NBC halts Britney's crucifixion mockery ("Will and Grace")

WND ^ | Feb 3 06 | WND

[churchillbuff]

Reacting to pressure from Christian groups, NBC canceled an episode of "Will & Grace" that featured Britney Spears as a conservative who hosts a cooking segment called "Cruci-fixin's" on a Christian TV network.

NBC last week was forced to pull its highly touted new show "The Book of Daniel" because of charges its portrayal of Jesus was blasphemous

Spears was to appear as a sidekick to the regular character Jack, who hosts his own talk show on the homosexual network Out TV, which is bought by a Christian TV network. The episode was to air April 13, just before Good Friday.

The American Family Association said NBC canceled the segment after pressure from its affiliates and AFA.

But the network said its own description of the segment was a mistake.

In a memo to affiliates, NBC said "the information was mistakenly included in a press release describing an upcoming episode of 'Will and Grace' which, in fact, has yet to be written. The reference to 'Cruci-fixins' will not be in the show and the story line will not contain a Christian characterization at all."

"NBC wanting us to believe they were mistaken in describing the segment, that they didn't know what was in their own press release, just doesn't hold water," said AFA Chairman Donald E. Wildmon. "Plainly put, NBC heard from their affiliates that they did not want to go through another 'Book of Daniel' situation while losing millions in advertising avenue."

The appearance by Spears was billed as "her first prime-time television episodic appearance." However, she also appeared as herself in an episode of "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" in 1999 and was the star of last summer's unscripted UPN show "Britney & Kevin: Chaotic."

As a young girl, Spears, now 24, was a regular on "The Mickey Mouse Club." After becoming a pop singer, she starred in the 2002 film "Crossroads."

[Victoria Delsoul]

Indeed. So we now know, we Christians aren't the intolerant ones.

[scott7278]

NBC last week was forced to pull its highly touted new show "The Book of Daniel" because of charges its portrayal of Jesus was blasphemous.

It was pulled because of charges its portrayal of Jesus was blasphemous? Is the author trying to imply that we live in a theocracy?

I thought THE PEOPLE decided they didn't want to watch it, and it was pulled because of poor ratings. Silly me.

[Alberta's Child]

Thanks for the ping, Victoria. I'm surprised I didn't hear about this story sooner.

[scott7278]

Indeed. So we now know, we Christians aren't the intolerant ones.

We never were. The left has simply redefined the word "tolerance" to mean "total acceptance." I can work alongside anyone, even if I don't accept their behavior.

This "new tolerance" accepts everyone's viewpoint but is openly hostile to any semblance of Christianity.

How intolerant!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Don't let them confuse you with the facts, LOL.

[Victoria Delsoul]

I sent a few emails this morning, lol. I found out yesterday.

[Alberta's Child]

I think I'm perfectly content not even giving a damn who Britney Spears is. LOL.

[scott7278]

I'll try. :)

[Victoria Delsoul]

That's a good way to put it.

[Rte66]

Me, too. I love Megan Mullally, an OKieperson.

But I quit watching several years ago. I think it jumped the shark for me when Harry Connick Jr kept going to Africa to treat poor children. Their "marriage" was a farce and he only showed up maybe once per season.

[DesScorp]

"...because they will NEVER go away"

And Hollywood is discovering, to it's horror, that neither are we :)

[Notwithstanding]

Father Clem Davis, pastor of St. Batholomew Parish in Columbus, Indiana, used to tell everyone that "Will & Grace" was his favorite show.

[kingu]

Serioulsy, anyone who is making a big deal about "Cruci-fixin's" needs to get off the drugs and find a sense of humor. I managed a chuckle just reading this sentence.

I couldn't make a big deal about it, because I was still ticked about Book of Daniel. But you're right, it sounds like a segment from The Simpsons. I could just see Flanders hosting such a show.

Christians can laugh at themselves, they can stand others laughing at them, but I think there comes a point where it just gets to be too much. Book of Daniel was too much, this was just 'hello, stupid? Aren't you listening?'

[ccwoman]

Here is my main problem.....EVERY episode is a mockery of CHRISTIAN values, why target this one?

[opticks]

Holy crap! Did they arrest the guy with the "3/11" sign? Wouldn't that be inciting unrest or making terrorist remarks? That crossed my free speech barrier.

[Northern Yankee]

They were interviewing her about her role, and she pretty much said that the Jesus was about "Tolerance". No political agenda there.

Interesting phrase that she would use.

Tolerance in latin:

Toleratio est permissio megativia mali

literally means that tolerance is a negative permission of evil, a patience forebearance in the face of evil, either real or imaginary evil. Notice that tolerance is a negative. Tolerance is never positive. If it were it would be a conniviance of evil.

To say that Jesus was about tolerance is completely misguided and off the mark. I wish people had a better understanding of what they were saying.

Xmission, you probably were more succinct than I could be. Just thought I'd elaborate a little bit from Archbisop Fulton Sheen's book, Life is Worth Living.

Blessings to you.

[Northern Yankee]

Ahhh Islam...

The religion of peace.

[Northern Yankee]

Whoops...

Try again...

Toleratio est permissio negativia mali

Gotta get some coffee before I start on Latin.

[Drew68]

NBC canceled an episode of "Will & Grace" that featured Britney Spears

Ok guys, you know the rules.

Ooooh! She's so HOT!!!!