Religion in Media
There are presently 35 television stations owned and operated by religious organizations, but every television station features religious programming in one way or another (Postman, 116). Religious television program producers are driven by the desire to make money, and they find the best way to accomplish this is by scamming viewers and members. During this process, religion loses its authenticity. Religion is not being practiced on television, it is being mocked. Religion is no longer for worship, but for entertainment.
Moneymaking scams are becoming very popular in recent years. One would like to believe some things in life are sacred. Religion is where billions of people invest their hopes, dreams, beliefs, and most importantly, money. The greedy, selfish, minds of our world see this not as a way to fix problems, but as a way to make money. "Television," Billy Graham has written, "is the most powerful tool of communication ever devised by man. Each of my prime time specials' is now carried by nearly 300 stations across the U.S. and Canada, so that in a single telecast I preach to millions more than Christ did in his lifetime." (Postman, 118). Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" sets forth the notion that religion is a bad thing, and that it only leads to problems.
"But if you know about God, why don't you tell them?"
asked the Savage indignantly. "Why don't you give them
these books about God?"
"For the same reason as we don't give them Othello:
they're old; they're about God hundreds of years ago. Not
about God now."
"But God doesn't change."
"Men do, though."
"What difference does that make?"
"All the difference in the world," said Mustapha Mond. (Huxley, 229)
On these religious shows, people are shown with obvious handicaps such as paralyzed limbs, or walking handicaps. They join these religious clubs, or are shown on television speaking with these "electronic preachers" as they are called, and they let Jesus into
Moneymaking scams are becoming very popular in recent years. One would like to believe some things in life are sacred. Religion is where billions of people invest their hopes, dreams, beliefs, and most importantly, money. The greedy, selfish, minds of our world see this not as a way to fix problems, but as a way to make money. "Television," Billy Graham has written, "is the most powerful tool of communication ever devised by man. Each of my prime time specials' is now carried by nearly 300 stations across the U.S. and Canada, so that in a single telecast I preach to millions more than Christ did in his lifetime." (Postman, 118). Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" sets forth the notion that religion is a bad thing, and that it only leads to problems.
"But if you know about God, why don't you tell them?"
asked the Savage indignantly. "Why don't you give them
these books about God?"
"For the same reason as we don't give them Othello:
they're old; they're about God hundreds of years ago. Not
about God now."
"But God doesn't change."
"Men do, though."
"What difference does that make?"
"All the difference in the world," said Mustapha Mond. (Huxley, 229)
On these religious shows, people are shown with obvious handicaps such as paralyzed limbs, or walking handicaps. They join these religious clubs, or are shown on television speaking with these "electronic preachers" as they are called, and they let Jesus into