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Babou Ceesay as John and Adam Levy as Simon in NBC’s “A.D. The Bible Continues.”

NEW YORK — Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, creators of “A.D. The Bible Continues,” have not shied away from pointing out that their new miniseries includes an “accomplished cast hailing from more than 10 different nations.” But that is because the couple has also acknowledged that they “could have done a better job in hiring a diverse cast” for their 2013 ratings blockbuster, “The Bible.”

Although “The Bible” series “made strides … we needed to see more of the diversity of the church,” Barbara Williams-Skinner said during a diversity chat on Twitter last week. “For too long religious programming has neither reflected the look of biblical times (nor) the diversity of the church today.

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source: TheChristianPost.com

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