Oprah Winfrey has spent a lot of her talk-show afterlife bringing religion to the masses.

The following year she producedBelief, a docuseries that explored different faiths and different paths to God.

Its provocative and progressive as religious pop but disappointing as wickedly delicious melodrama.

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Graces devilish uncle, Mac (Gregory Alan Williams), isnt a fan.

As soap,Greenleafbubbles with an abundance of intrigue and too many cliches.

It doesnt shy from salaciousness, yet its uncertain about how hard and hot to present it.

Where the drama is most remarkable is its treatment of religious themes.

With greater inspiration and a lighter touch, it might become more than that.B