Saturday Night Live's open season on Christianity

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I read this article and have to admit that I did not see the Saturday Night Live episode that it refers to. Ho
wever, I am struck by the tone of the article. There seems to be an apparent lack of appreciation of how it is that popular culture actually gets it's understanding of who Christ and what Christianity really is.
Most Americans and probably most American Christians probably have no problem with associating terrorism with Muslims. I mean, it's what we see on our news everyday. It's what our politicians talk about. It's what we have come to understand about the Muslim world because it's what we are shown by the media on a regular basis. And, there is no doubt that there is a lot of turmoil in the Muslim world.
But is this what Islam and being a Muslim is all about? Well, I don't really know. I'm not Muslim and I don't live in the Muslim world.
Well, if you think about the scenario above,  the same is true for western Christianity. Popular culture can only reflect what it sees from people who proclaim to be Christians. It's kind of silly to expect that some Christian scholar is going to write a skit for Saturday Night Live to be shown to a secular audience that actually and accurately portrays the Gospel isn't it?
In addition, when there are so many "christians" in the public eye that are saying things like "legitimate rape" or some of the more caustic things about gay people, muslims, liberals, and what have you... Why should it be a surprise that a popular TV show picks up on that attitude?
As Christians, why don't we show people what Christ was really like? Do you know?
Saturday Night Live's open season on Christianity
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