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Posted by: Tom Cranmer - January 13, 2:35 pm

A Commentary on “The Book of Daniel”
by the American Anglican Council

“The Book of Daniel,” a new television series featuring an Episcopal parish
priest that first aired Friday, January 6, 2006 on NBC, is a travesty with
no redeeming qualities. It is an affront to biblically faithful Episcopalians and
Anglicans who have been devastated by the Episcopal Church’s abandonment
of the apostolic faith. Tragically, it is not entirely inaccurate in its depiction
of revisionist theology and doctrine adopted by a majority of Episcopal Church
leadership. “The Book of Daniel” does not represent the average Episcopal
Church across the United States, but it hits close to home with regard to
revisionism espoused by numerous bishops, clergy, dioceses and congregations.
While it is highly unlikely that one would find almost every sin and perversion
of truth imaginable lived out in a single family as the show portrays, the
program does offer an accurate representation of the downward spiral of the
Episcopal Church over the last 30 years. The script even gives a wink and nod
to the “current crisis,” with references to “a slap on the wrist from Canterbury”
and “an openly gay bishop in New Hampshire.”

In the two-hour pilot, heterosexual adultery (between two bishops),
homosexuality (gay and lesbian), “threesomes,” premarital sex, prescription
drug addiction, possession and distribution of illegal drugs (marijuana),
alcoholism (Webster’s wife is rarely seen without a martini shaker in hand),
teenage sexual encounters, embezzlement, and Mafia extortion via Roman
Catholic connections are glibly characterized as almost amusing foibles
dismissed with a smile and head-shake by a non-confrontational, powerless
and indulgent hippie-mode Jesus. The concepts of sin, repentance, forgiveness,
restoration and Christian morality in general are completely absent, and in fact,
the behavior of characters in the show is projected as normative – typical of the
average, all-American Episcopal clergy family. Clearly this appears to be the
perception of the show’s writers and producers.

While early secular press reviews and Christian leaders have panned “The
Book of Daniel,” the fact is that the Episcopal Church has abandoned the
clear teaching of Scripture on issues of sin and repentance as well as sexuality
and morality. Some Episcopal leaders simply turn a blind eye to behavior such
as adulterous relationships, homosexuality and drug abuse, while others
openly defend the “right” to personal choices and glorify “experience” over
Scripture, tradition and reason. The real question the show raises is, who
would want to be part of a church that embraces such lifestyles, theology and
doctrine? And it is disturbing to note the response of the Episcopal Church.
National Episcopal Church staff seems to have been caught unprepared for
the fallout of the show, and the Episcopal Diocese of Washington has created
a weblog for discussion, hoping it will draw people to the church – “The Book
of Daniel” as an evangelism tool!

We encourage those who have watched “The Book of Daniel” to consider the
church it presents and join the thousands of Episcopalians and Anglicans who
uphold Scripture and stand against such clear assaults on mainstream
evangelical Christianity – not only by NBC but also by revisionist leaders
within the Episcopal Church. If you are displeased with “The Book of Daniel’s
attack on Christianity, contact your local NBC affiliate and sponsors to convey
your thoughts.
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(on American Angelican Council)

Article link:
http://www.americananglican.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=ikLUK3MJIpG&b=675589&ct=1777057

American Angelican Council
http://www.americananglican.org/site/c.ikLUK3MJIpG/b.551235/k.CBA8/Home.htm

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