'Doubt'-John Patrick Shanley is on Charlie Rose

[Ichingcarpenter]

He said the movie is not really about religion but
has to do with Iraq War. I found that revealing.
This was a broadway hit.






There was a time when a playwright like the acclaimed John Patrick Shanley would not have considered an interview with Christians worth his time-- even to promote a movie, even one with an overtly religious nature like his latest effort, "Doubt." So I think the fact that he just did a Q & A with Christianity Today's Mark Moring is something of a sign of the continuing shift in the cinematic landscape to include mainstream evangelicals in the cultural conversation. It's a cautious dance Moring and Shanley partake in as they gingerly touch on his Catholic upbringing, sexual abuse in the church and Shanley's own belief that doubt is the only thing he is certain of.

http://blog.beliefnet.com/idolchatter/2008/12/johhn-patrick-shanley-wrestles.html