Summary: Comparing The Perfect Criminal With A Christian Worldview
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World Views
Mr. xxxxx
23 October 2013
An Immoral Criminal With a Christian Worldview?
Picture the perfect criminal. Smart, intelligent, handsome, charming, and skilled. That is Neal Caffrey in the TV show “White Collar.” And although he seems like an immoral character in a very morally ambiguous movie, the show “White Collar” while different in its view of a god or an afterlife, puts forth strong Christian values and a worldview that has many similarities with Christian theism. The TV Show “White Collar” is a Crime/Comedy TV Show about Neal Caffrey, an ex-criminal, forger, and con-man, whose charming character, intelligence, and good looks can get him anything he wants. However, he ends up working for the FBI in order to solve crime cases. After years of being chased by the FBI for numerous crimes and forgeries, Neal was finally caught by Special Agent Peter Burke, but instead of going to prison, he was offered an alternative: He could help assist the FBI in solving crime with his inside knowledge and expertise but would …show more content…
Putting aside the obvious difference in the absence of a god, we can see that both the bible and “White Collar” argue for good ethics. For example, the Bible clearly argues that “You shall not commit adultery,” (New International Version, Exodus 20:14) and although tested, Peter chooses to remain faithful to his wife, a choice that he seems to be praised for. Also, Christianity argues against lying and cheating, which are both aspects of Neal’s life he is trying to overcome. Although similar with ethics and moral values, the worldview of “White Collar” also has fundamental differences to Christianity and its worldview, the most prominent one being the absence of God or a Heaven and Hell. According to the series, the physical world is all there is, a idea that directly contradicts the main aspect of deism or theism believed by
World Views
Mr. xxxxx
23 October 2013
An Immoral Criminal With a Christian Worldview?
Picture the perfect criminal. Smart, intelligent, handsome, charming, and skilled. That is Neal Caffrey in the TV show “White Collar.” And although he seems like an immoral character in a very morally ambiguous movie, the show “White Collar” while different in its view of a god or an afterlife, puts forth strong Christian values and a worldview that has many similarities with Christian theism. The TV Show “White Collar” is a Crime/Comedy TV Show about Neal Caffrey, an ex-criminal, forger, and con-man, whose charming character, intelligence, and good looks can get him anything he wants. However, he ends up working for the FBI in order to solve crime cases. After years of being chased by the FBI for numerous crimes and forgeries, Neal was finally caught by Special Agent Peter Burke, but instead of going to prison, he was offered an alternative: He could help assist the FBI in solving crime with his inside knowledge and expertise but would …show more content…
Putting aside the obvious difference in the absence of a god, we can see that both the bible and “White Collar” argue for good ethics. For example, the Bible clearly argues that “You shall not commit adultery,” (New International Version, Exodus 20:14) and although tested, Peter chooses to remain faithful to his wife, a choice that he seems to be praised for. Also, Christianity argues against lying and cheating, which are both aspects of Neal’s life he is trying to overcome. Although similar with ethics and moral values, the worldview of “White Collar” also has fundamental differences to Christianity and its worldview, the most prominent one being the absence of God or a Heaven and Hell. According to the series, the physical world is all there is, a idea that directly contradicts the main aspect of deism or theism believed by