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'GOD Friended Me' What would you if the Almighty tried to add you on Facebook? (NEW SHOW)
CBS ^ | 2018

Posted on 08/23/2018 6:46:00 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege

They say the Almighty works in mysterious ways and, in this case, it's through Facebook.

We've all had those friend requests that we leave in limbo for longer than we should, but for one self-proclaimed "pesky atheist who wants to make you think," ignoring this one might not be an option.

In the uplifting new drama God Friended Me, which will air Sundays this Fall at 8/7c on CBS and CBS All Access, Brandon Micheal Hall (The Mayor, Search Party) stars as podcast host Miles Finer, a spiritual skeptic who doesn't exactly know what to do when The Man Upstairs appears to add Miles on Facebook.

To make matters even more perplexing, the God account begins suggesting other friends, leading Miles to become an agent of change in the lives of those around him.

While the reason why he's been tasked with helping these strangers isn't immediately clear, Miles starts to think there's much more to this story than meets the inbox. After all, the Almighty works in mysterious ways both online... and offline.

God Friended Me also stars Joe Morton (Scandal, Justice League), Suraj Sharma (Homeland, Life of Pi), Violett Beane (The Flash, The Leftovers), and Javicia Leslie (Chef Julien, MacGyver).

Steven Lilien (Gotham, Hawaii Five-0), Bryan Wynbrandt (Gotham, Hawaii Five-0), Marcos Siega (Blindspot, The Following), Greg Berlanti (Arrow, Blindspot) and Sarah Schechter (Arrow, Blindspot) serve as Executive Producers.

The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbs.com ...


TOPICS: Religion; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: cbs; faith; hollywood; tv
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1 posted on 08/23/2018 6:46:00 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

I think I’d lose a little respect for him. I thought he had better judgment than to be on Facebook.


2 posted on 08/23/2018 6:47:33 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

I was friended by the Dalai Lama. So I got that going for me. Which is nice.


3 posted on 08/23/2018 6:49:12 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (The MSM is in the business of creating a fake version of reality for political reasons.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

He’s a big hitter, the Lama.


4 posted on 08/23/2018 6:54:20 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Haven’t we seen versions of this before....again and again? Only probability is that the show will end up insulting people who actually believe in God given Hollywood’s attitude towards believers.


5 posted on 08/23/2018 6:56:19 PM PDT by rstrahan
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

13 Weeks.

If that.


6 posted on 08/23/2018 6:56:43 PM PDT by JennysCool
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To: rstrahan
GOD FRIENDED ME is a humorous, uplifting drama about an outspoken atheist whose life is turned upside down when he receives a friend request on social media from God and unwittingly becomes an agent of change in the lives and destinies of others around him. Miles Finer is intelligent, hopeful and optimistic, but he doesn’t believe in God. This puts him at odds with his father, Reverend Arthur Finer, a beloved preacher at Harlem’s Trinity Church for 25 years who is stung by his son’s strong rejection of his faith.

Miles feels he’s found his purpose in life hosting a podcast where he’s free to speak his mind, but that changes when he receives the ultimate friend request. After repeated pokes by God, Miles’ curiosity takes over, and he accepts the request and follows the signs to Cara Bloom, an online journalist suffering from writer’s block. Brought together by the “God Account,” the two find themselves investigating God’s friend suggestions and inadvertently helping others in need. Joining them on their journey are Miles’s supportive sister, Ali, a doctoral psych student by day and bartender by night, and his best friend, Rakesh, a sometime hacker who helps Miles and Cara research the enigmatic account. Miles is set on getting to the bottom of what he believes is an elaborate hoax, but in the meantime he’ll play along and, in the process, change his life forever. - Patheos

7 posted on 08/23/2018 6:58:38 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
They say the Almighty works in mysterious ways...

Who says that?

8 posted on 08/23/2018 6:59:39 PM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
What a stupid premise for a series. This is nothing but frivolous secularization of religion—meaning Christianity— by people that know nothing about it. Try friending Allah and watch the backlash and criticism.
9 posted on 08/23/2018 7:00:18 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: JennysCool

Well, let’s wait and see. Remember Touched By An Angel and Highway to Heaven. Big hits that made a lot on nonbelievers into believers. Whatever causes people to go looking for God is good


10 posted on 08/23/2018 7:01:11 PM PDT by McGavin999 ("The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood."Thomas Jeffersons)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

God isn’t on Facebook.


11 posted on 08/23/2018 7:05:07 PM PDT by pcottraux (depthsofpentecost.com)
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To: McGavin999

Whatever causes people to go looking for God is good.
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^^^^^ THIS all the time.


12 posted on 08/23/2018 7:05:57 PM PDT by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

That is a pretty good premise for a TV series, and CBS is almost certain to ruin it.

Their demons seem to always compel them to promote perversion, blasphemy, and murder. If it is not very anti-Christian I will be completely shocked.

Hoping they will surprise me, though.


13 posted on 08/23/2018 7:05:57 PM PDT by unlearner (A war is coming.)
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To: McGavin999

Yes


14 posted on 08/23/2018 7:07:00 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (I don't want better government; I want much less of it.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

This is not bibical. God does not “friend” people, it does not work like that.

Christians should avoid this show like the plague.


15 posted on 08/23/2018 7:07:12 PM PDT by KittenClaws (What liberals lack in intelligence and/or education, they make up for in furious malevolence)
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To: pcottraux

His account was suspended.


16 posted on 08/23/2018 7:08:04 PM PDT by biggerten (Love you, Mom.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Not possible. God isn’t a retard that uses FascistBook.


17 posted on 08/23/2018 7:08:51 PM PDT by CodeToad ( Hating on Trump is hating on me and America!)
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To: McGavin999

Well, let’s wait and see. Remember Touched By An Angel and Highway to Heaven. Big hits that made a lot on nonbelievers into believers. Whatever causes people to go looking for God is good


Sure, but what did they believe? The Truth or what tickled their ears?

BTW, people do not become angels when they die. And the highway to heaven? It’s straight and narrow...


18 posted on 08/23/2018 7:10:15 PM PDT by KittenClaws (What liberals lack in intelligence and/or education, they make up for in furious malevolence)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Sounds a lot like “Person of Interest”.


19 posted on 08/23/2018 7:10:22 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: ClearCase_guy; Army Air Corps

That’s such a chip shot against Tenzin Gyatso. What kind of person would gopher that kind of humor?


20 posted on 08/23/2018 7:12:06 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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