TV's Religious Revival

摘要

The wall-to-wall coverage of the death of Pope John Paul II and the naming of his successor, following weeks of intense focus on the legal battle over the life of Terry Schiavo was just the latest evidence of a remarkable development in an age of stagnant church attendance. Religion is now a major feature of the national conversation. From the eye-popping box-office proceeds for Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ (more than $370 million in the U.S. and Canada alone) to the vital role that Christian conservatives played in the reelection of President Bush last fall, the religious faithful have let themselves be known.