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Just saw "Saving Grace" last night. Personally, the whole "visited by an angel and getting a last chance to avoid Hell" theme is a yawner for me, given that I don't believe in Hell.
But, I do have to say it's an interesting conceit for the writers of this show. The title character curses incessantly, is screwing a married guy when the series opens (like, right then, not just generally having an affair,) etc. In a word, you could watch the first 15 minutes and get mildly titilated.
The other side of the coin, is that within the standard Christian "get saved" dynamic, this makes absolute sense. We're all sinners, right? So what's the point in watching some guy who never did anything more outre than keep a library book too long, getting saved? Why not watch a serious heavy-duty sinner? Certainly illustrates the point way better for dramatic effect.
So, from the inside: how do you guys who actually believe in Christianity feel about this particular fable?
Better than wiping out a city with a flood to get one shady politician, if ya ask me!
PFnV
But, I do have to say it's an interesting conceit for the writers of this show. The title character curses incessantly, is screwing a married guy when the series opens (like, right then, not just generally having an affair,) etc. In a word, you could watch the first 15 minutes and get mildly titilated.
The other side of the coin, is that within the standard Christian "get saved" dynamic, this makes absolute sense. We're all sinners, right? So what's the point in watching some guy who never did anything more outre than keep a library book too long, getting saved? Why not watch a serious heavy-duty sinner? Certainly illustrates the point way better for dramatic effect.
So, from the inside: how do you guys who actually believe in Christianity feel about this particular fable?
Better than wiping out a city with a flood to get one shady politician, if ya ask me!
PFnV