WSJ’s OpinionJournal’s positive review of Mel Gibson’s new movie. Interesting paragraph on prayer:
Prayer is a strong element of the movie too. Several references are made to riding off to the “valley of death.” Mr. Gibson’s character, Lt. Col. Harold Moore, prays with his children at night before they go to sleep…. Prayer is important because it adds a human element to Mr. Gibson’s character and because it makes it clear that Lt. Col. Moore sees this as a moral struggle–a perception he shares with his men, as he kneels down on an altar with one of them and asks for God’s help in battle–and for God to ignore the “heathen prayers” of his enemy.
I wonder if the real Harold Moore still thinks God takes sides in wars.
MSN’s Slate review: Before the Boondoggle: We Were Soldiers is a bloody, harrowing look at the early days of the Vietnam War.