'american bible challenge' new game show featuring jeff foxworthy

[spanone]

GSN’s new game show, “The American Bible Challenge,” is just as dull as it sounds, like mandatory fun time at Sunday school, with three teams competing to answer arcane questions about details buried in the verses of the Old and New Testaments. (Although for most of the show, the questions aren’t that arcane. Even your lapsed, heathen, former altar-boy TV critic called out every answer to the category “What do you ‘Noah’ ’bout the ark?”)

But why does this sort of thing have to be dull? For as long as there has been television, there have been pastors, priests, ministers and flocks who have deeply desired to translate the energy and excitement of their beliefs to the secular airwaves. God knows they’ve tried.

GSN’s new game show, “The American Bible Challenge,” is just as dull as it sounds, like mandatory fun time at Sunday school, with three teams competing to answer arcane questions about details buried in the verses of the Old and New Testaments. (Although for most of the show, the questions aren’t that arcane. Even your lapsed, heathen, former altar-boy TV critic called out every answer to the category “What do you ‘Noah’ ’bout the ark?”)

But why does this sort of thing have to be dull? For as long as there has been television, there have been pastors, priests, ministers and flocks who have deeply desired to translate the energy and excitement of their beliefs to the secular airwaves. God knows they’ve tried.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/on-american-bible-challenge-god-is-in-the-details/2012/08/22/6a82e9a2-ebb2-11e1-9ddc-340d5efb1e9c_story.html

[NYC_SKP]

1. I'll take "Hypocrites" for $500, Alex!

[spanone]

5. bwahahahahahaaa

[Swamp Lover]

12. Why move to the "Hypocrite" category when

it seems you haven't exhausted Ignorance just yet.

It used to be that standing in judgement of people who had different beliefs was a trait from the other side of the aisle.

[Fumesucker]

2. If you claim to be a Christian and vote for Republicans you just might be a hypocrite..

[Cali_Democrat]

3. How dull

I fell asleep just reading that article

[LeftofObama]

4. I'll take

"All the homosexuals are going to burn in hell for eternity" for $1000 please, Mr. Foxworthy!

[Terra Alta]

6. I'll be sure to watch

whenever I'm suffering from insomnia.

[southernyankeebelle]

7. Well 7 mountains is alive and well. Infiltrate Media, Politics, Military, Schools, Businesses yep

we are well on our way to a theocracy and you many people don't even see it coming. Queen Palin is the head of this party baby. Be afraid very afraid. Wake up america. Shock and Awe is happening right here. Today is supression of the black, hispanic, young and elderly votes. Tommorrow double wammy ladies they will work on taking our rights away and anyone who doesn't own property rights away to vote. Pay attention. They are doing it behind closed doors. I know some will think am crazy but I tell you read up on the 7 Mountains you will be shocked what is in store for us.

[spanone]

9. it's the way the republican party is trending....after all god is on their side

[southernyankeebelle]

17. Ok.

[Swamp Lover]

13. Apocalyptic Rant .

Is this your best pseudo-Glen Beck impersonation?

[southernyankeebelle]

16. whatever

[thelordofhell]

8. They are donating their winnings

hopefully to good causes...........

[YellowRubberDuckie]

10. They are...

...and they're things like soup kitchens and stuff.
I'm not going to criticize unless the people are truly hypocritical. There are good Christians out there. Not all are hateful, moronic idiots. Blanket statements offend everyone here except when it's about Christians. I'm not a Christian, but I've learned recently that there are just as many good people in every group as there are bad.

[Terra Alta]

15. I was wondering about the charities

I'm glad they're going to decent charities and not "charities" such as Focus on the Family or Answers in Genesis.

I appreciate your thoughts on good Christians, I consider myself one and I hate the broad brush swipe some DUers post about Christians. If one truly follows Christ, they would know he was a champion of the poor, sick, and less fortunate among us.

[fascisthunter]

11. I saw a commercial for it... gag worthy

people like Foxworthy are just brainwashed into a "social culture".... it's as if he feels the need to only root for the home team, but when it comes to the sport, he could care less.

Will their donations go to the harm their right wing religious elites do to innocent folks? Like take away rights, and demonize them so other attack them for who and what they are? Exactly... so STFU about there being any decent, humanitarian purpose... we know what they want.

[AsahinaKimi]

14. I have a feeling if

Rightwing Republicans have their way, there will be many more shows like this in prime time. I don't have a TV, but I am sure they will find a way to redirect our internet to websites that will be pretty much the same kind of thing. Radios too, so, we will never be free from it.

[Lint Head]

18. For 25 dollars where does the bible say to beat you babies?

Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. -- Psalm 137

[GreenPartyVoter]

19. I know an older Evangelical man who is excited about this.

[NightWatcher]

20. I'll go up against any talking head fundie and smoke em

Someone called me an ignorant heathen, but I countered that I was a well versed heathen. I went to bible school up to high school. I'm a recovering baptist and know more than these people have forgotten.

Bring It

[Son of Gob]

21. Paragraphs so nice, you posted them twice.