What? Keep the Christians off of TV?

This is what I mean (see blog about gay slippers). “TV networks reject ad from church: Say spot welcoming gays is controversial” It's okay to have gay people in television shows, especially if they are really straight actors and especially on cable, for the purpose of entertaining. But, when it comes to having rights for gays or places for them to be safe, then we can't show this on television.

The reason given for not airing the United Church of Christ ad was that these networks can't advocate social or religious issues. I don't buy it. What they don't want to do is let it be known that gays (and all the other groups portrayed) are Christians, too. Kind of hard to hate someone or condemn them to fiery hell when they go to church and have "You know Who" in their hearts, isn't it. Even more difficult to hate people who use "You Know Who's" ideas of loving everyone, not judging, and gathering in the name of God. Hmm. Yep, hard to hate that kind of person.

The networks don't air issues "of public controversy" or religious issues? Well, then get rid of the crappy McDonald's ads that advocate getting fat. That is totally controversial. Be gone! What about Barbie commercials. They advocate wacky body image and stereotypes. Take them off the air. What about all of those Christmas Hallmark make-people-cry about gathering around the tree commercials. Duh, religion. What about commercials for booze. Hello, do we need to advocate drinking? And, finally, if we can’t have this church commercial, get that L. Ron Hubbard stuff off the air, no more of the touchy-feely LDS ads, and definitely the ads that idolatrize Jessica Simpson need to go. No more worshipping on TV, sure, but that goes for all of the controversial issues.

Humph. And, people get all upset over that guy in Afghanistan. He might be executed for his change of faith, and people care, now that he is a Christian. Well, Jesus-lovers, there are fellow Christians trying to Do What Jesus Would Do, and you can’t even let them buy air time?