-Caveat Lector- > Falwell Confidential > > DATE: May 31, 2002 > FROM: Jerry Falwell > > ABC BLEEPS OUT 'JESUS' > > The Media Research Center (MRC), a conservative media watchdog > group, reported this week that ABC officials recently chose to bleep > out the word "Jesus" on the West coast broadcast of its morning talk > show, "The View." > > The daily show is hosted by Meredith Vieira, Star Jones, Lisa Ling > and Joy Behar, who, on a broadcast last week, commented on her > successful weight-loss program. She exclaimed, "Yes, and thank you, > thank you, Jesus, is all I have to say!" > > MRC (www.mrc.org) reported that her words were aired unedited across > most of the nation, but edited only in the West coast telecast. > After learning that ABC had edited her reference to Jesus, Ms. Behar > addressed the situation on Tuesday: "For the West coast, they took > it out. They would not allow me to say 'thank you Jesus.' I think > that's wrong." > > As you might guess, I think it's wrong too. And I appreciate Ms. > Behar saying so. > > The Media Research Center noted that "the name of a religious figure > apparently instills fear with some at ABC." > > Apparently it does, but I imagine that "fear" (or possibly > hostility) applies only to the name of Jesus. I'm sure ABC > officials would excuse their action by saying they don't want to > offend anyone (the typical line in these debates, these days). But > the fact is that there are millions of Americans who would be > offended that a major television network determined the name of > Jesus must be edited from a broadcast. > > This secular sentiment is the result of a nationwide slew of ACLU- > inspired lawsuits that have targeted the Ten Commandments, nativity > scenes and state mottoes bearing God's name. > > Many people in our nation have subsequently become convinced that we > must exist in a completely secularist society where the name of > Jesus cannot be mentioned. While this is a blatantly false notion, > public school students are frequently prevented from mentioning > Jesus in graduation speeches, disallowed from singing traditional > songs such as "The Lord's Prayer," and prohibited from holding Bible > study meetings at their school. > > People in the workplace are prevented from holding prayer groups > during non-work hours at their place of business. And now we can't > even hear the name of Jesus at ABC. > > It is apparent that we are the pariahs of the secular society. > > This is, in my opinion, a national tragedy. And officials at ABC > are falling right in line with this religious interdiction by > determining that the name of Jesus must be banished. > > What makes this problem all the worse is the fact that many cable > networks have adopted policies in which the name of Jesus is > habitually blasphemed. Tune in to Howard Stern's broadcast on the E > Network one evening and you'll hear the Lord's name uttered > countless times - and not in reverential terms, I might add. Watch > a movie on American Movie Classics or BRAVO or any number of cable > networks and you will frequently hear the name of Jesus Christ > blasphemed and reviled. > > Conservative Catholics and evangelical Christians are expected to > accept this double standard and keep our mouths shut. Sadly, it has > been the silence of Christians that has led to this hostile climate. > > I am encouraging my friends to become proactive, as never before. > Can we not stand up for Jesus, as the old song says? > > I urge my friends to contact the ABC Network ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and > cordially urge officials not to edit out the name of Jesus in future > broadcasts. The only way we can hope to change this anti-religion > tone in our nation is to make our voices heard. Please join me in > this effort today.
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