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Not satisfied with using reality shows to portray Christians in the worst light (the "Preachers of ..." series), Oprah has now turned to drama:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/op...-for-backlash/ar-BBtxJ9g?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=iehp
Dubbed "'Dynasty' in a church'" by one TV reporter and inevitable comparisons to "Empire," the OWN TV drama focuses on a sprawling, uber-wealthy, scandal-suppressing, unfaithful, feuding family that runs a corporate mega-church in Memphis, Tennessee....
... This event, which took place a full three weeks before the show's official splashy red carpet premiere, appeared geared to generate buzz around the new series, but also to get the principals, including creator Craig Wright ("Lost," "Six Feet Under") and Winfrey herself, out in front of the inevitable backlash that will come on account of the show's African American cast portraying less-than-holy characters garbed in a holier-than-thou world of false righteousness.
The first hour nods at the litany of recent church scandals that have touched various faiths: alleged sexual abuse, questionable preferential tax status for wealthy corporate churches, personal enrichment of religious personalities, and the hypocrisy of bible beaters' infidelity.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/op...-for-backlash/ar-BBtxJ9g?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=iehp