I tell my students you have an absolute right to write about people you know and love. You do. But the kicker is you have a responsibility to make the characters large enough that you will not have sinned against them.
Whoever removes the Cross and its interpretation by the New Testament from the center, in order to replace it, for example, with the social commitment of Jesus to the oppressed as a new center, no longer stands in continuity with the apostolic faith.
Hans Christian Andersen, Author (1805) |
Giacomo Casanova, Celebrity (1725) |
Lee DeWyze, Musician (1986) |
Ajay Devgan, Actor (1967) |
Buddy Ebsen, Actor (1908) |
Max Ernst, Artist (1891) |
Michael Fassbender, Actor (1977) |
Serge Gainsbourg, Poet (1928) |
Leon Gambetta, Politician (1838) |
Marvin Gaye, Musician (1939) |
Hannes Alfven, Scientist (1995) |
Franz Halder, Soldier (1972) |