Part I
People may ask what is the relationship between religion and media and often wonder if media is anti-religious or is religion anti-media. I honestly think that a deeper understanding of how religion is mediated is needed. The example that I am using is actually the television show Breaking Amish. Just to give you some background on Amish people in the Christian religion, Amish are members of an Anabaptist Christian denomination, and they are known by the fact that they separate themselves from society. I believe the show Breaking Amish is based off the group that lives in Pennsylvania. The main characters of the show are Abe, Jeremiah, Kate, Rebecca, and Sabrina and the show is directed by Eric Evangelista. The Amish women and girls wear modest dresses made from solid-colored fabric with long sleeves and a full skirt. The dresses are covered with a cape and apron and are fastened with straight pins or snaps. The women never cut their hair and they actually wear it in a bun on the back of their head. In order to signify if they are married they wear a white prayer covering and if they are single they wear black. Let me give you some insight on the Amish men they wear dark-colored suits, straight cut coats without lapels, broadfall trousers, suspenders, solid colored shirts, black socks, and shoes and of course their black or straw broad-brimmed hat. They grow beards after they are married but they do not have mustaches. The show is based on the five young adults who are Anabaptist that actually move to New York City in hopes to experience a different life style and decide if they want to return to their Amish community. The thing is if they decided to stay outside of the community they have to deal with ostracism from their family and friends. In the Amish some 16 year old Amish are allowed to experience Rumspringa, which is the rite of passage in which they are allowed to experience the outside world and make their decision. Amish differ...