| − | |A lapsed Catholic struggles to live his life entirely according to the literal laws of the Bible. This sitcom serves primarily to smear and mischaracterize Christians and the Bible and was criticized as such by NewsBusters.<ref>[https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/lindsay-kornick/2018/02/27/cbss-living-biblically-fails-biblical-proportions CBS Sitcom ‘Living Biblically’ a Failure of Biblical Proportions] at NewsBusters</ref> CBS recently pulled this show from its schedule due to low viewership, most likely because of its offensive subject matter, leading to speculation that it may soon be cancelled. | + | |When the pressures of life get to him, a lapsed Catholic struggles to live his life entirely according to the literal laws of the Bible. This sitcom serves primarily to smear and mischaracterize Christians, Jews (one of the regular characters is a rabbi), and the Bible, and it was criticized as such by NewsBusters.<ref>[https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/lindsay-kornick/2018/02/27/cbss-living-biblically-fails-biblical-proportions CBS Sitcom ‘Living Biblically’ a Failure of Biblical Proportions] at NewsBusters</ref> On April 19, 2018, CBS pulled the show from its schedule due to low viewership, likely caused by its offensive subject matter, which lead to speculation that it may soon be cancelled. |
| − | |This prequel series to ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' follows the character Sheldon Cooper (one of the most outspoken [[atheist]]s in sitcom history to the point where it creates religious and cultural friction with those around him, which is passed off as humorous) as he grows up in [[Texas]] from 1989 on.<ref>https://www.cbs.com/shows/young-sheldon/</ref> Like ''The Big Bang Theory'', it supports [[evolution]] while inaccurately showing [[creationist]]s and [[Christian]]s as "close-minded". In an early episode, the young Sheldon publicly embarrasses his family by arguing with their church's pastor about [[God]]'s existence during a sermon, claiming that Charles Darwin was open to the idea of God (in reality, Darwin's claim that he was open to the idea of a Creator was simply a plan to fool the masses when pushing evolution).<ref>https://www.christiantoday.com/article/young-sheldon-challenges-a-pastor-on-the-existence-of-god-during-hit-tv-show-did-the-pastor-win/118686.htm</ref><ref>https://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/christianity/episode-young-sheldon-wanting-destroy-pastor-strikes-nerve-church-shooting</ref> | + | |This prequel series to ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' follows the character Sheldon Cooper (one of the most outspoken [[atheist]]s in sitcom history to the point where it creates religious and cultural friction with those around him, which is passed off as humorous) as he grows up in [[Texas]] from 1989 on.<ref>https://www.cbs.com/shows/young-sheldon/</ref> As in ''The Big Bang Theory'', Sheldon is a strong proponent of [[evolution]] who looks down his nose on [[creationist]]s and [[Christian]]s, thinking they are not as open-minded as they truly are. In an early episode, the young Sheldon publicly embarrasses his family by arguing with their church's pastor about [[God]]'s existence during a sermon, claiming that Charles Darwin was open to the idea of God (in reality, Darwin's claim that he was open to the idea of a Creator was simply a plan to fool the masses when pushing evolution).<ref>https://www.christiantoday.com/article/young-sheldon-challenges-a-pastor-on-the-existence-of-god-during-hit-tv-show-did-the-pastor-win/118686.htm</ref><ref>https://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/christianity/episode-young-sheldon-wanting-destroy-pastor-strikes-nerve-church-shooting</ref> |