{"id":4086,"date":"2012-08-23T11:48:57","date_gmt":"2012-08-23T17:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/?p=4086"},"modified":"2012-08-23T11:48:57","modified_gmt":"2012-08-23T17:48:57","slug":"american-bible-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/sisterrosemovies\/2012\/08\/american-bible-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"American Bible Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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\u201cThe American Bible Challenge\u201d premieres on the Game Show Network tonight \u2013 Photo (c) GSN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

When I first heard of the\u00a0Game Show Network\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0idea for a new game show, I wondered: How is it no one ever thought of it before? There is so much material in the scriptures that if the producers play it right, they could have many seasons. It could be a way to bring Christians together around the Word.<\/p>\n

On the set of Game Show Network\u2019s \u201cThe American Bible Challenge\u201d with host Jeff Foxworthy. ((c) GSN)This hourlong show that tests Bible knowledge is hosted by comedian Jeff Foxworthy (\u201cAre You Smarter than a 5th Grader?\u201d), who told journalists in July he has been teaching Bible classes for years. I asked him: What Bible character is most like Shrek? Jeff knew the answer. (Both the Bible character and Shrek had a talking donkey that annoyed them with the truth.)<\/p>\n

The format of \u201cThe American Bible Challenge\u201d is framed to be lightly competitive: three teams of three people compete to answer questions that are presented in a variety of ways. The teams all play for charity. The contestants move around the set, go out for a Bible study and take turns answering in lightning rounds. The contestants are not so restrained (or straight-laced) as in \u201cJeopardy,\u201d where people stand rooted to one spot. This show should appeal to people who want to test their own knowledge of the Old and New Testaments.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s always a threat to a respected topic when popular television gets hold of it, and what is sacred can become profane. In \u201cThe American Bible Challenge,\u201d ordinary folks, dressed in casual down-home attire, get genuinely excited every time they know the answer. There is a warmth about the show that reverences the Word of God and living the Word in charity. The Word is prominent \u2014 the contestants stand behind lecterns made in the shape of large Bibles. In the pilot episode, it was very moving to see the reaction of the winning team and to imagine the good that will be done with the prize money. The fact that the money is for others rather than the players sets the show apart from the start and is the reason Foxworthy agreed to host the show after initial misgivings.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Last spring when the show was announced, it asked for applications from teams of three. So three of us sisters formed a team we named \u201cThe Real Sister Act.\u201d We sent in our application, went to the audition (it was fun), and our backgrounds were vetted.<\/div>\n
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At the press day in late July we got our photos taken with the host of \u201cAmerican Bible Challenge\u201d Jeff Foxworthy. Photo courtesy of GSN.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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When I first heard of the\u00a0Game Show Network\u2019s\u00a0idea for a new game show, I wondered: How is it no one ever thought of it before? There is so much material in the scriptures that if the producers play it right, they could have many seasons. 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