Christian Characters

I've been thinking a lot about several of the shows that I watch. They're varied between light hearted fun and having a lot of dark undertones. Several of them involve murder of some kind, all of them are good guys vs. bad guys. And the characters are a wide mixture of thoughts, actions, and emotions. A few years ago I just thought most shows were neutral on the whole God-issues. Maybe they really were, or maybe I just didn't have enough awareness to see past the story into the more sublte themes and the writers' opinions that are revealed throughout the shows. I know that there's that half-joking, "Will God smite us/will God save us?" that appears a lot. It comes across almsot as a taunt. Everyone knows the character isn't really serious, and will not be changing their lifestyle anytime soon based on whatever happens after those moments.

Now, it seems there are several shows that openly challenge the existence of an Almighty Creator of the universe. The characters who do this are often 'logical' and bitter. To be fair, the characters claim they believe all religion is wrong, from Budhism, Muslims, and Christians. But they pair these devout athiests beside weak-minded 'church goers' who cannot seem to reply even half decently against the questions thrown at them. It's clear who they're attacking most.

At the same time in these shows, we watch realistic homosexual characters, muslims, satanists, and other various groups. Does this make sense to you? Why is our media so afraid to portray true Christian characters? Are they afraid of offending non-Christian viewers by such a display? If so, then why are they not afraid of offending Christians with all their other characters?

I don't know about you, but I'm sick of watching so many of the media's "Christians" come across as watered down and incapable of explaining their beliefs. I have no problem against having characters attack my beliefs in shows. After all, I understand a wide range of people from different religious and social backgrounds watch TV. But I do have everything against an unfair representation.

Or is it an honest reflection of what the world sees from the modern day Christian church?