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PARK CITY, Utah (RNS) Imagine my surprise when Spike Lee's new film, "Red Hook Summer," delivered a humorous, honest look at the vibrancy, complexity, sincerity and messiness of Christianity in the African-American community. By Dick Staub. 750.

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