Spirituality is in vogue today.
Spirituality is selling, and Hollywood writers are churning out material to meet the demand. In their zeal, the writers of TV shows and movies are tiptoeing on delicate philosophical ground, addressing serious theological issues despite their spiritual illiteracy. The primary reason angels exist is to ease people's fears about dying, give them some advance notice about their impending death, and build their self-esteem. In one episode, a convicted criminal begins to feel remorse for the murder he committed many years earlier. He asks the show's main character, a Protestant minister, for spiritual guidance.