For a professed atheist I was always amazed at JMS’s sensitivity and respect for religious belief.
Commander Ivanova also stands out as the only practicing Jew treated respectfully in scifi I can think of. Talking to a rabbi about alien food being kosher because it isn’t mentioned as forbidden in the Torah, for example. Holding the ceremony of remembrance for her father is another.
In contrast, the Serenity/Firefly universe had two Jews. One was a grubby, greedy merchant, the other “Mr. Universe” communication center guy who marries his sex droid. And in almost every other universe, totally freaking absent.
I thought B5 was very fair to religion.
JMS wrote a good scriptwriting book. I have a copy.