POOR DICK

March 23, 2023

This article is about the general antichrist message often portrayed in all of Dick Wolf’s productions – the FBI shows, the Chicago shows, the Law & Order shows. Poor Dick. Did something happen to you as a child to make you hate Christians so much?

I’ve noticed this antichrist spirit leading the entire culture in many ways, on many fronts. Often on television shows; and often on the news, which is mostly representative, nowadays, of the unbelieving world in which we live. One blatant example, though, is the producer, Dick Wolf. There are several T.V. shows I like that are created and produced by Dick Wolf. But you can’t miss his antichrist sentiment as it comes across in his shows on a regular basis. I liked his new show, “FBI”, until I just couldn’t stand to watch it anymore due to its constant antichrist message (as well as its liberal, full-blown left narrative). In one episode, “Christians” were depicted as living in a commune and the wives were referred to as “trads.” I’d never heard that word before, even though I’ve been a believer for over 25 years. I guess that was short for “traditional” wives, meaning: all the Christian women in this episode were submitted to the men who ran the commune and did whatever they said. I almost laughed out loud.

In another one of his shows, Christian men were in a group ceremony, basically marrying their pre-teen daughters in a “purity” ceremony. I think one of the fathers, or maybe the pastor, ended up being the serial killer in the end, of course. As the wife of one of the fathers dutifully and stupidly followed him everywhere, like a doormat. Okay, Dick. Wow. You have some twisted sense of what it means to be a Christian, alright.

          In an episode of Chicago P.D. (a great show), a supposed upstanding “Christian” man – a pillar of the community – was not only cheating on his wife with a teenage boy, but then when his teenage lover threatened to tell the world of their affair, the “Christian” man killed the boy and buried him in the woods behind their house.

          In other shows Christians are all-to-often displayed as being white supremacists or racists of some kind…or homophobics…or as close-minded whackadoodles of some sort or another; but always as the underbelly of humanity. Especially in Dick Wolf’s productions, though. I don’t think I’ve once seen a Christian depicted as a good, let alone heroic, character. In fact, from experience, I now know that the bad guy will be the Christian in the show. From the beginning, you have a spoiler alert when it comes to Wolf. The bad guy will be the priest or a member of the congregation or staff member of the church. He never fails to disappoint on this message. Good job.

I almost feel sorry for him.

          These constant depictions shape the culture into believing lies about Christians and forging attitudes that are not only inaccurate, they’re harmful. And in ways that are bigger than you think. I almost didn’t put my faith in Jesus because of the prejudices I had against Christians. And that is exactly what satan wants.

          And why are so many political leaders afraid of Christians? That was the case in Jesus’ day; it’s been the case in the nations throughout history, it’s the case in today’s China. Unfortunately, it’s even the case in the U.S. now. And it just keeps getting worse by the day; not because the Christians deserve the prejudice against them but because the left keeps sowing the seeds of hatred toward us, regardless of how subtle (or how overt) they are. Christians actually make the best citizens of a local or regional community, as well as an entire nation. Christians are law-abiding; they pay their taxes; they’re good neighbors; they’re giving, helpful, kindly. They pitch in. When someone is sick, Christians will pray and then bring over dinner. When someone dies, they’re there with whatever the family needs. We had members of our church get into car accidents, or have heart attacks, and we would show up at the hospital in the middle of the night. En masse. The kids were prayed over while the family was provided homemade meals and house child and pet care, for weeks or months, if necessary. One woman in our congregation lost her husband in a car accident, and the men in the church built her and her boys a new house.

          There went all my pre-conceived notions about Christians being hypocritical, close-minded, lying sacks of you-know-what. A lot of them in my first church were successful business owners with a great deal of money and sophistication. There went my prejudices about Christians being provincial, pedestrians. I really wanted to dislike them, but I just couldn’t.

          And even if you have experienced a Christian who is less than perfect – who’s been cranky, ornery, or less than loving toward you – don’t judge Jesus for that. He is Himself – God; perfect. Christians are human beings; imperfect. That’s why we’re in need of a Savior – because we are not perfect and we can’t meet God’s standard of holiness. We had to have someone reconcile our un-holiness to God’s holiness; and it couldn’t be just anyone. Jesus came in a body, 100% as a human being; and at the same time, He was 100% God. 100% human and 100% God. Only He could take God’s wrath towards humans for our perpetually less-than-holy state of being (aka: our evil). Christians are working on becoming more and more like Him and sometimes the Christian can be in just as much pain as the unbelieving world. The difference is, with Him, we have hope for a better life on earth, and then for a much better life in eternity.

          If you’re not already a Christian and lack belief in Jesus as God’s Son, I recommend you become one by believing.

          Don’t believe the divisive lies of the left when they tell you that Christians are bad. Truth or lies? That is your decision.

John 10:10

“ ¹⁰ The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”