i have watch the show on or off since the 1980 . i be initially draw to the character and especially jennifer who i identify with . i stop watch the first time the show get ultra religious and have marlena possess and john turn out to be a priest . a few year ago i find out they bring back matthew ashford to play jack and so i start watch again . i have to stop again very quickly when they give medically inaccurate information about abortion and try to demonize the choice to not carry a fetus to term . occasionally i will sneak a peak ( when they bring back frankie ) but i be unable to watch more than a few minute before i get disgust or angry . literally and every other sentence be a reference to god or religion . ( specifically christianity ) . seriously and try make a list of the number of time per episode someone go to the hospital chapel ( with a big cross ) and go to st. luke church or say a prayer or if you really want some fun and keep track of the # of time someone reference god and prayer and miracle or a priest . wedding now feature passage from the bible and sermon and morality lecture from the irish priest . christmas now feature bible reading . mimi literally have vision of the virgin mary . nearly every single character blatantly wear a large visible cross ( sometimes they have cross necklace . i do not normally care if there mention of religion or god in a show and nor do i normally notice or care if someone wear a cross but this be blatant or in your face push of christianity . ( note all the christian rock ad during the show ) it be the main reason i do not watch this show . this proselytizing be offensive and ruin the show . the second reason i do not watch anymore be how conservative this show be . i could list many example and but i will limit myself to a few represent now i have no problem with parent stay home to care for their kid if they want to or can afford it . however and i catch a recent rant to belle about how woman number one ( and imply . sole purpose ) be to stay home with their child . mind you and it be not word a parental duty it be definitely very gendered to only the mom . and there be continuous bashing of single adult or even nonbiological parent raise child . belle literally credit her good life solely to the fact that both her biological parent raise her . and others have over and over again state that child who do not have both biological parent ( only heterosexual of course . ) will be screw up . this be so outdated ( and incorrect if you examine developmental psychology study . ) and so antifeminist it anger me . speaking of incorrect fact and make mimi not only suffer hallucination and guilt and be leave for have an abortion they go so far a to claim her abortion make her sterile . this be a blatant antichoice lesson with no balance perspective or any other viewpoint show . marlena or belle claim doctor and logical reason be wrong faith will cure john . this show push a conservative social agenda and be probably write by the religious right to push their view about how people should live their life . the show lack any relation to actual reality . outside of maybe the midwest or the south be there really such a homogeneous set of caucasian middle upper class people . i can count on one hand the number of time i have see asian or latin people . and there only ever 4 african american the super stereotype vodoo priestess celeste while lexie and abe ( and if there another af be male then you know lexie will have to sleep with him . ) they flirt with have one gay character but there must have be a protest or something because he disappear quickly . and per their ultrachristian missionary bent and there be no other religion even mention or god forbid ( pun intend ) an atheist . the last irksome detail to me be how the show have decide that it only want to appeal to caucasian christian conservative who be country listen nascar fan . nowadays all the music at any bar or restaurant or a character be listen to be always country ( except when they do a rare unsubtle promotional stunt like roll stone or smokey robinson ) . recently they have decide they need to try to appeal even more to the nascar crowd so they have bring in 3 racecar driver and feature a race in an episode . they have dumbed down shawn character he be in college planning to be a lawyer now all of a sudden he be show say he doesn not know how to use a computer and settle for a blue collar job fix car a the only job he can get . max ( the nascar racer ) and shawn talk about how they go hunt and connor a southern drawlin rodeo cowboy . how much more redneck can they get . bo actually say git er do the other day . i love many of the actor or character ( jack and jenn and john and frankie and patch and billie and sami etc . ) but i can not stand the writer social agenda . nbc please note represent if you ever join the rest of the nation in this century and update their show and we would start watch again . but if theyre really go to carry on air this propaganda piece for the religious right and then i wish they would just cancel the show rather than demean the character or actor by do this to them . i be not ask for anything crazy like a john and abe love match or hope to catch aid from unprotected sex with a guy she barely know ( patrick ) . but how about an interracial couple . or a jewish character . or an asian person ( who not a doctor ) or a non nuclear family of mom dad kid how about a single dad . let lose the stereotype and show a place that acknowledge today diverse population and way of living .