Actor Jim Caviezel thoughtfully ponders fatherhood and The Stoning of Soraya M.


From the Catholic Digest, July / August 2009. A Question & Answer format with Julie L. Rattey.

Jim Caviezel is quoted as saying "how being a dad has changed his life and how he hopes his new film, The Stoning of Soraya M. -- now out in theaters -- will change others."

As Jim says:

"[T]he greatest miracle to me from this movie would be that someone watches it and it changes their life."

In the movie, "this woman was brutally attacked by a group of Islamic people who believe in Sharia law, prevalent in many countries.

"Weekly, women are stoned to death.

"I met a group of Iranian actors and one of the women said to me, [w]ell, what makes you think we don't want to have free rights and free choices in our country? You guys always write us off because of some religious fanatic thing."

To which Jim now adds, reinforcing this Iranian lady's views on the current situation in her country today:

"If you speak out in their area, you disappear or you get publicly stoned to death..."

Good, point, Señor!