A recently purchased a 70-hour audio production of the Bible called The Bible Experience. After purchasing it — I didn’t pay a great deal of attention to the names in the “all-star cast” — I realized that this audiobook production consists of all “African-American” actors and actresses.

First, let me say that I am enjoying it so far. I’m close to midway through the Book of Exodus so far, and the production has some sound effects and a music score in the background to enhance without overdoing it or creating a distraction.

The Bible Experience isn’t being marketed, as far as I can tell, as a bible for black people, so I found it curious that it’s only read by blacks.

If it had been an all-white cast, I would have still purchased it, but that wouldn’t have been a selling point at all. I daresay that there would have been no mention at all that the cast was entirely all-white.

So I wonder why anyone would care what color the people whose voices they hear would be?

If we’re all God’s children — regardless of skin color — then why would anyone dream of excluding performers of the Word based on skin color? Seems a bit odd to me.