Sunday, March 21, 2010

Who should interview Hugh Hefner?

Last Saturday I attended an event called “Faith, Film and Philosophy,” a daylong conference discussing art, faith, philosophy, and how that all relates to film. Many good ideas came from the afternoon, and they will probably pop up in future posts, but this post has to do with Christian journalism.
The lecturer, Dr. Douglas Geivett, professor of Philosophy at Biola University, was answering questions and expanding on the topic on the need for Christians in Hollywood. He told the story of a Christian worker in the industry; she felt God was leading into her into a particular job she had been praying for and miraculously, she got it.
The job was, quite simply, to conduct interviews of famous people. In the meeting to decide on the first person to interview, she suggested Billy Graham, but that subject was dismissed and they settled on Hugh Hefner. What was a Christian supposed to do?
She trusted God and went ahead and interviewed Mr. Hefner. The interview brought out the early life of the adult-industry mogul and showed why he made the decisions he did—it showed the man behind the actions.
Hugh Hefner was also touched by the interview. He wrote a note thanking the interview team for conducting such a good interview. Somehow, the interview spoke to Hugh’s soul, and his aides said that it was like a therapy session for him.
There is no place a Christian cannot go to minister. Sure, only a few Christians can go into a situation like that—not all Christians belong everywhere—but a Christian was able to interact with a very un-Christian man, and produce a good work. Who should interview Hugh Hefner? Christians, with love in their hearts and a desire for truth are able to reach out with love and touch even the most broken.

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