The portrayal of Christianity in the media has affected believers in Jesus world wide.
In Western culture, the media portrays Christianity traditionally in a negative light. In some rare cases, there is a mix of both negative and positive media treatment (such as Tim Tebow). While the mention or belief in "God" is not a positive thing in Western media, it fairs far better than the belief or mention of Jesus.
This has affected Christians and churches in many ways. Churches, feeling pressure from the media, tone down The Bible and the message of Jesus. Strong Christians who stick to their beliefs get blasted by the media and from people who accept the media's POV. This leads many to hide their beliefs to keep from being rejected or mocked.
For the most part, the portrayal of Christianity, Christians and Jesus hasn't changed the core beliefs of true Christians (in any denomination). But it has changed the core beliefs of people and churches who are Christian in name only.
Religion is a set of beliefs and media is a way of delivering information. Christianity vs a newspaper. They can work together or against but are two completely different things.
It depends on the religion you are speaking of. For example, Christianity is slammed constantly by the media. We are made to look stupid, weird, and everything that is negative on this planet.
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Of the monotheistic religions, only Judaism is portrayed in a slightly favorable light in mainstream media. Christianity is portrayed as archaic and backwards, while Islam is portrayed as radical and dangerous.
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Marvin Humes is a Christian. He has mentioned in interviews and social media posts that he is a believer in Christianity. Christianity is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as presented in the New Testament. Humes has openly discussed how his faith has influenced his life and career.
Andi Eigenmann practices Christianity. She has expressed her faith and beliefs on social media, including how it influences her lifestyle and choices.
Islam, despite all the negative media, is one of the biggest world religions, second only to Christianity. zath- Islam is acually the forth biggest religions, behind buddism, Christianity, and athiesim.
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In present times Islam is the religion that appears to be in the media more so than other religions.