whole film."
Ham appreciates that Johnson wrote a follow-up article in Christianity Today, where Dr. Johnson warned people about parts of the movie that does not appear in the Holy Bible.
Ham listed five of those issues personally after an AIG staff member saw a preview of the film.
1. Noah's family only contains his wife, three sons, and one daughter-in-law, which contradicts to the Bible.
2. Rock-like creatures (that appear to be fallen angels) help build the Ark with Noah.
3. A wounded Tubal-Cain axes his way inside the Ark in only approximately 10 minutes, then hides inside the ark and then convinces Noah's middle son to bring Noah to the bottom of the Ark in order to kill him but the middle son changes his mind and helps murder Tubal-Cain instead.
4. The Film has an exaggerated emphasis on environmentalism where animals are much more important than human life.
5. Noah is portrayed as a very bitter man constantly told his family that they were the last generation and were never to have children. As a result, when his daughter-in-law became pregnant, he promised to kill his own grandchild.
Some Christians think the movie could be used as a tool for evangelism, Ham disagrees.
"Ultimately the Noah film deviates so much from the Bible, that for non-Christians who will watch it, the movie will probably do more harm than good," he said.
Ham further expresses his thoughts on the film.
"Sure, after watching the film, people could be directed to read the true story for themselves in the Bible," said Ham to NewsMax. "But in this day and age, young people have a hard time deciphering reality from fiction and don't often take the time to form their own educated opinions."
While some Bible-themed Hollywood films could still be utilized as conversation starters for evangelism, "I can't say that for 'Noah' - the problems are such that the film could be counterproductive for non-Christians to watch," said Ham in the NewsMax interview.
Ham also compares the new Noah film to another controversial film involving the most important being in Christianity: Jesus Christ.
"I wonder if the same people who say that a movie should not be criticized unless it's been watched also said the same thing when the blasphemous film 'The Last Temptation of Christ' came out. The bad content of that movie was known before it was released, and Christians had every reason to caution people about going to see such an anti-biblical movie that might turn hearts away from God."
Darren Aronofsky's film version of "Noah" will appear in movie theaters on March 28, 2014.
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