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Here are some insights into the possible religious implications of Kingdom of Heaven:

Godfrey’s son Baylin, exemplifies a theological integrity beyond the religious institutional figures of the film. Claiming to not hear God, in him, we see a man who has an intuitive grasp of many of the gospel truths. And yet, Baylin’s unchristian Christianity would not pass him in a Sunday School test (just as Jesus’ debating in the synagogues for hours on end as a boy was because he wasn’t passing the tests either!). It’s hard to not believe that Scott’s intention was to cast Orlando Bloom in an almost messianic light if at times he...