{"id":257,"date":"2006-04-10T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-04-10T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2006\/04\/how-not-to-promote-the-ten-com.html"},"modified":"2006-04-10T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-04-10T12:00:00","slug":"how-not-to-promote-the-ten-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2006\/04\/how-not-to-promote-the-ten-com.html","title":{"rendered":"How Not To Promote \u201cThe Ten Commandments\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I am sure some ABC exec thought it was a good idea to have Naveen Andrews<\/a>, one of the stars of ABC\u2019s hit show \u201cLost,\u201d do the talk-show circuit to promote tonight\u2019s premiere of the ABC miniseries \u201cThe Ten Commandments,\u201d <\/a>in which Andrews plays Menerith, brother to Moses. But Andrews’s comments on \u201cGood Morning America\u201d and \u201cThe View\u201d<\/a> will do little to persuade the religiously inclined to make the story of Moses Must See TV as part of observing this holy week.<\/p>\n

As Andrews chatted it up with Barbara Walters and the rest of the ladies on \u201cThe View,\u201d he said that he liked this cinematic version of the biblical story because it portrayed Moses as a \u201cnut job\u201d and as someone who in today\u2019s society would probably be nothing more than \u201ca traffic guard or something.\u201d Later on in the interview, when Star Jones pointed out to Andrews that the Bible refers to God\u2019s law as \u201cThe Ten Commandments,\u201d not the \u201cTen Suggestions,\u201d Andrews simply shrugged and said that \u201call religious dogma is suspect and should be questioned.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Andrews is certainly entitled to his opinions, spiritual skepticism and all, he might want to remember that promoting a project means showing just a little bit of respect for the beliefs of the audience for whom the project is primarily intended.<\/p>\n

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