I shall use 'The Vicar of Dibley' as my example. The series is set in the small religeous community of Dibley, where there is much discussion the new female vicar, Geraldine Granger (Dawn French). Geraldine is very religeous, Mel Gibson and Jesus are her favourite men. She is very laid back about life, and shouts "Come in if you're sexy and love Jesus" to people who knock on her door.
Despite having a religeous image, and responsibility, Geraldine enjoys men, eating chocolate, and getting drunk. This shows that she is completely ordinary, and is not out of touch at all.
The other main character I will look at is David Horton. He is the head of the council in Dibley, and very out of touch with the modern world. He belives that women should not become vicars, and is shocked by Geraldine.
The contrast in characters makes the programme funny, especially as the typical 'boring religeous' person in David Horton has been exagerated.
On real tv, we see how religeous people portray themselves.
Delia Smith is a Roman Catholic, she appears very old fashioned, and out of touch with the modern world. However, she has swore on TV. She owns NCFC and admits to enjoy getting drunk, and shouting "Kill the scum" at football matches.
She is in touch with the modern world.
Britney Spears is a singer in the pop world, but acts like a normal teenager. She dresses normally, wearing revealing clothes, and her song lyrics are very suggestive. She is a Christian though, and shares the belief that sex before marriage is wrong.
I can see why people reach the conclusion that religeous people are out of touch, because some blatently are. Television has a need to entertain, and exagerating the characters helps do this.
I come to the conclusion that most religeous people are just ordinary people who believe a certain thing. This does not usually have an impact on how they dress, drink, or speak.
