August 11, 2008 11:32 AM
Make Me a Christian - new TV reality show
WorldNetDaily reports on a new UK reality show:
New TV: Lesbian, atheist, Muslim all attempt Christian life Posted: August 10, 2008A new television program broadcast this month follows a group of 13 non-Christian volunteers, who, on camera, attempt to "live by the teachings of the Bible for three weeks."
"Make Me a Christian," broadcast in a three-part series, asks the participants to be mentored by four pastors from a variety of backgrounds - Anglican, Catholic, Evangelical, and Pentecostal - as they attempt to live like Christians, an effort that runs in stark contrast to many of the participants' backgrounds.
The 13 volunteers who will make the effort include a tattooed militant atheist biker, a man who converted from Christianity to Islam, a lesbian schoolteacher, a lap-dancing witch with a lust for expensive shoes, a middle-class yuppie couple that can't find time to spend with their children and a party animal who claims he's slept with over 150 women.
Read rest of article here.
See website here.
Any of my UK readers seen this?
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Comments
This could either be really good, or really really bad. From the article I'm leaning towards bad. They're coming from an idea that Christianity is an outward change, but it's only worth anything if it comes from within.
Posted by: Michelle Potter | August 11, 2008 12:10 PM
I had a similar thought this morning, as I pondered how many of my pre-Christian friends do just as many good deeds (if not more) and promote many of the same values as me. I suppose it comes down to the "peace that passes understanding."
Posted by: Stretch Mark Mama | August 11, 2008 1:48 PM
I am going to have to go with BAD IDEA unless God does some kind of major miracles. Most of these people probably have problems that run DEEP, and my guess is that the pastors who are trying to cause the change are probably not saints themselves and that will be exploited a lot during the show.
Posted by: paigeu | August 11, 2008 3:28 PM
I agree with Michelle. I haven't looked at the website, yet, but my gut tells me this isn't true Christianity. Christianity is not just about conforming to a certain lifestyle. It's about a relationship with Christ. They can change their actions all day long, but with out that relationship it means nothing.
Posted by: Joani | August 11, 2008 4:43 PM
I have not seen this...not even heard of it, but we refuse to pay for Sky tv here, therefore don't receive British Programming.
I echo the other posters. My heart just cringed when I saw this. God CAN use anything to get His word out and to touch the hearts of others...i PRAY this happens, despite all the bad things I can see coming out of this...a gross misreprensentation of Christianity for one, and validation for those that have chosen other paths to God for another...
eekkkk....
Kristy in England
Posted by: kristy | August 12, 2008 2:06 AM
I came across the last 15 minutes of the first episode this week and set it to record the other episodes. It wasn't clear to me from the little I saw whether the participants were sincerely wanting to be Christians or if it was just a reality-show stunt to them. I'm interested in how it is handled. But the same thought crossed my mind...that it doesn't matter what they do if there is no change of heart.
Posted by: Jennifer @ Here I Stand | August 14, 2008 4:14 PM
