{"id":31635,"date":"2024-01-11T11:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T16:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=31635"},"modified":"2024-01-11T11:32:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T16:32:02","slug":"medianuns-use-tiktok-to-evangelize-and-reverse-hollywoods-depiction-of-nuns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/01\/medianuns-use-tiktok-to-evangelize-and-reverse-hollywoods-depiction-of-nuns.html","title":{"rendered":"#MediaNuns Use TikTok to Evangelize and Reverse Hollywood’s Depiction of Nuns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Some Americans may have preconceived ideas about nuns due in no small part to one-dimensional or even scary depictions in Hollywood movies, but the Daughters of St. Paul, also known as the #MediaNuns, are combining their love of God with their social media skills to show TikTok users the \u201cdeep joy and deep peace\u201d that comes from serving the Lord.<\/p>\n

Though titles like \u201cThe Conjuring,\u201d its horror-filled sequel, \u201cThe Nun,\u201d or the sadistic character of Jessica Lange\u2019s Sister Jude in \u201cAmerican Horror Story: Asylum\u201d are recent examples of nuns\u2019 less-than-desirable\u00a0depiction in cinema, Hollywood\u2019s choice portrayal of sisters dates back decades. Titles from the \u201970s and \u201980s, like \u201cThe Other Hell,\u201d \u201cKiller Nun,\u201d and even \u201cThe Exorcist,\u201d have painted nuns in a particular light.<\/p>\n

Now, they\u2019re using social media\u00a0to show a different side to the world.\u00a0One nun by the name of Sister Chelsea Bethany Davis spoke with Fox News Digital to address what she calls a \u201cmisconception\u201d and explain why TikTok might be the new platform on which to show audiences a more authentic truth. She said, \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of misconceptions (that) nuns are mean, or we can\u2019t talk to anybody, or that we\u2019re just really somber all the time, or that we\u2019re scary because of all those awful horror movies. I\u2019m personally trying,\u00a0on social media, (to) show people that being a follower of Jesus Christ is intrinsically joyful, and that should show on our faces and in the way that we laugh and the way that we are.\u201d<\/p>\n

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@daughtersofstpaul<\/a> #Catholic<\/a> #Nuns<\/a> #MediaNuns<\/a> #Jesus<\/a> #FYP<\/a> \u266c original sound – Alexandra Karadimas<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n