Christianity, Conservatism And The Media
“The Book of Daniel”, a new NBC drama scheduled to premiere January 6, is described by the network as “edgy” and “courageous.” I have not seen the show, but it is being described by the American Family Association this way:
The main character is Daniel Webster, a drug-addicted Episcopal priest whose wife depends heavily on her mid-day martinis.Webster regularly sees and talks with a very unconventional white-robed, bearded Jesus. The Webster family is rounded out by a 23-year-old homosexual Republican son, a 16-year-old daughter who is a drug dealer, and a 16-year-old adopted son who is having sex with the bishop’s daughter.
At the office, his lesbian secretary is sleeping with his sister-in-law.
I don’t know whether or not that is an accurate characterization of the show, since I have not seen it. If it is, I guess one silver lining is that presumably the son will be one Republican character on television who won’t be portrayed as homophobic. What I think would be “edgy” and “courageous” is to show a conservative, Christian family that is pleasant, non-racist, and down-to-earth, rather than the snooty rich, judgmental, close-minded, ignorant characters that often are used to represent conservative Christians, and especially Republicans, on television. Now THAT would be edgy and courageous.
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