Sergeant York "Give me that Old Time Religion" The Conversion of Alvin C York

From the 1941 Howard Hanks Movie, "Sgt York" the hollywood version of the life of Medal of Honor Receipant and World War I hero Alvin C. York. In the film, Alvin York wants to buy a piece of "bottom land" from it's owner Mr Thompkins. After Mr. Thompkins breaks his word about holding the land for him, Alvin York goes and gets drunk and then sets out to kill Mr. Thompkins and then ..... Well, just watch the clip. Also see "Over the Top" a clip of the battle scene in this movie here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmRRhxo0RHc
Alvin C York was America's most decorated soldier of WWI. Read more about Alvin C York here: http://www.sgtyork.org/index_legacy.html

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Alvin C York
• Sergeant York
• Sgt York
• Gary Cooper
• Medal Of Honor
• World War I
• Old Time Religion
• Howard Hanks
• Walter Brennan
• Joan Leslie

[mmkbye]

My documentary was based off this movie :D

[wmpope100]

Yes, I watched it. I thought you did a good job. Very factually based.

[Hofgoblin]

Back when Hollywood wasnt terrified of GOD!!! man what happend to us?

[dontbeapunk1]

The best part of any movie ever...!

[Transfmrsrulz]

What a great scene. THey don't make movies about faith and character anymore.

[DiscoDude82]

"Imma give you back the clock you sold me."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah, it don't run no more."

LMAO!!

[FireEyedMaidOfWar]

@GooglFascists: But I am much amazed since it the Americans fought for the New World Order (as proclaimed in the English surrender of 1941, also known as the Atlantic Charter) and achieved it due to the Russians and Germans destroyed each other in the war; while telling the truth is of course very derogatory to the Americans but that I cannot help.

[FireEyedMaidOfWar]

@GooglFascists: Only in name since the very name of France derives from the Francs who are of course a German tribe; but I have strong sympathy for Germany (life without German music and philosophy would be almost unendurable) and hope that the two quarrelling sister nations will remember their common origin, the realm of Charlemagne, and abandon their course of mutual self-destruction to crush the baleful American hegemony over Europe once and for all.

[GooglFascists]

@FireEyedMaidOfWar If that version of the story makes you feel better over

there Mz "Maid of War" then go for it. Its been near 100 years ago, Alvin York

has gone to his reward lo these many years and WE are the ones left now

to fight with this damned "New World Order".

I presume you are German and deal with bitterness by posting derogatory

comments about revered Americans. Well where were you and your "Maids

of War" when Hitler hoodwinked the German people? Did they AGREE

with the Nazis?

[FireEyedMaidOfWar]

I am always amazed with what audacity the timid American cry-babies dare to tell the world their war fairy-tales! Take this nonsense for example: In fact a single deserting German trooper did capture this phoney hero among with 3,546 other American cry-babies. During some distant shelling he slipped out of his trench, passed no man’s land and reached the American positions with having a white flag attached to his riffle; the Americans thought he demanded their surrender and gave up.

[jswinder]

who hated him. He stood up to people who were harsh and cruel and promoted nothing but love and acceptance. I don't know about you, but that sounds much different than the stereotypical fire and brimstone crap that people think of when they hear the word "Christian" today.

Extremism is death. Just imagine your beliefs exist on your own private island and stick to those beliefs with discipline. You needn't judge others and impose on them to live by a code that you feel compelled to live by..Peace

[jswinder]

conjectures about how the world "should be". Christianity in general, is a culture in disarray. It's main message has been misconstrued and deformed in such a monstrous, selfish way. "Come to Christ or burn. Repent or die...I will go to heaven because I am saved, and you liberal scum are not". That's such hateful bullshit. Jesus would be sick. It's all about accepting others and teaching them to love themselves through this acceptance. Jesus set the ultimate example because he loved even those

[jswinder]

politics and division begin to take place. You then are forced to view people as groups, and are then forced to take a position through the pressure of your peers and newfound "moral convictions". It is then, as Col. Kurtz said, when judgement defeats us. Religion should be in the world never to condemn, but to know oneself, to love oneself, which in turn innately enables us to love others quite as much as ourselves. This can never be achieved if selected groups conjugate and make grand

[jswinder]

Religion is a good thing. Ideally, if religion existed in a vacuum, (No churches, no leaders, no "gatherings") the world would be a much better place. Why? Because anytime someone is desperately searching for an answer, they tend to seek external sources, and in turn are easily manipulated. If people were to just look instead within, then they would find God(whoever you believe) and make the connection on their own, finding the strength on their own to do so. It all gets fouled up once