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Originally Posted by Bluegoat  In what way in particular do you find them un-Muslim? I have noticed that in the episodes I've seen which feature the Anglican congregation, the theology is a bit fast and loose...
I find that the congregation seems to be made up of types, ones that are somewhat exaggerated, but I think that's pretty typical of half hour sitcoms - the shallow businessman, the traditionalist, the serious young woman trying to fit into a slightly different cultural model... I find most of the characters though, even the ones who are supposed to be the baddies, are actually good at heart - it's a pretty gentle show.
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i wouldn't say "un-muslim"... but...
it bothers me that the entire muslim community in that show are struggling at the lower levels in their faith, and while, in my own community i see people that are struggling like the characters are, the entire community isn't so far gone. it is a bit bothersome that the imam isn't really educated in islam, especially since he was specially hired and flown in for such a position. i agree with you that, the characters are going through their own struggles, and are actually good at heart, it just bothers me that there is no character in the show that is a good role model... JMO...
for example, babar is usually on the right track when it comes to certain issues(specifically, gender separation), but he does take it too far sometimes, and only has cultural reasons for it(i.e. he seems to have trouble coming up with religious reasons for it, and is thus too easily swayed when confronted about it). on the other hand, there are characters like his daughter who don't think there is even a religious reason behind "blank" (such as gender separation), and all of the credibility is taken away from him, even though he is right sometimes. theres no educated character to moderate this, and i guess that is what bothers me... but thats true of all tv shows i guess, which is part of the reason we got rid of ours.... i mean, obviously its a tv show, and its not going to be an excellent model of anything... i just kinda wish it were...
It's one of the few shows I've seen every episode of. And yeah, it's over the top, but it's a comedy ... that's what comedies are.
