{"id":2725,"date":"2009-04-07T11:31:59","date_gmt":"2009-04-07T11:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2009\/04\/pro-con-nbc-kings.html"},"modified":"2009-04-07T11:31:59","modified_gmt":"2009-04-07T11:31:59","slug":"pro-con-nbc-kings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2009\/04\/pro-con-nbc-kings.html","title":{"rendered":"Pro\/Con Views About New Series: &#8216;Kings&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-left\" height=\"197\" alt=\"kings-tvshow.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/import\/imgs\/kings-tvshow.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/><\/span>Given that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbc.com\/Kings\/\">NBC&#8217;s new series, &#8220;Kings,&#8221;<\/a> is lifted straight from the Old Testament, it&#8217;s more or less a feast for religion scholars and for &#8220;religiously minded&#8221; folks when it comes to pop culture.<\/p>\n<p>Even though we might agree that &#8220;Kings&#8221; has a lot of religion going on, whether it&#8217;s a good show that lives up to its biblical roots is another question. Check out these two very thoughtful articles on the series:<\/p>\n<p>1- (Pro) Diane Winston&#8217;s&nbsp;&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.religiondispatches.org\/archive\/mediaculture\/1295\/divine_inspiration%3A_kings_works_wonders\" target=\"_blank\">Divine Inspiration: Kings Works Wonders<\/a>&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>2- (Con) Cynthia Astle&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.religiondispatches.org\/archive\/mediaculture\/1296\/pretty_people,_shiny_clothes:_biblical_illiteracy_in_nbc%E2%80%99s_kings\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pretty People, Shiny Clothes: Biblical Illiteracy in NBC&#8217;s Kings<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Which writer&nbsp;makes the better argument?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Given that NBC&#8217;s new series, &#8220;Kings,&#8221; is lifted straight from the Old Testament, it&#8217;s more or less a feast for religion scholars and for &#8220;religiously minded&#8221; folks when it comes to pop culture. 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