tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11562320.post5268381095663435851..comments2023-11-03T03:08:16.301-05:00Comments on silvermari & the stick: Christianity on The Mindy ProjectMarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12334290998976437208noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11562320.post-87465700712399212602013-06-12T16:05:00.141-05:002013-06-12T16:05:00.141-05:00I took the show off my DVR list and won't watc...I took the show off my DVR list and won't watch it any more. Very disappointing, but I guess her decision to run this story line means she's willing to jettison viewers like me. Will a beer-drinking Muslim imam be next?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499401493987324623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11562320.post-7512970017792716142013-05-25T12:28:45.027-05:002013-05-25T12:28:45.027-05:00I definitely didn't mean I want to take my cue...I definitely didn't mean I want to take my cues from culture or any TV show. I guess it just shocked me to see such a wrong portrayal, when it was clear the intent was to somehow normalize Christianity. It wasn't making fun of him as a holy roller, because he's "just like us." Mostly I wonder if anyone else noticed it/has a problem with it. But I'm probably not looking in the right places.Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334290998976437208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11562320.post-88313315354233937772013-05-25T08:44:35.711-05:002013-05-25T08:44:35.711-05:00There is no question about what the Bible says abo...There is no question about what the Bible says about sex outside of marriage. We should never look to society for moral advice. God is always available and He is the authority on what is right and wrong.Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051486823944261338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11562320.post-84147570103094646282013-05-21T08:15:04.323-05:002013-05-21T08:15:04.323-05:00I'm sure you're right, but I guess what st...I'm sure you're right, but I guess what struck me is the openness of the behavior. <br /><br />And I think the standards and stereotypes of society are the ones that the character is playing into -- that Christians are just like everyone else and that sex without commitment is good for everyone. <br /><br />And I have to keep remembering this is just a piece of fiction, even if it does say something about reality. Still not sure what it's saying.Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334290998976437208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11562320.post-67071252727272341412013-05-20T16:00:04.859-05:002013-05-20T16:00:04.859-05:00Me thinks that real life might be much more like t...Me thinks that <i>real life</i> might be much more like this TV depiction than some want to think.<br /><br />The proverbial rub comes when society has repeated the same standards <i>(and stereotypes)</i> over and over again so often that even the <i>believers</i> start to <i>believe...</i>.<br /><br />So eventually we in our minds start matching the stereotypes and the standards and deciding that one of <i>those</i> is "reality" (when perhaps it never was).<br /><br />So I dunno...<br /><br /><br />I <b>do know</b> that I was seeing tornado reports from the Midwest and I thought of you.<br /><br />- For The Love<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com