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The play stopped being a play and started to\u00a0feel real. The crowd began to participate. Some cheered on\u00a0the soldiers. Others were shocked to see the flogged Jesus covered in pig’s blood. The crown of thorns\u00a0were real and cut into the actor\u2019s forehead. The wrists and ankles were tied quickly and efficiently to the crosses and raised up against the setting sun. The storyline faded and the ritual of religion remained. Jesus represents humankind’s\u00a0suffering and these people have been through a lot. The villagers throw all their afflictions,\u00a0sins, and prayers\u00a0upon Him.<\/div>\n
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The altarpiece was created\u00a0for a hospital chapel at\u00a0the time of the plague and the scene\u00a0was grotesquely familiar to the church\u2019s congregation. It was also\u00a0a reminder to\u00a0adhere to\u00a0Christian values\u00a0in times of Hell.\u00a0 The <\/strong>Revealed Truth<\/strong> shares\u00a0this message.\u00a0 Jesus sat on a cross in the playground in Kiwangala, Uganda that day and reflected the plight of the vilage’s\u00a0people. He hung emaciated and naked in a town ravaged by war and disease.<\/div>\n
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Art tailors its content to attract\u00a0an audience.\u00a0 The past and its traditions can enlighten our present conditions.\u00a0 Today’s martyr in the geopolitical world\u00a0is Africa.\u00a0 Its people and environment have been exploited and left impoverished by countries thousands of miles away.\u00a0 The atrocities that occur\u00a0in Africa are forgotten\u00a0and ignored by\u00a0the Western media.\u00a0 Only when Angelina Jolie comes\u00a0for the afternoon to save\u00a0Darfur<\/a> or adopt a new Namibian does the world pay attention.<\/div>\n
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<\/a>As the camera pans from cavalry to the audience, two white\u00a0teenage boys with a camcorder gleefully wave from the back of the crowd. They are volunteers from the UK on their gap year abroad<\/a>. The boys\u00a0taught\u00a0math, english, and science\u00a0at\u00a0my school\u00a0to students\u00a0who were\u00a0older than they were They stick out on the screen like a page from Where\u2019s Waldo<\/em>. Their presence in the movie is like a surprise sasquatch sighting. They are the\u00a0latest manifestation of British involvement in Uganda. They’ve come to Uganda more for their personal developmet than\u00a0to follow in the footsteps of their missionary grandfathers.<\/div>\n
<\/a>As the camera pans from cavalry to the audience, two white\u00a0teenage boys with a camcorder gleefully wave from the back of the crowd. They are volunteers from the UK on their gap year abroad<\/a>. The boys\u00a0taught\u00a0math, english, and science\u00a0at\u00a0my school\u00a0to students\u00a0who were\u00a0older than they were They stick out on the screen like a page from Where\u2019s Waldo<\/em>. Their presence in the movie is like a surprise sasquatch sighting. They are the\u00a0latest manifestation of British involvement in Uganda. They’ve come to Uganda more for their personal developmet than\u00a0to follow in the footsteps of their missionary grandfathers.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The boys\u00a0had just turned eighteen and this was their first experience away from home.\u00a0 It was as if they\u00a0had been\u00a0magically transported from the safety of their parents into the Lord of the Flies<\/em>.\u00a0 Before they left,\u00a0their microwave skills were competent at best.\u00a0 In Uganda they were given a pile of charcoal, matches,\u00a0and little direction.\u00a0 Yet, as ambassadors of the newest generation they provide a glimmer of hope.\u00a0 They, and the thousands of other voluntourists<\/a> like them, came back from their experience in Uganda with stories to tell the friends and family who never left.\u00a0 The horizon is broadened. The West\u00a0becomes more conscious\u00a0about how\u00a0its choices effect the balancing act of sustaining\u00a0the planet.\u00a0 Africa still has difficulty feeding, clothing, and vaccinating itself.\u00a0\u00a0However, as\u00a0it becomes more accessible to visitors,\u00a0global ignorance towards the continent will to\u00a0break down.\u00a0 It still needs\u00a0a miracle, but\u00a0that’s a start.<\/div>\n
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This post is the\u00a0eighth of a nine part series that takes an in-depth look at the The Revealed Truth and how rural Ugandan culture influenced the making of the film. The movie is about an hour long but I’ve broken it down into 5 to 10 minute blog-size episodes. The\u00a0final post will feature the Resurrection.<\/div>\n
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