A TV show without outrageous Christian caricatures?
I frequently lament the constant lampooning of Christian culture via broad-stroke mockery that seems to pervade the media these days. While some of today's music has the guts to give religious credit to the complexities of a moral lifestyle (I'm thinking of U2, any other obvious ones?), the average character on TV with spiritual convictions ends up being bigoted, ignorant, and intolerant. See Joe Hart from Glee , Kristin Wiig's character from Paul , and the evil warden in Shawshank Redemption. I can normally get over this, because my favorite TV characters are far from the ideal spiritual role models , and some of them even have some serious issues . Yet lo and behold, I just happened upon a delightful show that, after first viewing, promises a refreshing and sympathetic look at the life of a clergyman in modern inner-city London. If you're like me and love the smug charm and quick wit of those programs from the other side of the pond (I'm talking about Sherl