Some of you may have heard of and even watched ABC's new controversial show called GCB. The letters stand for Good Christian Bitches. (I apologize for the language, but that is what is stands for.) The show has been condemned by people such as Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh for its anti-Christian bigotry. I am in no way condoning the show and even though it is based on a book by that title I think the producers should have given it a more respectful title. However, I have been around "church folk" my entire life and after watching the Pilot I have to believe that it is more fact than fiction.
The show centers on a former "mean girl" who returns to her hometown after the death of her husband only to face gossip and back-biting from her high school classmates. There is a scene in the Pilot where Leslie Bibb's character stands in church to deliver a "prayer" in which she reveals secrets to the congregation about another character. We have all been around church people who shared a piece of gossip with us but ended by saying, "I'm not telling you this to gossip but so that you can pray for such and such."
Even though there may be more truth than fiction in the show and I actually found parts of it funny, I believe that this type of show casts Christians in a bad light and may be a turn-off to those who are not part of a body of believers. True, every church has characters such as the ones in the show, but we must draw a comparison between "church folk" and true Christians. Matthew 7:16 states that "Ye shall know them by their fruits" and that "a good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit." (18) 1 John 2:3 also states that "we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments." Most "church folk" attend church as a social event but true followers of Christ attend to worship our Savior and to be instructed in the Word of God.
To any non-believers who may be reading this I ask that you not judge the entire church by a few GCBs. Even in the early days of the church Paul admonished churches for not being what they should be. To my fellow believers, let us make sure that the "beam" in our eye is completely cast out so that we may see well enough to show others the Way. We need to check ourselves and make sure that we would not be categorized as a GCB.
