'Television always presents religious people as out of touch with the modern world'

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‘Television always presents religious people as out of touch with the modern world’

     I think that this statement could be seen as both true and false. Some television presenters and directors do present religious leaders as stereotypes; meaning that they appear out of touch and old-fashioned. I do, however, appreciate that the directors sometimes have to make a character appear out of touch for them to fulfil their part.

     The modern world is the world we live in today. Religion is not as much of an issue as it once was, about forty years ago. Television often mocks the seriousness of religious people, and they are portrayed as old-fashioned, and incapable of understanding the things that happen in the news and such moral issues as terrorism.

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One example of a religious programme which presents religious people as out of touch is The Vicar of Dibley, which is a comedy attracting many viewers. It features a female vicar called Geraldine and the people in her parish. The jokes are mainly on the villagers themselves, because they could be seen as out of touch. It seems that Geraldine is the only sane one in the series. Another similar programme that also presents religious people as out of touch is Father Ted.

    Religious people are also featured in scandalous storylines, featuring them as criminals who break ...

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