That is a fallacious argument.
In his letter to the Phillipians, Paul says:
“It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. The latter do so in love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.”
The plain and simple fact is that homosexuality is not the end all and be all sin of the Bible. It is not the main focus of the Bible and it is disheartening to see Christians as fixated on homosexual acts as homosexuals.
The majority, and in fact probably vast majority, of Americans today could not name more than two stories from the Bible. If this show gets even 1% of its viewers, or 100,000 people to pick up the Bible and see what else is in it, then Mark Burnett and Roma Downey have planted more seeds of the gospel than most evangelists.
We snipe and argue and complain and grouse about the fact that the Gospel isn’t presented in the perfect way rather than rejoice, like Paul, that it is presented at all.
I watch Jeopardy sometimes and it amazes me when contestants don’t know the Bible answers.
As for The Bible series, I was looking at a Town & Country magazine yesterday (a fashion mag for very rich women) and there was a full-page ad for the History Channel Bible. Seemed a strange place to advertise but I was happy to see it.
That's 'cause they want us to actively approve, and that just ain't gonna happen.
Thank you for recalling that passage from St Paul’s letter. That is what I have been saying. It doesn’t matter what the motives are by those presenting the stories, if just one person is prompted to open the Bible and read, it will have been worth it. Sure the film is wrong in a lot of ways, but if a person knows nothing at all about the stories, what does it matter as long as they are moved to curiosity about the source of the stories.