A new movie will shortly bring the story of Newton, Wilberforce, and the abolition of slavery to millions.

Amazing Grace is a beautiful song, but I’ve never been entirely comfortable with it. I didn’t like that line "saved a wretch like me". I don’t think I’m a wretch. Nor are most of my friends.

But once I learned the story behind the song (with a little help from my friends at the Mackinac Center), I became more sympathetic: John Newton, who wrote Amazing Grace, really was a wretch. Now a new movie is going to bring that story to millions of people.