Hooray for Hollyweird

I listened to Al Mohler's radio program where he responded to NBC's "The Book of Daniel." He didn't have the exact same take that I did, but it had some similar thoughts. (Of course, Mohler waited until after the show premiered, something wise I probably should have done.)

However, he lamented the fact that the media seems obsessed with the bizarre, even quoting a "Daniel" producer who said doing a show about a good kid who is struggling to show respect to her parents wouldn't sell. The "Book of Daniel's" plot is so over the top to be entertaining. But should we really be surprised?

We should take some comfort that a normal family, making moral choices and pursuing a Bibblical Christianity is not far fetched in the eyes of television viewers. Maybe the Episcopal church should be offended since the father is an Episcopal priest, but Biblical Christianity doesn't look much like the show represents.

No way is Hollywood's obsession with the abnormal more evident than in it's coverage of homosexuality (a topic in the "Book of Daniel"). The ratio of gay to straight characters far exceeds the ratio in real life. This could be explained as Hollywood's agenda to normalize homosexuality to society. If we see it enough on TV, we'll accept it as commonplace. This, of course, is the explanation most Christians accept.

However, maybe the fact that homosexuality is all over the air waves is because it's abnormal and sells. Perhaps we should get nervous about societies view of homosexuality if it disappears from the media. Maybe we should be scared for conservative Christianity if it's honestly represented on the silver screen.

From what it sounds like then, "The Book of Daniel" shouldn't make us nervous. And I agree with Mohler, I don't think we'll have to deal with this show for long.