{"id":3614,"date":"2023-05-31T16:03:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T21:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=3614"},"modified":"2023-05-31T16:03:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T21:03:13","slug":"godlessness-super-popular-christian-tv-show-defends-gay-pride-flag-on-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=3614","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Godlessness&#8217;: Super popular Christian TV show defends gay-pride flag on set"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-118.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-3615\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-118.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-118.png 600w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-118-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-118-370x247.png 370w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-118-293x195.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-118-120x80.png 120w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-118-240x160.png 240w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-118-390x260.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The popular TV show \u201cThe Chosen\u201d defended having a pride flag on set after facing criticism on social media, according to its Twitter posts on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jon Root, a Christian conservative commentator and Turning Point USA contributor,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonnyroot_\/status\/1663189593305526277?s=46&amp;t=dTJDC8VMNBt2bsnv4p5gzw\" target=\"_blank\">tweeted<\/a>\u00a0out screenshots Monday of a behind-the-scenes YouTube\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZCM2evu60x4?t=27\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a>\u00a0showing a pride flag on the set of the TV show, which portrays the life of Jesus and his ministry, and asked why the pride flag was there. The Chosen Twitter account\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thechosentv\/status\/1663562311850774530\" target=\"_blank\">replied<\/a>\u00a0to Root Tuesday, saying that \u201cwe will work with anyone on our show.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thechosentv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@thechosentv<\/a>,<br><br>Can you explain why there\u2019s a Pride flag on set? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U8WUsXgOHW\">pic.twitter.com\/U8WUsXgOHW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonnyRoot_\/status\/1663189593305526277?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJust like with our hundreds of cast and crew who have different beliefs (or no belief at all) than we do, we will work with anyone on our show who helps us portray or honor the authentic Jesus,\u201d tweets read. \u201cWe ask that audiences let the show speak for itself and focus on the message, not the messenger, because we\u2019ll always let you down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dallas Jenkins, the creator of &#8220;The Chosen,&#8221; told the Daily Caller News Foundation that there is no \u201creligious or political litmus test\u201d for employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI love our cast and crew, especially because even though they all come from different backgrounds and beliefs, they work their butts off for the show and the viewers,\u201d Jenkins said. \u201cThe show\u2019s official stance on anything is to be found in the content of the show.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Root told the DCNF that he was \u201cshocked\u201d by the show\u2019s position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is not the response of a show that is truly dedicated to honoring the \u2018authentic Jesus\u2019 and everything He stood for,\u201d Root said. \u201cThe response showed that &#8216;The Chosen&#8217; unapologetically supports sexual depravity and has no problem promoting homosexuality &amp; transgenderism. Promoting and accepting unrepentant sin is not the way Jesus lived or taught His followers to live.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Root also\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonnyroot_\/status\/1663574950232625152?s=46&amp;t=dTJDC8VMNBt2bsnv4p5gzw\" target=\"_blank\">asked<\/a>\u00a0Christians to boycott the show on Twitter, referencing similar moves after\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2023\/05\/21\/target-tuck-friendly-swimsuits-lgbtq-pride\/\" target=\"_blank\">Target<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2023\/05\/02\/bud-light-sales-in-freefall-report-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bud Light<\/a>\u00a0promoted trans and LGBTQ ideology, and encouraged prayer for Jenkins, the cast and crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile I can appreciate the impact this show has made on millions, this decision makes them no better than Target or Bud Light in my opinion,\u201d Root told the DCNF. \u201cChristians have always known the Pride flag to be a slap in the face to the rainbow as God intended it \u2013 to be a visual representation of his promise to Noah and everyone on the earth that he would never flood the earth again. The Chosen is not beyond reproach. They have freely promoted godlessness and defended it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnd.com\/2023\/05\/godlessness-super-popular-christian-show-defends-gay-pride-flag-set\/\">https:\/\/www.wnd.com\/2023\/05\/godlessness-super-popular-christian-show-defends-gay-pride-flag-set\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The popular TV show \u201cThe Chosen\u201d defended having a pride flag on set after facing criticism on social media, according to its Twitter posts on Tuesday. Jon Root, a Christian conservative commentator and Turning Point USA contributor,\u00a0tweeted\u00a0out screenshots Monday of a behind-the-scenes YouTube\u00a0video\u00a0showing a pride flag on the set of the TV show, which portrays the life of Jesus and his ministry, and asked why the pride flag was there. The Chosen Twitter account\u00a0replied\u00a0to Root Tuesday, saying that \u201cwe will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-threat-to-america"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3614"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3616,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3614\/revisions\/3616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}