I know this will come as a shock, but there is a popular T.V. show that has not appropriately researched a subject it is depicting.
I am just now catching up with season six of Dexter. On the episode we watched last night, Dexter was astounded to find out this season's killer was motivated by religion. "A killer with faith?!" was his exclamation. I wish T.V. writers would actually research their subjects a little before depicting them; walk into any psych ward and ask some of those folk about their relationship with some kind of God.Religion is a great (and popular) conduit for mental illness.
This complaint is lodged more as a person who works in the human services than it is lodged as an atheist. I have stated previously that religious people can be perfectly healthy; often more healthy than non-religious people. This complaint is lodged even more as a fan of good T.V. than it is as an atheist or a human service worker. See? It's a trinity complaint. I am the trinity complainer.
Anyway, Dexter is still a great show, and Mos Def did a great job on season 6. Maybe I'll discover the message becomes more balanced towards the end.
CROSS POSTED AT EVERYTHING IN THE MEDICINE CABINET HAS EXPIRED.