"God’s Close-Up"

This American Life:

This episode fallowed a man who was an artist and painted biblical painting of Jesus. The most unique part of this was that he would first recreate the scene then paint while in that live action of a biblical event. The major thing that was interesting was that he was based out of Utah. Now that does not sound to interesting but when he needs bearded men to play as the disciples or Jesus, in a city and state frown heavily on having a beard. The state or at least the city wanted every one to be clean cut. So this mans religious figures were usually atheists or just did not believe in the guide lines that the religion there placed upon its members.