The quality of the scripts is uneven though the best scripts are, for television, surprisingly good. All the plots have a certain sameness, and every climax is marked by the same dialogue and special effect. But the theme of every program is God loves you. The qualities of abstinence, chastity, and fidelity, which Bozell rightly states are ridiculed in most programs, are strongly advocated. Church services, clergy, and religious laity are treated respectfully.
Some scripts even rise to a fairly sophisticated portrayal of religious faith.
It is certainly true that television, like the other mass media, is overwhelmingly anti-Christian. But the fact that an openly God-affirming program like Touched By An Angel is so popular is a very good sign. Using an exaggerated victim status, together with a well-honed strategy of threats and special pleading, they have insinuated themselves into the major media, gaining editing privileges and veto power over much of what airs in American homes. These activists have advanced their dual objectives of legitimizing homosexuality as normal while degrading and demonizing Christians in general and Catholics in particular. With a little more digging, a superb reporter like Mr. Bozell could have nailed down not only the what, when, and where of his story but also the all-important who and why.