ANGLICAN ANGST: The Book of Daniel Bombs

... for most but some (of the Anglican clothe) think it's just fine (perhaps Geno Robinson loves it).

Contrary to what many might expect, some leaders of the Episcopal Church are not offended by the portrayal of their denomination broadcast every Friday night on most NBC stations. Instead, they embrace “The Book of Daniel,” as R. Albert Mohler noted in a recent commentary.

I seriously doubt the conservative Episcopalians in American are thrilled with this television abomination. I guarantee you the Anglican folks in Africa aren't.

In light of the report above, Al Mohler (president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky) had this to say ...

“... Are liberal preachers really this mindlessly tolerant? Apparently, some are.”

You remember the Pasadena (CA) Episcopal church being investigated by the IRS, well one of their church leaders countered with this ...

... an official at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, Calif., where the show’s first episode was filmed, said she was enthusiastic about the series because she thinks “it’s a realistic portrayal of a faithful man facing 21st century challenges.” She even expects it to attract new members to the denomination.

How's the show doing? The NYT gives us a hint ...

“NBC's ‘Book of Daniel’ bombed: it delivered only 6.96 million viewers,” The New York Times said of the Jan. 13 installment.

Others reporting on the poor showing are here and here. A Tennessee NBC station manager says ...

Elden Hale Jr., general manager of WSMV-TV in Nashville, said the show “is not appropriate for broadcast television in this community.” First he petitioned NBC to allow his station to air The Book of Daniel overnight rather than during family viewing hours, but after NBC rejected his appeal, WSMV pulled the show altogether, according to The Tennessean newspaper Jan. 13.

Hale said the Nashville affiliate received thousands of complaints about the show, and within 20 hours of the premiere the general voice mailbox at the station shut down because 137 messages jammed the machine. Among the calls, e-mails and letters, Hale said he received no official complaint from local Episcopal churches. He also said he was impressed with the quality rather than the quantity of the complaints. [CRIB emphasis]

And I love the way my favorite Mississippian reports things ...

The American Family Association ... said after the first airing that there were only five national advertisers with the program and four of them decided not to continue ads. The one remaining national advertiser, Burlington Coat Factory, “would probably sponsor porn if the price is right,” AFA said, given their history of seeking profits over image.

Hollywood is so saturated by a perverse and degenerate worldview they can't grasp reality; the majority of Americans are decent God-fearing people. Until they learn this they, thank God, will continue to fail.

Let's not pray for their failure but rather for more "decent God-fearing" Americans! AMEN!

My opinion you ask? Didn't watch it, won't watch it. Know the financier, and he's a devil not a man ... so I want nothing to do with promoting his enterprise. Bottom-line is that it is entertainment, blasphemous entertainment, from those with a sick worldview; why would I have any opinion but one of sadness.

I watched "7th Heaven" for awhile but the liberal theology began to concern me and so I stopped; all-in-all, it wasn't bad and not worthy of condemnation from a sinner like me ... so I won't! But, in the words of another blogger, "The Book of Daniel" needs to be closed and shelved.


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