![]() This was an eye-opening podcast for me-and I trust it will be for you too. Greg has spoken to other media outlets, though, and I include his comments to them in this podcast. I reached out to Greg Laurie to get comment on the issues David Di Sabatino raises, but his secretary called me back and said Laurie was not available. Now, whether he doesn’t remember whether he just wants to keep Lonnie out of his lineage-Lonnie handed off to him a church of 300 thriving young people. (Sound byte): “Greg Laurie is lying about how that church started. Plus, David says some of the facts presented in the film are just plain wrong. The focus of this revival movement was Jesus-not celebrity preachers. ![]() Plus, Di Sabatino says the film’s focus on megachurch pastor Greg Laurie is the anti-thesis of the 1970s Jesus Movement. According to Di Sabatino, Frisbee was living a double-life-partying and engaging in gay relationships at night and then preaching the next morning. But there’s also a dark side to Frisbee that the movie didn’t mention. And, he’s the young man who imparted his vision of reaching lost hippies to Pastor Chuck Smith, who then launched the Calvary Chapel movement. He was the hippie preacher who helped lead thousands to the Lord and performed mass beach baptisms on the Southern California coast. That’s because Frisbee played a key role in the Jesus Movement. If you’ve watched Jesus Revolution, then you know that Lonnie Frisbee plays a key role in the movie. And joining me today is David Di Sabatino, a Christian filmmaker and creator of the Emmy-award-winning documentary, Frisbee: The Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher. Welcome to The Roys Report-a podcast dedicated to reporting the truth and restoring the church. But is the movie accurate? And does its focus on megachurch pastor Greg Laurie do justice to this 1970s movement that changed the world? Now it’s nearing the $40 million mark-and has become a runaway hit with Christian moviegoers. The movie made $15.5 million dollars in its opening weekend. ![]() SPEAKERS JULIE ROYS, DAVID DI SABATINO JULIE ROYS 00:00 Jesus Revolution-a new movie recounting the Jesus Movement of the 1970s – has become a box office sensation. And though we’ll be discussing some of the issues we had with the film, we’ll also be discussing what’s inspirational and beautiful about it, as well. However, he has spoken to other media outlets about some issues with the film, and these are included in this podcast. We sought comment from Laurie on some of these issues, but his secretary said he was not available. For example, Laurie, whose memoir the film is based on, misrepresented how his church started, Di Sabatino says. ![]() Plus, Di Sabatino says some of the facts presented in the film are just plain wrong. ![]() Plus, Di Sabatino says the film’s focus on megachurch pastor Greg Laurie is the antithesis of the 1970s Jesus Movement. And, he’s the young man who imparted his vision of reaching lost hippies to Pastor Chuck Smith, who then launched the Calvary Chapel movement.īut there’s also a dark side to Frisbee that the movie didn’t portray. If you’ve watched Jesus Revolution, then you know that Lonnie Frisbee played a pivotal role in the Jesus Movement. On this edition of The Roys Report, Christian filmmaker David Di Sabatino, creator of the Emmy-award-nominated documentary, Frisbee: The Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher, joins Julie. Jesus Revolution-a new film recounting the Jesus Movement of the 1970s-has become a box office sensation with Christian moviegoers. ![]()
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