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'God's Not Dead 2' Star Melissa Joan Hart: 'It's Unfortunate the Name of Jesus Makes People So Uncomfortable'

LEAH MARIEANN KLETT : May 4, 2016  The Gospel Herald

"The idea with the movie is that Jesus shouldn't be an uncomfortable name to say... Whether or not you believe He is the Messiah, Jesus started a huge movement that changed our world. Why is it not OK to talk about that?"

Melissa Joan Hart, star of the hugely successful faith-based film "God's Not Dead 2," has expressed heartbreak over the reality that that many in today's society feel "uncomfortable" when they hear the name Jesus. (Photo Credit: PureFlix)

"In the past few years, I've been taking my religion seriously, taking Bible study and praying," the 40-year-old actress told Metro in a recent interview. "I find that if you say 'Jesus,' it makes people feel uncomfortable instead of feeling love and peace. It's very unfortunate.

She added, "The idea with the movie is that Jesus shouldn't be an uncomfortable name to say... Whether or not you believe He is the Messiah, Jesus started a huge movement that changed our world. Why is it not OK to talk about that?" (Photo Credit: PureFlix)

In "God's Not Dead 2", which hit theaters in April, Hart plays Grace Wesley, a high school teacher who finds herself in legal trouble for answering a student's question about the similarities between Jesus' teachings to those of Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi.

As the religious freedom battle between Hart and the school escalates...

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