Christianity In The Media Essay

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Portrayal of Christianity in the Media

In this piece of coursework I am going to write an essay about how Christianity is portrayed in the media. I'm going to write about mainstream shows such as Songs of Praise and Paradise found. I am also going to write about how a Christian issue is dealt with on Eastenders which was Euthanasia. Then I am going to write about how Homosexuality is looked upon in the film Philadelphia. Finally I'm going to write about if Christian comedies are "out of touch" or "in touch" and I'll be analysing father Ted and the Vicar of Dibley

Firstly the general content of Songs of Praise was hymn singing and interviews with Christian believers not only from a British background …show more content…

The programme was upbeat and enjoyable. However Paradise Found was aimed for older viewers because it was documenting relaxation and meditation, and the younger viewers don't really need it. The programme is basically about a celebrity going to a spiritual journey and coming back refreshed. That's why it's aimed at the older target audience because they can make that journey.

In my opinion songs of praise is a more enjoyable programme because that episode was aimed at my age group. The soundtrack was from Eastenders which indicated that it was something to with that soap opera. But on the other side Paradise Found was aimed at an older target audience and so I didn't find it very interesting.

There was fairness in both programmes because Songs of Praise portrayed Christianity as a religion which is fit for any culture or any ethnic group. On the other side the programme Paradise Found portrayed Christianity as a religion that takes patience and time for you to really understand what it really means

The best Christian related programme was songs of praise because it was entertaining it got the message through that Christianity …show more content…

Father Ted is an "out of touch"religious comedy. What I mean by out is touch is that it is an old fashioned religious catholic priest who lives in am small religious island with another two vicars and a housekeeper. The reason it is old fashioned because the population is quite religious and it really doesn't deal with today's issues.

However the Vicar of Dibley is also a comedy but it is a more modern than father Ted. It could even be that is more "in touch"than father Ted. The motive that led to call the programme the Vicar of Dibley is because deals with today's like the amount of sexism is the churches.

The examples do show that the statements are true because it just tells you the truth about the two programmes and whether they are "in touch"or not.

I personally think that religion is portrayed in two ways in the media. The first way it's portrayed is that it's a religion the follows the teachings of one book (the bible) and that it has no answers to any problem that any of us faces today. However the second way it's portrayed is as a religion that is changing everyday

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