February 14, 2024
Rob Reiner makes it clear that leftists are coming for Christianity
By
Andrea Widburg
During the Super Bowl, a very well-funded group ran an ad showing conservatives abasing themselves before leftist victim classes, with the tagline “He gets us,” with the “He” referring to Jesus.
The message was clear: Whatever traditionalists say about Christ’s teachings is wrong. Leftists are morally and doctrinally correct, and it’s time for Christianity to get with the program. That’s not the only assault 2024 has on traditional Christian beliefs. Rob Reiner has a movie coming out challenging so-called “Christian Nationalism” and substituting leftism in its place.
Four things to get out of the way before I get to the meat of this post.
First, before he was politicized, Rob Reiner directed some wonderful movies, most notably
The Princess Bride and
This Is Spinal Tap. Others are fond of
When Harry Met Sally… and
Misery. By 1995, though, with
The American President, Reiner stopped being concerned with his artistic vision, which was lovely and started becoming politicized. It went downhill after that.
Second, the interview, which runs in Newsweek, is kind of incoherent because it’s not really an interview. Instead, it’s an insider conversation between two leftists who are less interested in informing people and more interested in proselytizing their utter dislike for Christians who believe in the Gospels as written and hating on Trump. As best as I can tell, H. Alan Scott, the interviewer, is a gay man and drag queen who was raised as a Mormon and converted to uber-reform Judaism.
Third, regarding that Judaism, Reiner acknowledges that, although born Jewish, he was raised secularly and, as noted, you can bet that Scott’s conversion wasn’t through a conservative or Orthodox congregation. What’s important to understand is that people who identify as both Jewish and leftist are exactly as committed to the Old Testament as people who identify as Christian and leftist are committed to the Gospels.