National Geographic, known for its matter-of-fact scientific shows now has a different type of program in its second season, The Story of God. This move was done presumably to increase its market share. The program has succeeded to cultivate a certain gravitas concerning its subject. It has done so even without an in-depth investigation of the true reverence of any believer. It also avoided the mockery of faith on a rationalist basis. It helped that the channel chose Morgan Freeman as the lead actor and narrator in the series.
In the second season of The Story of God, Freeman, the Academy Award winning actor, makes a bold claim. He says all three major religions of the globe today, Judaism, Islam and Christianity, drew their tenets from one each other and another more ancient religion – Zoroastrianism. The latter is considered to be one of the oldest faiths in human history.
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Source: World Religion News/Elisa Meyer
