04-09-2016, 11:59 AM
(04-09-2016, 10:02 AM)DieKleineSchwester Wrote: well ... I'm a Christian and I didn't find the episode offensive so much, that's just me though. I can see how some would find it to be stereotypical or whatever but the sad fact is that there are some nutters out there that claim the Christian faith. I think it was more of a plot device, we see wesen in all types of settings, it shows they're a part of all walks of society, why not in a church? I am remembering the episode where the priest tried to exorcise that little boy... maybe they do portray Christians as overzealous idk but it's not a total fabrication of the truth, these things do happen. It would be interesting to see if this stick has any religious affiliation though. It seems like the writers have tried to steer clear of playing into any definitive religious themes.
To be fair, there are "nutters" in every religion, but like you, I didn't really find this to be particularly anti-Christian. At the same time, I can see why Christians would, and maybe even should, be upset by the way their religion is portrayed these days.
In "The Believer" they touched on the fact that some people do use religion to take advantage of the faithful. In this case, however, those who fell prey to the false prophet had an above average reason to buy into what he was selling.
If I saw someone transform into a red horny lizardy creature right before my eyes, I'd probably be reconsidering all sorts of things. Consequently, I definitely didn't consider those who came to the revivals to be naive or unintelligent.
The only part of the story I actually had a problem with was charging the wife and her followers with murder. Yes, what they did was wrong from a legal standpoint; nevertheless, they had experienced things that would have led them to believe what they were doing was actually very right. For me at least, punishing them raises some very tricky moral questions.
Not to get too political, but I empathize with why Christians feel persecuted these days. The media obviously has zero reservations about taking aim at Christianity, yet when it comes to Islam, it seems more and more that free speech is being restricted. Personally, I'm not a fan of organized religion in general, but even I can't help noticing that we are having respect for virtually every world religion crammed down our throats with the exception of Christianity. That not only strikes me as supremely unfair; it also has a conspiratorial air about it.
Anyway, with all that going on I imagine Christians are tired of being used as the go to punching bag/punchline in TV shows and movies. I mean, does anyone honestly believe Grimm (or any other mainstream show) would allow an episode to be produced that portrayed Muslims in the same way they portrayed Christians in this episode?