TMC
12-14-2015, 04:48 PM
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2015/12/god_religion_and_jordan_smith_on_the_voice.html
The NBC singing competition used to treat religion with caution, but not anymore, says Suzannah Showler. Not with Jordan Smith as this season’s star contestant. She points out that The Voice coaches are increasingly using religious messaging, such as referring to a singer’s virtue, But with Jordan Smith, she adds, "this season of The Voice has moved beyond religious, or Christian, or even evangelical—it’s turned Messianic.”
The NBC singing competition used to treat religion with caution, but not anymore, says Suzannah Showler. Not with Jordan Smith as this season’s star contestant. She points out that The Voice coaches are increasingly using religious messaging, such as referring to a singer’s virtue, But with Jordan Smith, she adds, "this season of The Voice has moved beyond religious, or Christian, or even evangelical—it’s turned Messianic.”