- THE FEAR OF THE LORD— What is it? Is it important?
- WISDOM— What is it and how can I become wiser?
- PURITY— Why should I save sex for marriage?
- DISEASE AND SUFFERING— Why is the world the way it is? Did God create it this way?
- EFFECTIVE RESPONSES— How can I best respond to tough questions from unbelievers?
- The Last Supper
- Snow White
- Novocaine
- Mickey 17
- Captain America: Brave New World
- Paddington in Peru
- Love Hurts
- Flight Risk
- Wolf Man
- Survive
Lady Gaga (Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta), American pop singer-songwriter—included in Time magazine’s annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. • Faith: confused combination of Catholicism and Secularism; raised in Roman Catholicism, but disagrees with it and rejects “organized religion” and is openly bisexual and an outspoken advocate for LBBTQ causes; founder of Born This Way foundation. She also mistakenly believes everyone will go to Heaven when they die. • Worldview: Progressive Liberalism; Theism
Will Smith, actor, producer, writer—“Bad Boys” franchise, King Richard,” “Gemini,” “Hancock,” “I Am Legend,” “Independence Day,” “Men in Black,” “I, Robot,” “Pursuit of Happyness”. His films have grossed several $billion globally. • Faith: Apparently Agnosticism; raised Baptist, but has publicly rejected Christianity and Biblical morality / In the past, he has said complimentary things about Scientology and other faiths and financially supported both Scientology, Muslim and Christianity related ministries. • Worldview: Progressive Liberalism (outspoken activist)
Please take a moment now to pray for these influential people (prayer suggestions).
Tracy's Choices
Reviewed by: Ken James
CONTRIBUTOR
| Moral Rating: | Excellent! |
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| Primary Audience: | Teens Adults |
| Genre: | Christian Documentary |
| Length: | 33 min. |
| Year of Release: | 1997 |
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| Featuring | Lt. Jim Mays, Tracy Eichman |
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MVP Productions |
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Young people are constantly bombarded with messages promoting “safe sex,” “say no to drugs,” “don’t drink and drive,” etc. Perhaps it is because there is a recklessness to youth. Many believe that nothing will happen to them—they are deluded into thinking they are invincible.
Tracy’s Choices tells the true life story of Tracy Eichman, a woman who started experimenting with alcohol by kindergarten, tried an “innocent” joint in her teen years, and by the time she was 17 had became so addicted to drugs that she turned to prostitution to support her expensive habit.
Though our culture today always wants to shift the blame to someone else (parental abuse, poverty, etc.) Tracy’s Choices drives home the truth that we are responsible for our own actions. The tagline for this documentary states: “It’s Time We Told Our Kids That Some Choices They Make Can Kill Them.”
Picked up by Lt. Jim Mays in a sting operation, incarceration became the saving grace for Tracy. Lt. Mays, a committed Christian and member of the Rockford, Illinois First Evangelical Free Church. Jim shared God’s love and mercy with Tracy. Overwhelmed, she became a Christian and committed her final days on Earth to promoting a godly lifestyle. Tracy became infamous for being the first person in the State of Illinois to be arrested, convicted, and sent to prison for knowingly trying to transmit the AIDS virus. Through sex or shared needles, she was killing people with a slow death.
This 33 minute documentary is intended for teens and young adults. It includes interviews with Tracy both in prison and at a Sunday-evening church service. Lt. Mays hosts the program which also interviews a doctor and dentist that frankly discuss the very real problems that reckless living can bring. Deadly effects may be just one decision away.
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