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http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=001612468322797&rtmo=aTTKBJaJ&atmo=rrrrrrrq&pg=/et/00/1/16/nad16.html
God Channel is fined £20,000 for 'frightening' ad
By Jonathan Petre
A RELIGIOUS broadcaster has been fined
£20,000 after screening an advertisement for
an evangelical conference which said that
evil forces had seized political power in
Europe and controlled the media and
education.
The 30-minute "Christian Warfare"
commercial, broadcast by the God Channel a
dozen times last year, described
homosexuality as "an abomination", and
suggested that social problems were caused
by a lack of Christian standards. The
Gateshead-based channel, which can be
viewed on digital and satellite television, is
watched in an estimated 250,000 homes.
The Independent Television Commission,
which monitors the output of private
channels, decided the commercial breached
four rules of the advertising code. The
criticisms of abortion and divorce laws and a
statement that "satanic hordes have occupied
the principal palaces of power in Europe"
amounted to political partiality, said the
ITC.
It considered the statement that "demonic
forces have engineered control of every
source of communication from media and
education" was potentially frightening for
viewers and implications that homosexuals
should not hold high office prejudiced
respect for human dignity.
Rory Alec, the managing director of the
channel, which employs more than 100 staff,
complained that its freedom of speech and
religion were being infringed. He said: "All
we are doing is proclaiming the Bible."
But the ITC said the station had been given
formal warnings for breaching programme
codes twice before - for on-screen
fund-raising and for featuring exorcisms. A
spokeswoman said: "We're not saying they
can't preach the Bible, but theirs is not the
only interpretation of the Scriptures."
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