The Episcopalian minister asked the audience what phrase is most often said by Jesus in the Bible. After hearing numerous wrong answers, he replied that it is, "Fear not."

"Jesus called upon his people to be bold for justice," said Yeager. "He says the same thing that Karl Marx says at the end of the Communist Manifesto: fear not, stand up, move into this new era, be free, you have nothing to lose but your chains."

The Episcopalian minister is also a United Auto Workers organizer. He told the audience, "When I talk to my union members, I say the God of your upbringing is not neutral. We should not be neutral. God is on the side of the oppressed, on the side of justice, on the side of working people."

At the same time, Yeager said, all who profess some faith or ideology should have "humility."

"The sins and the crimes committed against humanity in the name of the Prince of Peace would fill a concert hall, but don't hold that against him," he said. "I don't hold the crimes of the crusades, or of the white slaveowners, or of the Methodist pastor who led the Colorado militia to slaughter the Native Americans at Sand Creek, against Jesus.

"Just as Christ should not be responsible for all actions of his followers, we should have an understanding that neither should Marx be held responsible for the crimes of Pol Pot or Joe Stalin. There is no philosophical tradition or ideology or religious faith that is without its detractors, without its distorters, without its criminals."

Finally Yeager said, "The U.S. has a heavy interweaving of Christianity and theology throughout the fabric of our society. Whatever your philosophy or ideological orientation, if you are dealing with Americans, you have to deal at some point with this subject."

Modine's film highlights the themes of forgiveness and nonviolence, the priest noted. "As we fight the struggle to make a better world, this approach allows us to find the common humanity that unites us all," he concluded.