God's Not Dead 2 Page #6

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about 2 plus 2 equaling 4,

or E equals MC squared,

or the date man landed on the moon.

So, why the controversy about these facts?

I think the fact that we're all

here today speaks for itself.

Thank you for your honesty.

One last question.

In your orientation

at the beginning of the semester,

your memo to the staff stressed

diversity and tolerance, did it not?

Yes.

Well, would it be fair to say

that except for Christianity,

all other forms of diversity are welcome?

Objection!

Your Honor!

I will withdraw the question.

Mr. Endler, you seem to have a penchant

for injecting commentary

where it doesn't belong.

You would do well to avoid

further provocation of this court.

I apologize, Your Honor.

I'll look to curtail it in the future.

Redirect, Your Honor?

Ms. Kinney, I understand

that you attended a service

at Ms. Wesley's church a short while ago.

Is that correct?

Yes, that's correct.

It was an event honoring several

students who attend that church

for their community service.

Mm-hmm.

And who was it that

invited you to that service?

Grace Wesley.

I see.

And where were you when

this invitation was extended?

At my office.

On school grounds?

Yes.

During work hours?

Yes.

Thank you.

Oh, one last question.

Is it true that Ms. Wesley

accepts donations

for a faith-based charity, Convoy of Hope,

right there in the classroom?

Yes, she does.

Thank you again.

No further questions, Your Honor.

You may step down, Mrs. Kinney.

Court's adjourned.

Grace, can I ask you a question,

off the record?

Sure.

These people, they're

looking to destroy you,

and I don't just mean financially.

Do you think it's worth it?

I hope so.

So do I.

Fishy and cheesy at the same time.

David, this tuna melt is exquisite.

Oh, yeah, exquisite.

It's the provolone.

That was my idea.

I love what it does

to the flavor of the fish.

Don't I know you?

You're from Blaze's Car Rental, right?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, that gig didn't

really work out for me.

I don't think customer

service is my forte.

So, you decided to become a waiter?

Well, this is where

I do my dinner theatre.

In the mornings I serve up croissants.

In the evenings I serve up Chekhov.

Oh.

Hey, listen, sorry about

the whole car not working thing.

It's okay.

I learned my lesson.

He bought a Prius.

Starts every time.

Oh!

- Same guy.

- Same guy.

Amazing.

Gentlemen, I don't wanna

spoil your brunch,

but I'm hearing from a friend of mine

in the prosecutor's office

about a subpoena

that just came down

demanding that we submit

copies of our sermons for

the last 3 months for review.

Can they do that?

They tried it in Houston.

So, now the government can determine what

we can and can't preach at our churches?

Let's not overreact.

I'm sure there's no ill intent here.

Unfortunately, I think

this is just the beginning.

We've been ignoring it, and now

we're paying the price for it.

Well, don't forget the silent majority.

They're out there.

They just need something to stand for.

Well I'll admit there's pressure, but I

think with time this will correct itself.

Forgive me, but I think you're wrong.

I'm serving on a jury in a case right

now that touches on these issues.

And of course, I'm not allowed

to talk about it,

but I mean, the one thing

that it's convinced me of

is that if we stand by and do nothing,

pressure that we're feeling today

is gonna mean persecution tomorrow.

What makes you so sure?

Speed of change,

viciousness of the opposition.

The message of the gospel

has us standing in the way

of a lot of things

that powerful people want,

and our resistance to change that message

because it's not ours to change

has made us a lot of enemies.

Whether we admit it or not, we're at war,

the war of Ephesians 6,

not against flesh and blood,

but against the powers of this world,

against the spiritual forces

in the heavenly realms.

And if we insist on denying that,

then we've already lost.

I brought a giant bag of Chinese food

and a briefcase full of files.

I say we eat first.

I say you're a genius.

Does Walter want to join us?

Oh, no. He's hiding in his room.

How come?

He's treating this like it's a date,

which should give you some indication

of what my social life is like.

Don't worry, I won't tell.

Falls under attorney-client privilege.

So, is this what you always saw

yourself doing, the lawyer thing?

No, um...

I wanted to be Batman.

How 'bout you?

Your parents have you all set

to go to the convent?

Actually, there were no bedtime

prayers in my childhood.

I was raised in a house

without much faith.

When did you decide to become a Christian?

I was walking home from class.

It was dark, and I was

struggling with a lot of things.

And I turned the corner, and right

there in front of me was this church.

It had this old sign out front,

but it just stopped me in my tracks.

And the sign... the sign said,

"Who do you say that I am?"

And as I read it, I could hear

the Lord speak to me.

You know, I couldn't get that question

out of my head for days,

so that was the start

of a journey that didn't end

until I found the answer.

# Nearer, my God, to thee #

# Nearer to thee #

That was beautiful.

Forgive me, but I did

not know anyone was here.

Oh, no. Please don't apologize.

I didn't mean to interrupt.

I just didn't know where else to go.

I'm Martin.

I'm Brooke.

Do you think I could

ask you a few questions?

That would be fine.

Good, 'cause I have a lot.

He doesn't make mistakes.

But I thought you proved bias.

I mean, Principal Kinney and Mrs. Rizzo?

Those were just jabs.

We need a knockout punch.

Why did you feel compelled

to bring Jesus up in history class?

Why shouldn't I have?

Grace, I'm not here to debate with you

what you think your rights were as...

No, Tom, listen.

This isn't about faith.

This is about history.

Okay, maybe I'm wrong here.

I'm not the law expert,

but I think they've missed the point.

I'm not sure I follow.

Their whole attack,

it's about me preaching in class,

but I didn't do that.

They're saying you did.

You cited Scripture.

You talked about Jesus'

teachings just like

they were any other verifiable fact.

But what if they're just that?

I mean, just because certain

facts happen to be recorded

in the Bible doesn't mean

they stop being facts.

We can separate the history-based elements

of Jesus' life from

the faith-based element.

I mean, in my classroom,

I didn't talk about Jesus

as my Lord and Savior.

You know, all I did was

comment on quotations

attributed to Jesus, the man,

and I did it in A.P. History.

There was nothing wrong with the context.

And any rule saying that you can talk about

any historic figure that ever existed

except Jesus is discriminatory.

They can't institute that.

And every credible historian

admits that Jesus existed.

I mean, there's just too much evidence.

Grace, I love it.

This is our defense.

Jesus as a historic figure,

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