Hey there folks, John here.
Ok, as some of you know (and even fewer of you care about) I’ve just hit the road for an extended filming segment for my upcoming documentary “The Prince Of Peace – The God of War”. For those of you who don’t know, it’s a look at the paradox within the North American christian church of a majority of the Religious Right that support war… and yet the teachings of its founder seem to suggest a life of non-violence for his followers.
To answer a couple of questions that a bunch of people have understandably asked me. 1) No, this project is NOT anti-Christian. I was once a Christian myself and have the deepest respect for that faith. Asking hard questions is not disrespect. 2) No, it’s probably not going to be very good. Although I have a history in editing and producing short film, this is my first kick at the can at a documentary. 3) Yes, I am interviewing religious and political leaders from both sides of the issue. 4) Yes, I am going down to the US as well, but that part will be at the end of May/begining of June.
I already started filming a few weeks ago, but this leg of the project began on Sunday when I left Hamilton Ontario to head out west. I drove 8 hours the first day and stayed over night in Sault St. Marie, Ontario. Then drove 7 more hours the next day and stayed overnight in Thunder Bay (home of Paul Schaffer from the David Letterman show). Yesterday I drove from Thunder Bay to Winnipeg and interviewed Dr. Michael Gilmour, Professor of New Testament at Providence Seminary (great guy), and then proceeded to drive to Regina, Saskatchewan. All in all I drove 15 hours yesterday and my ass is killing me!
I’m going to relax in Regina for the rest of today and tomorrow, and then head to Saskatoon, Saskatchwan tomorrow night. I’ll be there for a couple of days and I’ll be interviewing Jordon Cooper, founder of Resonate Canada. I’ll be staying at Myron’s place (it’s his bands music that is the theme of The Audio Edition). He told me he’s making me Steak! Still 6 more cities after Saskatoon!
I’ll still be posting (obviously) from the road, and I’m going to try to join Doug and Darren for an Audio Edition or 2 over Skype or something. If I can’t it’s no bid deal, they’re obviously doing a great job without me. Maybe better.
Another update in a couple of days. (Oh, and keep emailing me… it makes me feel all special)
