Are some TV shows turning people off of Christianity?

[Keshetar]

I'm not taking any position here, as I don't know this answer. Do anyone on NS believe that some shows on modern TV within the last 10 or 20 years are promoting turning away from Christianity because of their Christian-related humor? Today, these main shows like "Family Guy", "South Park" and many others seem to have the same old, tired, kind of offensive satire type of humor. TV producers would have gotten hanged for this or something of it happened 30 years ago. I'm not asking that these shows be pulled and replaced with 24 hours of 7th Heaven or anything, but whatever happened to right vs. wrong?

[Benuty]

Family guy spends too much time satirizing American Protestantism or Catholicism honestly. I have yet to see them mock the Miaphysite churches at all.

[Ethel mermania]

Listening to pat Robinson for a few hours would turn anyone off of Christianity.

[Busen]

I personally have always hated thoose TV evangelists, firstly because they are doing this not because of faith but to make money and secondly indeed they are turning people off from christianity. So, that thoose protestant sects are not true Christians. That would be the Catholic and Orthodox Church.

[Kubra]

God's Not Dead turned me off to Christianity more than Family Guy

[Conserative Morality]

Oh the humanity. Won't someone think of the children.

[Benuty]

God's Not Dead turned me off to Christianity more than Family Guy

So a right wing American evangelical protestant work of fiction turned you off from the entirety of Christianity more than a set of pop culture hacks did?

[Benuty]

Oh the humanity. Won't someone think of the children.

What children?

No one has a baby in over 25 years since the last of the Omega generation was born.

[Conserative Morality]

TV producers would have gotten hanged for this or something of it happened 30 years ago.

Dunno about TV, but Life of Brian (1979) would seem to dispute that as a general media claim.

[Kubra]

God's Not Dead turned me off to Christianity more than Family Guy

So a right wing American evangelical protestant work of fiction turned you off from the entirety of Christianity more than a set of pop culture hacks did?

in a word: yes.
C'mon man say what you will about family guy it's nowhere near as cringe-worthy as evangelical cinema

[Genivaria]

We need to get away from the constant bombardment of Hollywood Atheist strawmen in film somehow.

[Second Blazing]

No, logic is.

[Russels Orbiting Teapot]

but whatever happened to right vs. wrong?

We realized, as a society, that it had nothing to do with Christianity.

[United Russian Soviet States]

I believe some do have an anti-Christian agenda. They want to make Christianity look bad.

[The Nihilistic view]

TV producers would have gotten hanged for this or something of it happened 30 years ago.

Dunno about TV, but Life of Brian (1979) would seem to dispute that as a general media claim.

They got hanged for it. So much so the Pythons had to insist it was about a man called Brian and had nothing to do with Christianity or Jesus, that it was not satire of that basically. The BBC for example have refused to show the film, several councils banned it. And it was only allowed to be released by the British film board after some bits were cut out. Among other things.

[Scomagia]

God's Not Dead turned me off to Christianity more than Family Guy

Really? Jesus Camp is a far more unintentionally horrifying watch.

[Scomagia]

I believe some do have an anti-Christian agenda. They want to make Christianity look bad.

Christianity does a good enough job of making itself look bad, actually. It doesn't need help.

[The Nihilistic view]

It does make me think when did I decide I was an atheist. To be honest I can't think of a time I ever believed in a god even when I had no idea there was such a thing as atheism.

[Cannot think of a name]

Both shows you mentioned have Jesus as a recurring character in their stories, often rebuking staunchly atheistic characters hand in hand with people who, in the show's satirical opinion, have perhaps hijacked "Jesus" for their own purposes in conflict with the intent of Jesus.

So I don't know that South Park and Family Guy is the best examples you can give, since they at least in the narrative not only acknowledge religion but that Jesus specifically exists. Their attacks on religion are not normally centered around atheism vs. Christianity, but rather those that either abuse the idea of religion for a personal agenda or are perhaps hypocritical in their approach.

[Genivaria]

I believe some do have an anti-Christian agenda. They want to make Christianity look bad.

Wow you just see conspiracies everywhere don't cha ?

[United Russian Soviet States]

I believe some do have an anti-Christian agenda. They want to make Christianity look bad.

Wow you just see conspiracies everywhere don't cha ?

I don't see them everywhere.

[Pope Joan]

But we have had some prime time shows that were quite positive about faith. I hope adult cartoons are not the norm for our societal attitudes.

[Benuty]

No, logic is.

Funny...I don't remember Joseph Raya using logic to denounce Christianity. Instead they used it to denounce the evils of segregation.

[The New Sea Territory]

God's Not Dead turned me off to Christianity more than Family Guy

[Tekania]

Yes, some TV shows turn people off of Christianity and present an awful and degrading portrayal of the Christian spirit; but these shows have a radical fan base and provide support to these programs so I doubt we'll see TBN or the 700 Club brought down any time soon.