Studio 60 vs.Christianity!

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip is a new TV Show on NBC this fall. There has been some chatter that the show has a Christian bashing viewpoint.

I really think many folks have missed the point. Studio 60 is NOT Christian Bashing. It doesn't belittle Christians to point the spotlight on the debate, "What should and what shouldn't be on TV?" Frankly, it empowers us all.

Studio 60 has a main character; a funny, smart and attractive MAIN character who is also a committed Christian. That character is not there as a dart board for jibes. In the first episode, Studio 60 made a point to draw a line between Satire and just Stupid Christian Bashing by actually having a character do a bit of stupid Christian bashing and then get shot down in flames for it. There were NO cheap shots at Christians in the first episode.

OK, Pat Robertson and the 700 club are likened by one character to Klansmen. That's a cheap shot. But that is the CHARACTER'S viewpoint, not necessarily the shows. And the character get's slapped in the FACE for his comment! Maybe THAT is the shows viewpoint? Not the comment, but the slap. You can debate what the viewpoint of the show is, but the show was NOT made up of cheap shots.

Right now there is one (and I said "ONE" and not "THE") Christian Church that organizes sidewalk protests at the funerals of servicemen killed in Iraq, because they feel the deaths of American Soldiers are directly related to God's Ire over the USA's tolerance of homosexuals. They feel that the desecration of a funeral for a family who has paid the ultimate price in service to our country is protected by the First Amendment and is frankly God's Will. If that scenario doesn't deserve a sketch on a Comedy Show called "Crazy Christians!", what does!

Studio 60 is a smart, attractive and funny show. As Christians, we need to open our eyes and realize when we are NOT being made fun of and when we NEED to be made fun of.

Studio 60 is smarter than most TV shows and a good site more moral and in touch with Christian Values than most of what gets passed off on the American Public as entertainment. As a Christian, I can't endorse the first episode of Studio 60 more highly.