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The impact of Hillsong's Silent Night was immediate, and, on my social media without exception, negative.
I will not commit reviewer heresy by suggesting it is better than To Kill A Mockingbird. In a moment of private confession, though, I'll admit I enjoyed it every bit as much.
"It is a good thing war is so terrible lest we should grow too fond of it," said Robert E. Lee. War is not a movie. War is not a chance for endless glory. War is not a venue for detached fandom. And war is not without cost.
My lifetime is not long enough to put into a single film the atrocities perpetrated against African Americans by White Americans during and after slavery.
Pastor's kids grow up in an uncomfortable spotlight, and frequently face all the scrutiny, expectations, and double standards that come along with it.
