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Samson was a strong, mighty man of God! As long as his hair was long, as God commanded it to be, he would stay strong! But, Samson temporarily forgot about God's command and let Delilah cut his hair. Then, he lost his strength, was captured by the Philistines, but remembered God. The Lord then gave him his strength back so he could kill them all, and set things right!
That's the story of Samson in a nutshell. Well, sort of. That's the story most of us were taught at church as children. The real story of Samson, the way the Bible tells it, is much, much different!
For starters, Samson was a man devoid of moral character and decency. Yep, I just wrote that. Samson was not the "mighty man of God" he is often portrayed as. In fact, the biggest lessons that can be taken away from his story are that we should not act like Samson, or mimic his behavior in just about any way.
Note: This is a "crossover" blog that can also be found at my other site, where I chronicle my thoughts on entertainment.
Mollywood exists. I know, you've probably never heard of it, but it's out there. Mollywood is the term for Latter-day Saint cinema (stemming from the phrase "Molly Mormon). In recent years, a generation of Mormon filmmakers has risen up. Some of the movies are great (Singles Ward) and some are not so great (I won't name names). But, it is safe to say that LDS films have come a long way! Unfortunately, I cannot say the same about their evangelical counterparts.