Comments on: Make Me a Christian

By: Lucas Ball

Lucas Ball — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:18:32 +0000

I think they should be a programme Make me an atheist or Make me a Humanist in which people come along and learn about EVOLUTION/AGE OF THE EARTH/CHARLES DARWIN/PETER ATKINS AND GREEK PHILOSOPHERS

Lucas Ball
Worcestershire Humanists

By: Rayven Alandria

Rayven Alandria — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:13:04 +0000

This makes me nauseas. How unbelievably hateful and prejudiced. I think it’s staged and designed to bring in religious viewers. If they wanted a real show they would have picked Dawkins or some other educated Atheist. My money is on these people being nothing more than actors and they will all be *converted*. It makes me sad that such disgusting drivel can even manage to get on the air.

By: News From Around The Blogosphere 8.6.08 « Skepacabra

News From Around The Blogosphere 8.6.08 « Skepacabra — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:49:59 +0000

[...] which was based off of a British show of the same name. So I wonder if the British show “Make Me A Christian” will make it here to the states too. In any event, I hope everyone gets voted off the [...]

By: Daktar

Daktar — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:05:33 +0000

Dammit, this is from the UK? One of the major things I like about this country (our increasing secularism) and suddenly this? Still it does seem a natural thing to show given the current religious debates here. For those not in the know (very few of you religiously clued up folks I should imagine) the Anglican church is currently undergoing serious turmoil regarding female bishops. Schisms are threatened, so this sort of thing is actually relevant for the moment. Other than that, I too would like to see a show with a bit more debate and discussion rather than blindly obedient reality TV. Fitting that C4 would put on a show about conforming to religious rules when they have another show about conforming to arbitrary rules in the form of unwatchable tripe Big Brother.

Katherine said,

I don’t think I can bring myself to watch the programme. Channel 4 used to be so good, it’s such sensationalist rubbish now.

They have gone off the rails. There’s occasionally a good documentary or comedy on there (plus 4OD is brilliant for finding good free programmes), but it’s mostly crap. I wish they could get a couple more of Richard Dawkins’ documentaries on there, they were entertaining.

In any case, I might give this a look. For laughs if nothing else.

EDIT: Speak of the devil, check out what they’re showing at eight o’ clock monday night.

http://www.channel4.com/listings/C4/index.jsp

Nicely done, C4, you’ve redeemed yourself somewhat.

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:47:16 +0000

“A lesbian who sometimes sleeps with men (isn’t this a bisexual?)” lol, don’t expect the ignoramuses doing this show to know or care about the difference. This show is pathetic

By: Katherine

Katherine — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:35:02 +0000

I am sick of these sorts of programmes, it’s like we’ve given up on anything remotely resembling serious television in this country. I’d recommend looking up George Hargreaves, he is leader of the Scottish Christian Party and extremely homophobic, using this in his campaign to unseat a gay Green MSP at the last election, yet he wrote the lyrics to an 80s gay anthem – http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article1637264.ece

I don’t think I can bring myself to watch the programme. Channel 4 used to be so good, it’s such sensationalist rubbish now.

By: David D.G.

David D.G. — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:57:57 +0000

This isn’t just a train wreck — it’s a totally contrived train wreck.

~David D.G.

By: Agersomnia

Agersomnia — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:45:05 +0000

Derek:

I believe you got a very interesting show idea there, but will only get producers to put money on it if you promise a 3-round boxing contest between participants at the end of every episode, or something like that.

By: Derek

Derek — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:12:06 +0000

I say we shoot a “test my faith” reality series and bring in all kinds of persons of faith for six months.

Then we simply make them ask themselves honest, critical questions, and put them in scenarios that challenge their faith, and score them based on how well they line up their faith with reality, from a secular perspective.

Then we try and find a public access station somewhere that will air it.

Any takers?

By: Derek

Derek — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:07:15 +0000

My money’s on every single contestant apparently converting to Christianity by the end of the season, then we never hear about them again.

Taking bets now…