Hollywood is the last place most people would turn to for a positive outlook on Christianity or faith — let’s be honest. But this year, an interesting trend is turning conventional wisdom on its head.

One film out April 1 bucks Hollywood’s usual politically correct, liberal messages by bringing the name of Jesus to center stage.

“God’s Not Dead 2” is a story about a teacher who answers a student’s question about Jesus — and lands in a heap of trouble with the school system.

The question of whether God is even permitted to be mentioned in the public sphere has been increasingly contemplated. Is faith something even allowed in the work place? In so many places, political correctness has created an environment in which people feel the need to check their faith at the door.

Melissa Joan Hart stars in “God’s Not Dead 2” as the teacher who faces termination. Hart has perviously appeared in the sitcoms “Clarissa Explains it All” and “Sabrina the Teenage Witch.”

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“You can’t cower from certain things,” she told Fox 411. “I feel like a lot of people don’t like the controversy. They don’t like to discuss [religion]. They don’t like to debate; I love that stuff.”

And isn’t that controversy — also known as free speech — what makes America great? This film has tapped into a largely under-served market of people who fear stating their true opinions due to the politically correct culture in America right now.

Hart acknowledged her own personal journey of faith: “I think [prayer is] really important,” she said. “I always believed in God … I always understood Jesus and believed in him but then questioned a lot about Jesus. I finally realized I do believe in Jesus as my Lord and Savior. But recently I discovered the Holy Spirit and I think it’s so funny now when people find this ‘meditation’ — which I think is prayer — they think they have an intuition and I’m like, that’s the Holy Spirit!”

Prayer, faith, and the Holy Spirit are themes pretty rarely brought into the limelight, particularly in one of the media capitals of the world. But this faithful demographic seems to be responding to religious themes in films in the only way that matters to producers and directors — their wallets.

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Films with direct religious themes and messaging have been coming to the big screen this season — and attracting bigger stars than ever before, including Jennifer Garner and Queen Latifah. “Miracles From Heaven” is another film out this season with an overt religious reference.

“Miracles From Heaven” has grossed $34,127,249 as of March 25, according to IMDB.

Of course, the usual suspects look down on faith-themed movies out of Hollywood. Said a review from The Guardian, “Garner shines while Queen Latifah is utterly wasted in this rote Christian-themed drama that preaches to the choir — and no one else.”

Even if that is the case, it seems that choir is big enough to pay for a box office success.

What Hollywood is starting to realize is that the public (the powerful, paying public) craves these types of powerful but family-friendly movies.

“God’s Not Dead 2” may also benefit from the attention of this same under-served, quiet American majority.

Melissa Joan Hart said of her character, “I do relate to her struggle. While she is faithful she is also wondering, ‘Where are you, God? I need you, don’t forsake me.’”

She added, “I really truly believe in my heart that at the age I am at, and what I have seen, and what I have done — raising children — I know who I am and I know what I stand for and what I believe in.”

She’s right. Real Americans appreciate and respect her character’s struggle as well. Meanwhile, many fear that our nation is reaching a breaking point — one that will require everyday Americans to choose between their religion and their employment.