"V FOR VENDETTA” ***½ Take 2
*Please note, I originally wrote this post last year, May 2020. But just now posting it. Suggested Listening: The Veil of Deception: Truth is Not a Conspiracy Theory (start at minute 29) V for Vendetta has been a favorite of mine for years, and in April of 2010 I wrote a blog post about it. My heart and understanding of Jesus, the gospel, and what we as believers are called to has changed in the last 10 years. I pray for the wiser. When I wrote that blog 10 years ago, I was a pacifist. I disavowed weapons, I embraced the suffering and poverty of Christ, and I sat in solidarity with the poor. God saw the sincerity of my heart, and I don’t regret that time of my life. But I recognize now that in my sincerity, I was largely unaware of the schemes of a very real enemy that doesn't play nice. A blend between “The Count of Monte Cristo” and “The Phantom of the Opera”, “V for Vendetta” portrays a country with the promise of security, without freedom – showing what could happen when a go