Rick Warren, Joel Osteen, T.D Jakes & Catholic Bishop Promote Movie Premier "Son of God "

Rick Warren, others, rent theaters for premiere of ‘Son of God’

(RNS) Christian leaders, including megachurch pastor Rick Warren, plan to rent every screen in numerous multiplex theaters across 10 cities for the premiere of Mark Burnett and Roma Downey’s upcoming Jesus film, “Son of God,” on Feb. 27.

Many religious leaders are citing the movie as a natural opportunity to evangelize. Warren may have an vested interest in the film, since he wrote a curriculum tied to the movie and published by LifeWay Christian Resources.

...The couple behind the show, producer  Burnett and former “Touched by an Angel” star Downey, have enlisted interdenominational support from religious leaders such as Texas megachurch pastor T.D. Jakes and Roman Catholic Archbishop José Gomez.

The couple has also tapped Compassion International, a large evangelical relief organization, to distribute tickets to churches. The couple are close with Joel and Victoria Osteen, who flew to Morocco to see the filming and have bought 8,000 tickets to distribute.

...Cardinal Donald Wuerl has commissioned discussion guides and videos for Catholic churches and schools, and Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami is planning to rent a theater for thousands of Catholics in Miami.

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"Warren said. "Our entire church is going to study this series after the movie. For the six weeks leading to Easter, this is just the hand of God, that this movie comes out 10 years exactly after 'The Passion' and six weeks before Easter. This is the perfect Lent series."

The season of Lent is a Roman Catholic tradition...the movie "The Passion" was based on the Roman Catholic Stations of the Cross and inferred that Christ was not sufficient to redeem humanity.