Apostolics In The News
Posted by: Denelle
I love when Apostolics show up in the news -- well, as long as it's for something legal and not crazy, contrary to popular belief in religious circles all press is not good press. Anyway, it is nice to see Apostolics getting some attention because it makes people more aware and hopefully curious about us and this has been a busy couple of weeks for just that kind of thing.
First off we had Tommy Tenney's movie One Night With The King which was released and if on-line movie reviews can be believed has been pretty well accepted by movie goers (2.5 stars or a B+ from most critics) and whose box office sales aren't too shabby for a Christian movie either (Yahoo movies says it's at almost $8M). Despite some criticism of the script people are obviously checking it out.
Then a little bird passed along the information that in the new movie Borat, the main character, in a significant scene, attends a Greg Godwin revival and receives the Holy Ghost. And yes, if you're wondering, Greg Godwin is in the movie as well. I
And finally, on September 7, 2006, Gaddi Vasquez was sworn in as an Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, based in Rome. The agencies' mission is to help eradicate world hunger and create better agricultural programs in a world where one child dies from hunger every five seconds. Vasquez has served as a minister in the Apostolic Assemblies and his parents have pastored an Apostolic church in the city of Orange, CA, for many years. Additionally, Vasquez served as the head of the Peace Corps for several years before accepting his new appointment. You can find more information about Gaddi Vasquez, this appointment and his new opportunity for ministry on E-LightInspirations.
I love when Apostolics show up in the news -- well, as long as it's for something legal and not crazy, contrary to popular belief in religious circles all press is not good press. Anyway, it is nice to see Apostolics getting some attention because it makes people more aware and hopefully curious about us and this has been a busy couple of weeks for just that kind of thing.
First off we had Tommy Tenney's movie One Night With The King which was released and if on-line movie reviews can be believed has been pretty well accepted by movie goers (2.5 stars or a B+ from most critics) and whose box office sales aren't too shabby for a Christian movie either (Yahoo movies says it's at almost $8M). Despite some criticism of the script people are obviously checking it out.
Then a little bird passed along the information that in the new movie Borat, the main character, in a significant scene, attends a Greg Godwin revival and receives the Holy Ghost. And yes, if you're wondering, Greg Godwin is in the movie as well. I
And finally, on September 7, 2006, Gaddi Vasquez was sworn in as an Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, based in Rome. The agencies' mission is to help eradicate world hunger and create better agricultural programs in a world where one child dies from hunger every five seconds. Vasquez has served as a minister in the Apostolic Assemblies and his parents have pastored an Apostolic church in the city of Orange, CA, for many years. Additionally, Vasquez served as the head of the Peace Corps for several years before accepting his new appointment. You can find more information about Gaddi Vasquez, this appointment and his new opportunity for ministry on E-LightInspirations.
That is crazy about a Greg Godwin revival in the Borat movie! I'm a little worried about how that bit may have portrayed A/Ps, though . . .
Posted by
chantell |
Fri Nov 03, 08:56:00 AM 2006
Based on Focus on the Family's pluggedin review it sounds like Sasha B. Cohen is an equal opportunity offender (including the jews). According to pluggedin, he does in fact mock the service only to be followed by a mockery of anything and everything that people hold sacred. They likened him to a modern Andy Kaufman...who knows? It's like shooting fish in a barrel; making fun of people who don't even watch TV!
Posted by
Jane |
Sun Nov 05, 05:21:00 PM 2006
Do you have more info on Vasquez? What church was he apart of and what orginization?
Posted by
Eric Morley |
Mon Nov 06, 10:51:00 AM 2006
Sorry, but I think this has got to be about the most backwards thing I've read all day.
Posted by
Lilorfnannie |
Mon Nov 06, 01:27:00 PM 2006
Chantell, I saw a clip from the Borat movie on GMA the other day and I admit that it's a bit worrisome to me too.
Eric, Vasquez is part of the Apostolic Assemblies (Spanish) based out of So. Cal. I'll have to get back to you on what church he attended/attends. Check back in, we're hoping to have more on him soon.
Posted by
Denelle |
Mon Nov 06, 05:12:00 PM 2006