No Shortage of Fundie TV

I usually pass right on by them, but I've recently been catching a few novel and uintentionally amusing Protestant tv shows that are broadcast here in the Sacramento region. One is a cooking and health show produced by 3ABN (Three Angels Broadcasting Network). What I found kind of interesting about this show is the consistent emphasis it places on having vegetarian dishes and diets. Even the bacon bits that are used in certain recipes aren't made from real pork. Lo and behold, I've since discovered that although it doesn't claim to be owned or affiliated with any Christian denomination, 3ABN has pretty close ties to the Seventh Day Adventist church. In case you aren't aware, Seventh Day Adventists adhere to traditional Jewish dietary laws and generally tend, for claimed health reasons, to be vegetarians. They also don't believe people have immortal souls or in the existence of Hell. What barely keeps Seventh Day Adventists within the scope of Christianity is their acceptance of the Trinity and Jesus' divinity.

An even more goofy show that I've recently seen is a call-in Bible discussion show featuring a guy named Harold Camping. This guy not only preaches that the era of the "church" is over and we are currently in the process of the Great Tribulation, he also seems to believe that watching any movies about Jesus, or owning any artistic depictions of Him, is a violation of the Commandment against worshipping graven images. Yeah, wierd.