Something You Don’t Know

I posted the following as a comment on a blog site that has, along with it’s commentors, been spewing vitriol regarding Steve Saint. The comments are moderated, and while at least one of mine has been allowed to be posted, it seems some have been censored. I just posted the following which I have little hope of seeing there, so I’m going to go ahead and put it here:

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A very wise person once said, "In any given situation, there is always something you don't know." I heard first hand from Steve about the casting decision. This was absolutely not a case of hand picking Chad Allen because he was gay. The decision to go ahead with him after they found out was made with much consideration of the inevitable firestorm it would generate from some quarters. But, as you can read elsewhere, they went ahead because they believed it to be the right thing to do. (BTW, the purveyor of the website I posted this to insists that Steve and the filmmakers knew about Chad before they got involved with him because it was public information. The assumption that because the information was public they had to know it is just that, an assumption, and I happen to know it is a false one.)

Also, Steve has been a consultant and volunteer on the film project. The filmmakers came to him seeking support. It is not his personal project and he is not getting rich off of it. Steve has earned a lot of money in his life but has not spent it on himself. I've been in his home in Florida on several occasions. It's comfortable, but humble. Steve has become a dear friend of mine over the last five years and I am deeply offended by the way he has been trashed by many on this site and other similar ones. If you knew a small fraction of what this man and his family have been through, the sacrifices made, the strength of character, their astounding compassion, and what they have through it accomplished all because of their deep love for the Lord, you would be ashamed of the conclusions you are jumping too.