Television, the drug of the nation. At least Michael Franti claimed this, first with the Beatniggs, then with the Disposable Heroes of HipHopcrisy. Of course I agree, although I enjoyed the tiny bubble of acceptable public TV programs, especially on SBS.

But since the demontage of the Australian mediascape by new legislation has begun, SBS joined the ranks of propaganda channels. Tonights program was about the most disappointing bulk of bullshit I ever saw on that channel.

As part of the Lost Worlds series the miracles of Jesus Christ unfolded again for the disbelieving eyes and minds. In docu-drama style the accounts of the apostels replayed on the screen, not as bloody and violently as in the Passion of Christ, but taken from the interesting question: Did JC really believe he was god?

This way of profiling a celebrity's life was supposed to bring the person Jesus Christ closer to our hearts, humanizing the Übermensch and messiah. And so it's not surprising that all sources used for this piece of junk came directly from the Vatican's most successful PR scam, the Holy Bible.

Why bother with the fact that none of four apostels ever encountered JC, as long as their account of Jesus' fondness with certain prophets explains his selfless death in psychologically compelling terms.

Why bother that Roman historians of JC's lifetime have ignored the man, that created so much unrest, and such a lasting phenomena. Instead, we find out that Jesus received his Godly mission straight while being baptised, went confused in isolation to be tempted by the devil, came back stronger and holier than before, although he used funny methods for exorcisms.

I don't mind that some people believe ancient books to be the literal words of a male threatening metaphysical Überbeing. A lot of people in the Western World believe to life in democracy, so delusional believes seem to reflect the normal functioning of human minds (statistically speaking).

But it's a mystery to me how this advertisement for Christianity made it into a series of archeological documentaries. The attempts to maintain certain myths of society become more and more ludicrous.