
God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness
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[flames crackling]
[woman narrating] Sometimes
all it takes is a spark.
Something very small.
But the spark becomes a flame.
And if that flame spreads, the
power can be so overwhelming
it transforms everything
around it.
[people chattering]
[female newscaster] We begin with breaking
news from Hope Springs, Arkansas.
[male newscaster] People are up in arms,
speaking out against what they believe...
[female newscaster 2] ...only religious
leader who refused to abide the mandate.
David Hill, you're under arrest.
Contempt of court.
sermons upon court order.
- Please put your hands behind your back.
- [handcuffs ratcheting]
[man] The state is
overstepping its bounds.
- [police radio chatter]
- [siren wailing]
[woman] A subpoena of sermons
is needless and unprecedented.
[man 2] This is a witch hunt
to silence the victim.
[male newscaster] We're seeing more
and more protests around the city
since local pastor, David Hill, was
arrested for contempt of court.
controversial government mandate
to turn over transcripts of his
sermons to city officials.
And right now, a contentious
is threatening to boil over while the
pastor sits in jail waiting for a ruling.
[footsteps]
[lock clattering]
[buzzer sounds]
Let's go.
[buzzer sounds]
Appreciate it.
- Hey.
- Jude.
[laughing]
Ah.
You wanna get
some waffles?
Of course I wanna
get some waffles.
[crowd cheering] Free Reverend Dave!
Free Reverend Dave!
Free Reverend Dave!
Free Reverend Dave!
[woman] Reverend, what do you have
to say about being released today?
I am grateful to the court
that they recognize
that this mandate
was unconstitutional.
I think this is more
It's about our right
to see truth
and to share that truth
with others.
[woman] But considering your church is
associated with a public university,
how do you define
"truth" exactly?
Truth is a person.
It's the one truth
above all others.
What do you have to say to the people here
who are calling you an embarrassment?
[man] Jesus Christ is the one truth?
Really?
This guy just can't
help himself, can he?
This guy is a pastor who was
jailed for his beliefs.
What if it was a Jewish rabbi
that said there was one truth?
- Or a Muslim imam?
- They have that right. Freedom of worship.
In places of worship. But
Hadleigh is a state university.
See, and that's the question,
y'all.
What's a church doing on a state
campus in the first place?
We're seeing more and more
protests around the city.
Students are actually calling for the removal
of Saint James from Hadleigh campus altogether.
in Hope Springs...
[woman] A historic landmark
that has served this community
for over a century.
And now they want
the church gone.
This is what
our country has come to.
[siren wailing in distance]
[man singing on radio, faint]
You gonna ask her out,
or what?
Excuse me?
We drive all the way
out here every week,
drop off all this food.
Why don't you finally
ask the girl out?
Jude.
That's why
we donate the food.
Yes, but she obviously
likes you.
No way.
What's a six-letter word
for "clueless"?
Funny. You're still
working on that thing?
I'm much faster
when it's in Swahili.
Fair enough.
[chattering]
[waitress] This tab's already been paid.
You guys enjoy.
- Hey, convict.
- Hey.
Just can't stay out of the
news these days, can you?
[chuckling] Yeah, I've never had
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