THE TRUTH PROJECT
"I wholeheartedly commend a project such as The Truth Project. The question of truth, and training minds in how to approach truth, is of importance that cannot be gainsaid. We've got generations that are coming and going without access to material like this. It is a project so worthy of its name and its intent. I hope and pray that many will get behind it and I hope and pray that many will take advantage of it. The content of a project like this is the best gift you can give your children and yourself. You are equipping the minds of your young people to be prepared to give a reason for the hope that is within them and to do it with gentleness and respect. "
- Ravi Zacharias (International Ministries, 2008)
"My husband and I watched this dvd series with our small group. We were blown away by the enormous amount of life changing information brought before us. It was so chock full of information we are going to buy our own copy, there was just no way to absorb it all the 1st time. I recommend this to everyone! It was about as perfect as it could possibly get!"
- B. Kovacs
"This curriculum is amazing. It's like getting spiritual "steak" every night for dinner! Because it's so rich, it's certainly worth multiple viewings."
- L. Hartness |
BIRTH OF FREEDOM
"The immensely respectable and remarkably acute Acton Institute has fashioned a movie on the theme of freedom. It seems that the film will trace the conception of liberty through history, likely beginning with the Greco-Roman period and spending ample time on the crucial contributions of Christianity to the development (creation) of classically liberal civilizations….I recommend the film to all who are interested in the theory and history of freedom, and anxiously await its release."
- Justin Paulette (Political Machine) |
DRIVE THRU HISTORY
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! You have made my day and saved me countless research hours! I really appreciate this series. It has sparked lots of family discussions and has given me a real appreciation for ancient history for the first time in my 42 years."
- J. & K. Baugh
"Just wanting you to know how much our family is enjoying the DTH videos. Our homeschool group here in BC bought them and they are a hot item! We have seen Turkey, Asia and are now in Rome...each and every episode leaves all of us almost speechless and amazed. The way you have all interwoven the geography with both world and biblical history is amazing...and exactly what I strive to do through homeschooling our girls ages 12 and 10. Thanks again so much for making history come to life, and making some great links for all of us!"
- S. Uher
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THE CALL OF THE ENTREPRENEUR
"There is even a movie: The stunning new film the Call of the Entrepreneur breathes cinematic life into a highly abstract concept."
- Nick Schulz (The National Review)
"An exquisite video. Very few modern documentaries show the life and reality of entrepreneurs as it is. This one manages to do it perfectly."
- Berta (The Phoenix Real Estate Guy)
"The Acton Institute has produced the most subversive movie I have ever seen. The Call of the Entrepreneur, which is being released on an agonizingly slow schedule, is a threat to tyranny everywhere, including here at home. When I was in elementary school in the early 1960's, public schools in America still taught the virtues of freedom and the American way of life. In those days, a movie like "Call of the Entrepreneur" might have been shown in high school. Today, I can imagine "The Call of the Entrepreneur" being shown to people in other countries. It has already been viewed by a large preview audience in Africa. I would like to see it translated into Arabic and shown in the Middle East. But it has very little chance of being shown in public high schools in America. It is far too explicit. "Call of the Entrepreneur" features the Reverend Robert A. Sirico, including a full-frontal shot of his clerical collar. As producer Jay W. Richards points out, the movie uses "the G word." As a Jew, I am certain that I missed a number of the religious aspects of the movie. There were subtle references to Christian doctrine that went right past me. Perhaps there are Christians who would be more aware of the context and, based on their knowledge, might even take offense at the film's stance. I imagine that passionate atheists would tend to be turned off. But I think that a typical high school student could be exposed to the religion in "Call of the Entrepreneur" without being permanently scarred or corrupted. I would argue that "Call of the Entrepreneur" and "An Inconvenient Truth" are both religious films. However, unlike Al Gore's movie about global warming, "Call of the Entrepreneur" steers clear of sensationalism, dogma, and misleading half-truths. It is ironic that public teachers and parents are happy to see "An Inconvenient Truth" in the classroom, but "Call of the Entrepreneur" would probably be greeted with protests if it were shown. Generally speaking, however, I think that our own society could use a rekindling of the passion for freedom and fewer attempts to rationalize expansion of the state. I hope that "The Call of the Entrepreneur" is seen by enough people here and around the world to realize its subversive potential. I hope that it can stimulate more of us to yearn for liberty."
- Arnold Kling (Author of "Under the Radar: Starting Your Internet Business Without Venture Capital")
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