NBCs Book of Daniel mocks Christian families
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--NBC is set to debut what it calls an edgy new drama starring a drug-addicted Episcopal priest who has a wife who downs mid-day martinis, a 23-year-old son who is a homosexual Republican, a 16-year-old daughter who sells marijuana and a 16-year-old adopted son who is having sexual relations with the bishops daughter.
Though most Christians would see this as a mockery, NBC contends The Book of Daniel, which premiers Jan. 6 at 10 p.m., is a serious portrayal of an average American family.
None of us are perfect, Jack Kenny, [u]a homosexual who created and produced the show[/u], said in The Boston Globe Jan. 1. We all have secrets, things we dont want our spouses or lovers to know we did, whether its that extra martini or reliance on prescription painkillers.
Kenny, who considers his current spirituality a private matter, said the children in the series are like every teenager I grew up with. Honestly, Ive had more people tell me, This is so my family.
Beyond the dysfunctional family, troubles at the main characters church include a major financial scandal and a lesbian secretary sleeping with his sister-in-law. And the priest, Daniel Webster, talks often with a flesh-and-blood Jesus, portrayed as a reasonable best friend with a beard and wearing a white robe.
The Christian watchdog group American Family Association is calling on people to protest the show by contacting their local NBC affiliates, sending e-mails to NBC and spreading the word about its content via church bulletins and newsletters.
Youd be hard pressed in America to find that type of dysfunctional family, and yet NBC is going to portray it as normal, Randy Sharp, director of special projects for AFA, told The Globe. They take our Savior Jesus Christ and reflect Him as an everyday Joe. How disrespectful. ... We will be recording this show, reviewing it and contacting the advertisers who put their dollars behind this kind of disrespect to the Christian community.
The last time AFA went after a television show that spoofed Christianity, it resulted in the show being canceled, The Globe noted. In 1998 ABC aired a show about a renegade Catholic priest called Nothing Sacred, which was short-lived despite positive reviews.
[u]Kenny insists he didnt mean for his show to be about religion.[/u]
[u]I have no faith-based agenda,[/u] he told The Globe. I do think Jesus is always talking to us. I think God is all around us. ... I was always raised to have a personal relationship with Jesus, but I never knew what that meant.[url=NBCs Book of Daniel mocks Christian families]http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?Id=22385[/url]
The underlines are ofcourse, mine. _________________ Josh Parsley
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