What isn't great on the History Channel? Religon!

[Delmar]

Great show so far, but what on the History Channel isnt great.

...anything on the Christian Church or history of the Bible! They always talk to liberal theology professors who don't believe the Bible and it makes me crazy!

This question was asked on the Top Shot thread. I just couldn't leave it unanswered, but I didn't want to spam that thread.

 

[littletommy]

Yep, I've been getting riled up about that for several years myself. The dopes that they interview always come off as if they are a little bothered by the fact that they have to straighten out those who do believe in the bible.

 

[infidel]

What shows are you guys talking about?

 

[Delmar]

What shows are you guys talking about?

It's been a few years since I had cable so it's hard for me to remember specifics. I remember one of the shows was taking a look at Miracles in the Bible. Not one of the "Theologians" that they talked to really believed in miracles. Believing in miracles is a pretty central part of the History of Christian theology, if you ask me.

 

[VERT]

What shows are you guys talking about?

I would assume things like mysteries of the bible or banned from the bible. Lots of shows asking the question about if something is possible or looking into the origin of the story.

 

[DragonGunner]

I agree 100% with the OP...I stopped watching them, some of them even go so far as to try an get you to believe some things didn't or couldn't happen. An they never seem to be very accurate with any of the stories to begin with....it almost like watching pretty much any of the TV preachers...after about 5 min I find myself pulling my hair an screaming....seems long ago they all made since an I would of probably liked the History channel on religion more....but after you dive into the Bible for yourself, alot of the other stuff just doesn't ring true anymore. Could we please get a channel when presenting something from the bible, that they actually would use the bible....?

 

[Garb]

Could we please get a channel when presenting something from the bible, that they actually would use the bible....?

Lee Strobel has his own show called Faith Under Fire that actually addresses these very issues. It's pretty good from what I've seen. He addresses a lot of misconceptions about Christianity, like Jesus being a copycat myth, and disciples hiding his body. I don't necessarily agree with starting a Christian channel, because it will probably lose viewership, and people like Kirk Cameron will probably become involved with his banana argument.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z-OLG0KyR4]YouTube - Kirk Cameron And Bananas[/ame]

 

[jdhaines]

I agree 100% with the OP...I stopped watching them, some of them even go so far as to try an get you to believe some things didn't or couldn't happen.

You mean like the whole born of a virgin thing? Or the walk on water thing? Or the coming back to life thing? Those crazy bastards trying to get you to believe things that couldn't happen! <- You walked right into that one.

As far as kirk cameron....nothing could be a better way to completely misunderstand science than his croc-a-duck idea.

 

[NordicHeathenVinlander]

If you want to learn about Christianity - READ THE BIBLE.


Quit going to church, and allowing the Church to shape your views.


I am interested in the Bible and Christianity in a Theological historical sense, I am always amazed when I learn something Churchanity WILL NOT talk about regarding Christianity.

 

[infidel]

History shows should be based on historical fact. Not biblical stories.

 

[DragonGunner]

Biblical stories are fact, an history....but not all men have faith to believe.

Reading the Bible for ones self is priceless. I think Abraham Lincoln said.."Self education makes great men." The problem with many churches, groups an individuals including myself being guilty but I'm learning, is that we sometimes try an build the bible an christianity around our politics, our faith, our mindset....when I believe the Word of God should come into our lives an influence our politics, our faith an our mindset.....an the History channel seems to keep falling into the first.....

 

[Blackhawk2001]

One pretty good documentary that I have seen on Cable as well as network TV, is the study of the Shroud of Turin, which is purported to be Jesus' burial cloth. IIRC, it's been updated a couple time over the years, as various technologies have become available to perform tests. The first time I saw it, evidence was pointing to it being "the real thing", then some data was interpreted to say that the cloth dated from the Middle Ages. The last time I saw it, some scientists used 3D topology to analyze the markings on the Shroud and came up with something resembling the Roman historical description of Jesus to a remarkable degree. All this science aside, "Faith is believing in things unseen" and I know what I believe.

 

[NordicHeathenVinlander]

History shows should be based on historical fact. Not biblical stories.

Brother, aside from the communist properganda. From my studies, the bible is infact quite historically accurate.

These have been of my own research, and abit unbias to a degree.

If your research Sumerian mythology, the Bible does start to make alot more sense.

 

[infidel]

Brother, aside from the communist properganda. From my studies, the bible is infact quite historically accurate.

These have been of my own research, and abit unbias to a degree.

If your research Sumerian mythology, the Bible does start to make alot more sense.

I just don't turn to the Bible for historic facts. Different strokes for different folks.

 

[PatriotPride]

I just don't turn to the Bible for historic facts. Different strokes for different folks.

That's too bad. If you take the time to read it, comprehend it, and learn, you'd be surprised at the solid FACTUAL history that you will learn from the Bible. The most interesting aspect of the Bible to me is the history contained within it.

 

[PatriotPride]

Also, the way they idiotically use the Gnostic Gospels astounds me. I can't stomach watching a show by them that has to do with a religion. I get frustrated as I sit there and shoot down the inaccuracies one by one.

 

[NordicHeathenVinlander]

I just don't turn to the Bible for historic facts. Different strokes for different folks.

I understand, and to a degree I can certainly see your point of view with abit of agreement.


General public:

We must accept that we live in a world, today. Which is activily seeking to undermine Christianity and it's principle heritage.

I've seen several times where mythology has been vendicated by science.

PP, whats wrong with the gnostic's?

 

[kedie]

I quit watching the "History" Channel when they spent the 65th anniversary of D-Day showing an Ice Road Truckers marathon. Not one mention of the invasion of Normandy.

 

[Delmar]

PP, whats wrong with the gnostic's?

You would think that the History Channel could, at the very least, point out that the gnostic gospels are not historically accepted by the Christian Church.

 

[littletommy]

I quit watching the "History" Channel when they spent the 65th anniversary of D-Day showing an Ice Road Truckers marathon. Not one mention of the invasion of Normandy.

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