Left Behind
From the Conservapedia for the TV show Angel
The title character, portrayed by David Boreanaz, is a vampire who regains his soul. Unfortunately this means that due to his past deeds he is destined for hell when he dies. He spends much time and effort trying to do good works in the hope of avoiding this fate. This suggests that salvation is possible through good works alone, and not through a relationship with Jesus, who is not mentioned.
Comments
I'm rusty on some of my Buffy/Angel mythology. Was Jesus the character staked by Buffy in Season Three when he dug his way out of that cave?
Posted by: Steve | January 29, 2008 2:27 PM
dan,
It really would be an unusual tv show that incorporated this theme. However, is there not a christian scifi/fantasy genre that probably does have vampire-and-jesus stories? (I know it has jesus stories...)
Posted by: Abe | January 29, 2008 2:42 PM
If I remember my New Testament correctly, though, the vampires will inherit the meek, which isn't a bad deal.
Posted by: Francis | January 29, 2008 4:30 PM
In the early BTVS series, crosses played a slightly bigger role than they did later on. I think that Joss abandoned his relationship with Jesus -- at least as a plot device to thwart vampires. Although I do remember someone getting zapped with holy water. But staking is sexier.
Posted by: Arthur | January 29, 2008 9:53 PM
I wish I knew Jack T. Chick's take on this.
Posted by: therblig | January 30, 2008 10:37 AM
@therblig. Do you? Do you, really?
Posted by: radosh | January 30, 2008 11:08 AM
So, Bill Schnoebelen was:
1. a vampire
2. a 32nd degree mason
3. a satanist
And now he's born again and going to heaven?
Ok, what I really meant was "I wonder what Xenu thinks about this".
Posted by: therblig | January 30, 2008 11:34 AM
Ok, what I really meant was "I wonder what Xenu thinks about this".
I'll tell you, just as soon as you donate $500,000 to my church.
Posted by: Jesse | January 30, 2008 12:11 PM
Catholics see taking communion as essential to their salvation. Those communion wafers are made out of wheat. But some people can't eat wheat, even Jesus-y wheat.
I see Angel as the equivalent of a newly-converted Catholic with a gluten allergy. In the Buffy-verse, vampires have many rules to follow to avoid turning into dust. One of which is that they have to avoid Jesus-y holy stuff, right? So Angel can't go all Jesus-y even if he is all soul-infused. He's still allergic to Jesus.
I can't believe Conservapedia couldn't figure this out! Don't they know nothin' about science? Perhaps I should check out what they have to say about Darwin.
Posted by: Arthur | January 30, 2008 1:07 PM
Conservapedia wants nothing to do with your Popish idolatry, Arthur.
Posted by: Jared | January 30, 2008 10:13 PM