The Book of Daniel
January 15, 2006
By: Sellers S. Crain, Jr.
Did you happen to see T.V.'s latest "religious" program offering, or to put it another way the "sacrifice of religion" this past Friday night? If you expected by the title to find a sensitive portrayal of sincere Christian believers, you were to be sadly disappointed. This latest assault upon the Christian faith is clear evidence of the anti-Christian bias in the entertainment industry, and the desire on the part of the network executives, sponsors, writers, and producers to demean and degrade all Christians. The network and mainstream media hype call this show "edgy, challenging and courageous." Those NBC executives who are responsible for airing this program consider it a good, religiously oriented show typical of Christian families. You decide!
Daniel Webster, the lead character in this perverted presentation of Christianity, is a drug-addicted Episcopal priest, whose wife is an alcoholic dependent on her mid-day martinis. Their twenty-three year old son is a Republican homosexual, who will become prime-time T.V.'s only regular male homosexual character in a drama series. The writer of this series is a practicing homosexual. It is not surprising that the priest's secretary is a lesbian who is sleeping with the priest's sister-in-law. The Webster's also have a 16 year old daughter who is dealing drugs. Their third child is an adopted 16 year old boy who is having sex with the bishop's daughter. Does this sound like a typical Christian family to you? I know that they say preacher's kids are the worst, but this is ridiculous.
There is also a white-robed, bearded Jesus character who converses frequently with the priests. From the reviews I have read and heard, he condones sin and denounces those who "cast stones" at others. To portray our Lord in such a manner is blasphemous.
When will the entertainment industry ever get the message that 90% of the people in this nation still claim to believe in God. The majority of religious people in this nation also claim to be Christians, with some 65 million saying they are consertive evangelicals. The popularity of the movie The Passion of Christ, the highest grossing film of all time, and the recent Chronicles of Narnia, based upon a C.S. Lewis novel would seem to verify the strength and accuracy of these numbers.
Must Christians always be portrayed as insane murderers, out-right hypocrites, religious fanatics, ugly, mean and hateful people? How difficult would it be for them to portray a sincere, devout Christian family? I believe there are plenty of them around. If you agree, protest the local station, to the network, and to the sponsors of this trash.
Brotherly,
Sellers
