One of the blogs I read is Challies.com.  And it is one of the better blogs on the internet.  The author recently wrote a post about Evan Almighty that I thought was exceptionally well written.  I’ve cut and pasted the last paragraph of his article from a week ago to get the main point he makes.  You can read the whole article from the link above…

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  But I think my greatest and overarching concern is this: this movie, like the one before it, makes light of our faith. When people walked out of Bruce Almighty I don’t think they had a greater and deeper understanding of God. They did not have greater love for and respect for Him. The genre simply could not bring so serious and important and biblical a message. Amidst all of the laughs and vulgarity there would simply not have been opportunity to really help people understand God better, despite the filmmaker’s attempts. And when people walk away from Evan Almighty they will not love God more. I don’t think they will have a greater understanding of the Bible. In fact, I suspect they’ll see the biblical story of the flood as being as fictional as this movie–a quaint plot but completely unrealistic and implausible. Mere fiction. This movie will not and cannot bring anyone closer to God. Rather, it will necessarily project a false image of God, a false understanding of Him. And we’re being told to watch this, to enjoy this, and to bring our families to see it so they can laugh with us.

  What was it Paul wrote several hundred years ago???  “Everything is permissable for me, but not everything is profitable!” (1 Corinthians 6:12)  I think that applies here…

  Going to the movie won’t make you the most horrible reprobate sinner in need of deep spiritual cleansing… but it very well might lead you into an attitude toward the faith that is less that appropriate.  So for me, there are better ways to spend my money, time, and energy than to be amused (Which means “not to think” by the way) by Evan Almighty.