Thread: 'The Chosen' Defends Pride Flag Spotted On Set: 'Let The Show Speak For Itself'

An official social media account for "The Chosen" defended the appearance of a rainbow-colored Pride flag on the set of the crowdfunded show, claiming that the endorsement from at least one team member would not affect the theological rigor of the project.

"The Chosen," a multi-season series based on the life of Jesus Christ, has garnered national recognition in recent years even as filmmaker Dallas Jenkins defends the decision to involve non-Christians, as well as members of restorationist movements such as Mormons. A recent promotional video about season four of "The Chosen" included a brief shot in which a small Pride flag can be seen on the set of the show as videographers capture a scene.

Turning Point USA contributor and former sports reporter Jon Root asked "The Chosen" to explain the presence of the Pride flag on set. An official social media account said on Tuesday that the initiative uses the work of those who have varying beliefs about Jesus but insisted that the project would still be able to accurately "honor" his life and ministry.

"Just like with our hundreds of cast and crew who have different beliefs (or no belief at all) than we do, we will work with anyone on our show who helps us portray or honor the authentic Jesus," the statement said. "We ask that audiences let the show speak for itself and focus on the message, not the messenger, because we'll always let you down."

Root pressed "The Chosen" to answer whether "it's God-honoring to promote a symbol that represents sexual immorality, a worldly redefinition of marriage, and the idea that we can change our biological sex," noting that the controversy comes shortly before the start of Pride Month.

"Shouldn't every part of this show be Biblically-based to truly honor the authentic Jesus? If you stand by having a pride flag on your set, you are not a Christian show," Root added. "You are a production that happens to be about Jesus while catering to the sin of this fallen world."

"The Chosen" generated controversy last year when the show's depiction of Jesus, played by actor Jonathan Roumie, said in a trailer that he is "the law of Moses," a quotation which never appears in the Bible but appears in the Book of Mormon. Jenkins insisted that most of the audience "went crazy and loved it," while very few viewers saw reason for concern.

"I have never read the Book of Mormon, to be honest with you. I've read some of it. People will share with me," he said in one livestream. "I read it when someone told me, 'Hey, that's from the Book of Mormon.' I was like, 'Okay,' and I went and looked it up."

Despite the popularity of "The Chosen" among many evangelicals, theological criticism from Protestant circles has concluded that the show arguably violates the Second Commandment by making a visual representation of Christ and functionally contradicts the sufficiency of Scripture. "Unfortunately, our current media and visual centric culture demands more than words on a page. We no longer seem to have a sense of contentment based purely on the written word," Travis Kerns, a mission strategist at the Three Rivers Baptist Association, said in an article about the show. "When this amusement comes alongside, takes the place of, or supersedes Scripture, we have removed the Bible as the sufficient guide for the Christian life and replaced it with something else."

‘The Chosen’ Defends Pride Flag Spotted On Set: ‘Let The Show Speak For Itself’ | The Daily Wire

Just a FYI, and this is something I noticed myself, the future wife of Thomas, one of the main women characters, plays a lesbian on NCIS Hawaii.

The leaven of the lgbtqzsp is leavening the whole lump. It's everywhere.

I am friends with some more conservative homosexuals, my cousin among them. They don't agree with a lot of the gay agenda and some are leading a chaste life. I think the proof is in the pudding. If they are remaining true to their convictions, you won't see a difference in the program.

Originally Posted by Susan

I am friends with some more conservative homosexuals, my cousin among them. They don't agree with a lot of the gay agenda and some are leading a chaste life. I think the proof is in the pudding. If they are remaining true to their convictions, you won't see a difference in the program.

True, but why would you allow that expression on a Christian production? That's and expression of their beliefs in direct contrast to what is being produced there.

And as those of us in the south know, the actual expression is 'the proof of the pudding is in the eating.' It got shortened into something that really doesn't make sense if you thing about it.

While I'm as disappointed as everyone else, it appears as if the "flag" belongs to a staff or crew member, and it's not an outright "statement" from the peeps in charge.

Of course, being as "inclusive and tolerant" as they are, they'd never ask the person to remove it, for fear of being called "homophobic" or whatever.

Originally Posted by Romans828

While I'm as disappointed as everyone else, it appears as if the "flag" belongs to a staff or crew member, and it's not an outright "statement" from the peeps in charge.

Of course, being as "inclusive and tolerant" as they are, they'd never ask the person to remove it, for fear of being called "homophobic" or whatever.

Bingo.

As someone said on another site: The Veterans get a Day, the Deviants Get a MONTH!

Originally Posted by fuego

True, but why would you allow that expression on a Christian production? That's and expression of their beliefs in direct contrast to what is being produced there.

And as those of us in the south know, the actual expression is 'the proof of the pudding is in the eating.' It got shortened into something that really doesn't make sense if you thing about it.

Well, I know it's a stretch, but these productions companies are huge. It's possible it got missed, or slipped by the editors. I don't know. My base instinct is to just claim it as a Christian symbol, since the gays stole it from us.