the religious right is STRONG here brah. tw
On 2/3/06, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- A conservative advocacy group > that urged a boycott of NBC's recently canceled drama about a > pill-popping priest turned its wrath Thursday to an upcoming "Will & > Grace" episode that it says will mock Christ's crucifixion. > > But NBC executives insist the group's objections stem from faulty > details in a press release mistakenly issued by the network earlier > this week, and that neither a script nor story line for the episode in > question has been written. > > The latest religious flap at NBC flared after the network announced > Tuesday that pop star Britney Spears will make an April 13 guest > appearance on "Will & Grace," playing a Christian conservative > talk-show sidekick to Jack, the gay character portrayed by series > regular Sean Hayes." > > The implication being that NBC will most certainly consider altering a > script, or explaining a show if it can be clearly seen to be offensive > to the Christian religion. Or it will be played after hours. > > "The same organization urged an affiliate and advertising boycott of > the recent NBC series, "The Book of Daniel," a drama starring Aidan > Quinn as a Vicodin-addicted Episcopal minister who talks to Jesus. > > NBC, a unit of the General Electric Co., yanked the program from its > schedule last month after just three weeks on the air" > > The network also had trouble finding commercial sponsors for the show, > and several smaller affiliates declined to carry the series, objecting > to its portrayal of Christian themes." > > Huh?? WTf?? They pulled a show because it was Offensive to Christians? > What's up with Freedom of the Press, Freedom of Speech and all that? > Why didn't they show this series? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:195694 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
