Christian TV Shows That DeFacto Promote Married Couples with Children as Being Good Christian People
Sometimes Christian programs such as “The 700 Club” will have a celebrity on. Usually, these people are married with children.
These people are presented as being good role models for other Christians or we’re given the impression they are living exemplary Christian lifestyles when not on camera.
I remember once a few years ago, The 700 Club TV show had Billy Ray Cyrus on his show, father of Miley, who later went on to behave like a big ol’ slut ((Link): On Miley Cyrus Being Sexual at 2013 VMAs – Hypocrisy of Secular Feminists).
About four or five years ago, the female co-host of The 700 Club interviewed Kate Gosselin.
I think it was not too long after Goesslin appeared on The 700 Club show – maybe about a few months or a year later – the she and her spouse Jon divorced.
Kate Gosselin is mother to about eight or ten children. That was the basis for her reality show, ‘Kate Plus Eight,’ or whatever it was called.
I have never understood why culture, or some women, think popping out a kid is some super spectacular accomplishment, whether it’s one kid or ten.
Anyway, Gosselin was on The 700 Club program to talk about being a mom and to hype a book she wrote.
It turns out she may not be a stellar, Christian mother after all (see links below).
I have noticed that Christian shows don’t have unmarried Christians on that often – if they do, it’s usually a young, male sports hero who has not married yet.
And, those young, male sports stars are rarely there on the program to discuss life as a celibate, single adult… their guest appearance is almost always to talk about football, or to discuss Jesus in generic terms.
When parents or married people are on Christian shows, however, marriage and parenting tips are given. Marriage is discussed.
Even when the “Duck Dynasty” couple was invited on the 700 Club show, they were asked questions specifically about marriage and how their marriage has survived.
You rarely see shows such as The 700 Club invite single Christians on to discuss singleness.
Yes, I recall The 700 Club show did invite one single, celibate woman on to discuss singleness and celibacy in particular about six months ago, but that is ONE time out of watching the show for about ten years now.
There was a week long series by former The 700 Club host Kristi Watts on adult singlehood about two, three years ago.
But again, in my ten plus years of watching this 700 Club show every single day, they usually discuss MARRIAGE or parenting.
TBN’s “Praise the Lord,” and other generic Christian talk shows, are just as guilty.
Whenever they do have a single, celibate adult on to discuss singleness, it’s rare.
Anyway, Christian shows should probably stop holding up self professing Christian married with kids people as role models, since some of them later go on to get divorced, or they turn out to have huge porn problems, etc.
(Link): Kate Gosselin’s twins go silent on ‘Today’
(Link): Gosselin girls go silent on whether they’re doing OK, let mom Kate do the talking
(Link): ‘It was stage fright!’ Kate Gosselin tries to explain awkward interview which saw her twins clam up on subject of family welfare
(Link): Twins Humiliate Her On Live TV
(Link): Going wrong Gosselin Awkward silences engulf ‘Today’ show segment with teen twins
(Link): Revealed: Kate Gosselin overheard backstage telling twins ‘you embarrassed mommy’ after THAT awkward Today show appearance
(Link): Kate Gosselin Snaps at Twins Mady and Cara on Live TV (VIDEO) — Jon [Kate's ex husband] Reacts!
“I felt really bad. I mean, I didn’t care too much for Kate or whatever, but I felt really bad for Mady and Cara because I love them and they’re just put in this situation. It was like deer in the headlights,” he said. He puts the blame fully on his ex-wife’s shoulders.
“It just kind of proves my point of Kate bringing the kids out instead of her just sort of doing it herself,” Jon says. “It all blew up in everyone’s face and I feel horrible for my children because now they’re going to have to deal with the public.”
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Related:
(Link): Parenthood Does Not Make People More Loving Mature Godly Ethical Caring or Responsible (One Stop Thread)
(Link): Cultural Discrimination Against Childless and Childfree Women – and link to an editorial by a Childless Woman
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