NBC picks up religious series; update on Muslim reaction to terrorism

Friday RNS is featuring a review of “The Book of Daniel,” a religious saga picked up by NBC for mid-season. “In it, Aidan Quinn plays the Rev. Daniel Webster, a good minister but one who’s addicted to Vicodin, and whose wife has frozen inside since one of their sons died, and whose other son is […]

Friday RNS is featuring a review of “The Book of Daniel,” a religious saga picked up by NBC for mid-season. “In it, Aidan Quinn plays the Rev. Daniel Webster, a good minister but one who’s addicted to Vicodin, and whose wife has frozen inside since one of their sons died, and whose other son is gay, and whose daughter Grace is dealing marijuana. In moments of stress, Jesus turns up-in the passenger seat of Daniel’s station wagon, in the bedroom hallway, outside the church-to offer his counsel. So, yeah, ‘Book of Daniel’ is going to be controversial.”

We’re also running an update of Tuesday’s story on how Muslim groups are repudiating terrorism, with recent denunciations and Thursday’s fatwa against terrorism.

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