Television

“The homosexual declaration was made in the episode along with another scene in which the pair sang along to Lady Gaga’s LGBT anthem ‘Born This Way.’” - Christian Post

“Tolkien refrained from probing the depths of his evil characters by design—since the reality and, indeed, the banality of evil does not require elaborate fictionalization” - TGC

“When she’s not contemplating whether or not to be the bride of Satan, she is taking on moral crusades in the hallways of Baxter High, outwitting her principal to found a school-sponsored book club for girls. The name of the club …succeeds in forming the acronym W.I.C.C.A. Subtle, Sabrina is not.” - Christianity Today

“Suicide prevention experts and other members of the medical community have spoken publicly about their concerns over the potentially harmful impact of [13 Reasons Why] on children.” - Washington Examiner

“The show is going to be a combination of scripted television interspersed with interviews from major scholars and members of Christianity. These are said to include such individuals as Joel Osteen, Asbury Theological Seminary New Testament professor Ben Witherington III, and the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church Michael Curry.” - World Religion News

“It comes as no shock to anyone with a Netflix subscription that much of the content featured on the video streaming service is decidedly not family friendly by any means.” - AiG

The series was scored CBS’ lowest-rated originals. CPost

“The American Family Association has created an online petition to have the show taken off Netflix and to not show the upcoming second season. The argument is not so much based on faith, but that the show leads to teens committing suicide.” WRNews

“It asks practical questions like, can a person really not mix fabrics, as asked of them in Leviticus 19:19? Or even less-specific questions like, what happens if one’s significant other isn’t a particularly religious person?’ Fox

“The tragedy led to Congressional hearings, creating massive amounts of reference materials — including recordings of Koresh and others. The “Waco” miniseries also drew inspiration from books by David Thibodeau, a Branch Davidian convert who survived, and Gary Noesner, a key FBI negotiator.” Daily Press