The common thread I hear in your “pollyanaish” critiques:
1. It’s about me
2. If I’m free from past sexual trauma I can get away with this
3. If I’m affluent I can get away with this
All seem to point to a common belief: I can live with “it’s about me” if I’m relatively free from experiencing injustices myself, and if I’m affluent enough to overcome difficulties.
Perhaps some of why the show was so popular was because people long for a version of a Christian life that is really able to do this. But maybe the more cynical side of me says those who love the show want it to be about them, free from the consequences of multiple sexual relationships and affluent enough to be comfortable regardless of the situation.
The common thread I hear in your “pollyanaish” critiques:
1. It’s about me
2. If I’m free from past sexual trauma I can get away with this
3. If I’m affluent I can get away with this
All seem to point to a common belief: I can live with “it’s about me” if I’m relatively free from experiencing injustices myself, and if I’m affluent enough to overcome difficulties.
Perhaps some of why the show was so popular was because people long for a version of a Christian life that is really able to do this. But maybe the more cynical side of me says those who love the show want it to be about them, free from the consequences of multiple sexual relationships and affluent enough to be comfortable regardless of the situation.