I think the garment referred to as a wife-beater is, by definition, not tasteful.

Other than that, I think your argument misses the mark because 1) First Lady isn't a job, and most people are familiar with the role of "wife of professional person at a fancy function," where women routinely have worn sleeveless dresses for decades and 2) there is not a male equivalent to the accusation of "showing too much" that I can think of, with its overtones of policing gender, race, and sexuality, except maybe the wearing of extremely tight pants, which is a pretty uncommon clothing option at a formal occasion.

Watched it on hulu this afternoon. Those of you complaining about commercial breaks may want to try that, if you don't mind watching on your computer. There's only one commercial per break, they are are infrequent and ~15 seconds long.

I thought the show was beautiful. It would have been campy and over the top with lesser actors, so if you read dialogue online you really aren't getting a sense of it. With these actors it soared. I agree that it dragged a bit in the first half, but the patience it requires is more than rewarded.

Too bad it will probably not last more than an episode or so. At least with the cable channels you know you're getting a full season. Everything worth anything on the major networks gets the axe before you can blink. TV is as worthy a medium as any other art form, but the way that it functions commercially really cripples innovation and risk-taking.

I'm holding out hope, though, that the internet will offer more opportunities for shows (including web-only shows like Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog) to gain more creative freedom, more alternative sources of revenue, and more time to gather an audience and build slowly. More nurturing, less neutering. Too bad Kings is most likely going to be yet another casualty along the way.

... they are being scorned for their disingenuous and hypocritical methods. That being said, I agree with the author's conclusion that the experience of being scorned is exactly what this type of evangelism is really all about. That and the vicarious experience of the very sin they say they are there to decry.

I say this with a certain amount of compassion for those involved, though. They are likely doing their best based on the limiting world view they've been fed. While to me the gospel of Christ is about serving the cause of justice and treating our neighbors with generosity and love, they've been given a heavy dose of fear and anxiety in Christ's name, and that is profoundly sad.

I can understand why the one young lady was moved to tears by the man she was speaking with - no matter how much she empathizes with him, she is in the process of being separated from him and the experiences of everyone else who doesn't share her worldview. That is so very sad.

On a side note, the Campus Crusade for Christ faux-club mentioned in this article is perhaps the most counter-productive, passive-aggressive evangelism racket I've ever encountered. I can only conclude that there are some very bitter unpopular kids out there chomping at the bit to put one over on their party-going peers ... for Jesus, of course!