James Brandon was raised Catholic in St. Louis, "the Catholic capitol of the world."
"My mom said after my confirmation she had done her part as a mother and I could do what I want. I said, 'I'm done.' Clearly [Catholicism] did not go with my own beliefs."
So it may come as a surprise that he is now the lead in the play "Corpus Christi" that portrays a modern day Jesus living in Texas that is now being made into a feature documentary that screens for the first time ever to a public audience at the Atlanta Film Fest today at 2:15 p.m..
Just when I have made a commitment to myself and signed on to Bishop Sponge’s manifesto to not discuss or engage in the ridicules and tiresome debates concerning LGBTQ issues and the religious and or political right, a small town in Mississippi drags me right back into the middle of the fray.