Original sentence: The play has been hailed as one of the great American plays of the 20th century, and its themes of religious belief, religious tolerance, and freedom of thought resonate down to the present day
Edited sentence: Despite the fact that it and the film based on it actually fosters ignorance concerning historic events and is seen by some as intolerant of conservative Christianity, the play has been hailed as one of the great American plays of the 20th century, and its themes of religious belief, religious tolerance, and freedom of thought resonate down to the present day