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THE OMBUDSMAN's COLUMN Too Much Religion? One of the interesting aspects of ombudsmanship is that at times you can see broad themes emerge among viewers — again, the numbers are small but perhaps reflective of a wider group — that are not so easily visible to producers of individual programs and local stations, or perhaps even to the programmers and executives of the Public Broadcasting Service. For example, in recent weeks I have received dozens of e-mails from all parts of the country about the religious content of several recent offerings on PBS. For the most part, these have been...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--PBS’ “Walking the Bible” miniseries tracing the paths of Moses, Isaac, Jacob and the Israelites through the modern-day Middle East was met with mixed assessments by a couple of Southern Baptist theologians. The three-hour series, based on The New York Times best-seller by Bruce Feiler, was filmed in five countries across four war zones and is crafted from 200 hours of high-definition digital video footage of historic sites such as Mt. Ararat and the Salt Sea. Walking the Bible first aired Jan. 4, and the following two parts will air Jan. 11 and 18 at 8 p.m. local...