US TV shows are not among my favourites, but they are extremely popular. Certainly series like Scrubs and Glee are de rigueur for most 20s and 30-somethings.
John Benton
These shows regularly promote the friendly face of what we might call ‘secular grace’. The ethos is one in which everyone is accepted. That is absolutely right when it comes to such matters as race or disability. But the agenda of these shows is more generally to do with morality — especially sexual morality. Morals are relative, a matter of opinion. We are all aware of our own failures. So we don’t judge anyone. We just accept — like grace.
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Secular grace deception
US TV shows are not among my favourites, but they are extremely popular. Certainly series like Scrubs and Glee are de rigueur for most 20s and 30-somethings.
These shows regularly promote the friendly face of what we might call ‘secular grace’. The ethos is one in which everyone is accepted. That is absolutely right when it comes to such matters as race or disability. But the agenda of these shows is more generally to do with morality — especially sexual morality. Morals are relative, a matter of opinion. We are all aware of our own failures. So we don’t judge anyone. We just accept — like grace.
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