{"id":10367,"date":"2015-07-07T17:49:04","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T21:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=10367"},"modified":"2015-07-08T09:53:20","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T13:53:20","slug":"get-ready-gods-not-dead-2-is-coming-and-it-will-take-you-by-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2015\/07\/get-ready-gods-not-dead-2-is-coming-and-it-will-take-you-by-storm.html","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready, \u2018God\u2019s Not Dead 2\u2019 Is Coming And It Will Take You By Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0follow-up to the blockbuster faith film <em>God\u2019s Not Dead<\/em> is wrapping up production this week and just as it took the world by surprise following its initial release, the sequel will do the same.<\/p>\n<p>Scheduled to be released in theaters this Spring, <em>God\u2019s Not Dead 2: He\u2019s Surely Alive,<\/em> takes audiences back to Hope Springs, Arkansas home not only of Hadleigh University, but also of Martin Luther King Jr. High School, where beloved teacher of the year Grace Wesley (Melissa Joan Hart) helps students understand and enjoy history while. Grace\u2019s love of teaching, her love of life, and her love of people all come from the same place: her love of Christ. But when a student asks an honest question about Jesus in the classroom, Grace\u2019s answer lands her in big trouble, with a student (Hayley<br \/>\nOrrantia) who holds firmly to the idea of \u201cseparation of church and state\u201d challenging everything she stands for. What happens next could cost her not only her career, but also expel God from\u00a0the classroom&#8230;for good.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10368\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10368\" style=\"width: 423px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-10368\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2015\/07\/GND2-First-photo.jpg\" alt=\"GND2 - First photo\" width=\"423\" height=\"475\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Melissa Joan Hart stars as a Christian high school teacher who fights for her right to answer a student\u2019s question about Jesus in class, and Jesse Metcalfe co-stars as her sympathetic and charismatic lawyer, in GOD\u2019S NOT DEAD 2: HE\u2019S SURELY ALIVE, the sequel to last year\u2019s surprise hit film, set for release in Spring 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just like the first, <em>God\u2019s Not Dead 2<\/em> will leave you standing unashamedly and firmly in your faith. Make sure to watch see this blockbuster\u00a0when it hits theaters Easter 2016. You don\u2019t want to miss it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0follow-up to the blockbuster faith film God\u2019s Not Dead is wrapping up production this week and just as it took the world by surprise following its initial release, the sequel will do the same. 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