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Three More NBC Affiliates Nix 'Daniel'
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| 1/6/06
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Posted on 01/06/2006 2:56:53 PM PST by wagglebee
Three Kansas NBC affiliates have announced they will not be carrying NBCs "The Book of Daniel. KSNG in Garden City, KSNC in Great Bend and KSNK in Oberlin have responded to community concern and will not air the program.
They join KNSW-TV in Wichita, Kan., KARK-TV in Little Rock, Ark. and WTWO in Terre Haute, Ind., in refusing to carry NBCs new series.
American Family Association (AFA) says that NBC has received more than 600,000 emails protesting the program.
After viewing the first episode at WBIR in Knoxville, several religious leaders gave their views on the program. Brian Kearns, minister at Lighthouse Christian Church, said, "I think its very demeaning to Christianity. Its an assault on the Christian faith.
Rev. Tom Seay of the Bearden United Methodist Church, described it as "just a pretty sorry piece of work. Dale Powers of the Catholic Diocese of Knoxville said "Youre portraying something as normal that is just absurd. And Rev. John Stuart said, "What the show has done is demean my faith. Youve diminished the person I worship ... youve wounded me.
Donald E. Wildmon, chairman of AFA, said NBC is running the program despite the loss of millions of dollars in advertising revenue. "Advertisers are shying away from the program, Wildmon stated. "But NBCs hostility to Christians and Christianity runs deep.
The programs main characters include Daniel Webster, a drug-addicted Episcopal priest; his alcoholic wife; his son, a 23-year-old homosexual Republican; his daughter, a 16-year-old drug dealer; a 16-year-old adopted son who is having sex with the bishop's daughter; his lesbian secretary who is sleeping with his sister-in-law; and a very unconventional white-robed, bearded Jesus who reassures the priest that his drug-dealing daughter and promiscuous son are good kids.
According to media reports, it is written by Jack Kenny, a practicing homosexual, who describes himself as being "in Catholic recovery, interested in Buddhist teachings about reincarnation, and not sure exactly how he defines God and/or Jesus. "I don't necessarily know that all the myth surrounding him (Jesus) is true, he said.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Arkansas; US: Indiana; US: Kansas
KEYWORDS: bookofdaniel; christianbashing; christianity; homosexualagenda; homosexuals; leftistmedia; moralabsolutes; nbc; thebookofdaniel; trashtv
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To: wagglebee
NBC has come a long way down since "The Bill Cosby Show".
To: wagglebee
I hate to admit it, but I can finally relate to the French. In the past I heard the stories about how they are and rolled my eyes. Theyre supposed to be rude towards Americans. With the extra poundage, the funny looking money, and a complete rejection of the notion that they should learn the language, Americans just dont fit in downtown Paris. Le Big Mac? EuroDisney? No wonder the French are protective of their language, some things just dont translate. I understand that now. I am someone who tries to have a Biblical outlook on life. I guess Tim Russert would classify me as an Evangelical. I too have a culture and a language I want to protect.
You remember the last presidential election, the one where the Evangelicals cost the Democrats the election? In the six months following that election Ive noticed a lot more visitors pretending to reach out and fit in.
Of course, there have always been these types of things. A few years ago one of the networks had a movie about The Flood. I guess it was supposed to have been based on the Biblical account. About the same time I remember there was another show about Cleopatra. Guess what movie was more historically accurate? You see, in TV-land, Sodom doesnt have Sodomites and Noah wasnt the only one with an ark, and never mind about the timeline.
One would think the producers could have hired some native speakers to guide them through their producing. But like the rude visitors they were, they didnt bother. They had the money, the script, and the ugly shorts and you could tell they didnt understand half of what they were trying to say about Noahs Ark.
Since then all kinds of politicians, entertainers, and newsmen have been saying all kinds of things that native speakers can tell, came straight out of the Conversational Christianity in 20 Easy Lessons travelers handbook. And thats ok, I guess. I suppose its good to have visitors and people interested, so long as they dont kid themselves about where they are from.
They say things that just dont make sense to the native speakers. And not only do they say it with a straight face, but they smile ignorantly and expect their audience to agree. Gay marriage, government funded abortions, Revelations the mini-series, regional correspondents from the New York Times, and high-profile soon to be presidential candidates are all, now, wide-eyed and in our faces, nodding and speaking far too loudly to be taken seriously. Im not convinced theyre here with our best interests in mind.
And now 'The Book of Daniel' which NBC advertises as a mockery of everything Christian while at the same time telling critics to wait until they see it because it's a serious Christian drama. Once again, something has been lost in the translation. But the visitors haven't stopped long enough to realize they don't own the ground they are treading upon.
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posted on
01/06/2006 7:23:06 PM PST
by
AD from SpringBay
(We have the government we allow and deserve.)
To: AD from SpringBay
And now 'The Book of Daniel' which NBC advertises as a mockery of everything Christian while at the same time telling critics to wait until they see it because it's a serious Christian drama. It's the same thing that Hollywood tried back in the late 80's when they made the blasphemous "Last Temptation of Christ," and then the left tried again a few years later to pass off a Crucifix in a jar of urine as "art." The left views Christianity as the greatest threat to their agenda, even greater than capitalism, the attacks will continue until one group or the other is destroyed.
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posted on
01/06/2006 7:31:28 PM PST
by
wagglebee
("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
To: HawaiianGecko
I don't understand why anyone would be afraid of this show. Surely true believers are confident enough in their faith that a silly drama or comedy (I really don't know which it is) isn't going to influence them. Hold it.
First, who's afraid of this show? I don't see any indication that anyone is afraid. What I see is an indication that the people who spend their lives worshipping Jesus think He should be treated with respect. What I see is some people wondering why any business would be stupid enough to launch a project that revolves around an insulting portrayal of 80% of their audience. What evidence do you have that my assessment is wrong?
Second, why is it that Christians are the only group that's considered hysterical when they don't like being given the finger? Why is a dislike of being given the finger seen as evidence of fear and "synthetic outrage" when we exhibit it, when only an idiot would expect Jews to sit for a Junkie Rabbi or Bhuddists to sit for the Bhudda telling a monk that drug dealers are good kids?
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posted on
01/06/2006 7:34:02 PM PST
by
Mr. Silverback
("Right, who's got a boil on his semprini, then?")
To: wagglebee
Judging from the previous, this show shalt sucketh mightily. I give it 3 episodes, tops.
To: Central Scrutiniser
Censorship is bad. It's only censorship if the government does it. No offense, but not being smart enough to know that is also bad.
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posted on
01/06/2006 7:40:26 PM PST
by
Mr. Silverback
("Right, who's got a boil on his semprini, then?")
To: zeaal
What happened to Hill Street Blues will happen to this program.I think you mean NYPD Blue, don't you?
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posted on
01/06/2006 7:44:41 PM PST
by
mwyounce
To: Mr. Silverback
Trying to censor something so that others might want to see it is bad.
I'm watching the show right now, its interesting, not fantasitc, its a pilot episode, so there is a good deal of exposition, but a good cast. I'll give it a few more watchings.
I never would have watched, except for all the furor.
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posted on
01/06/2006 7:50:50 PM PST
by
Central Scrutiniser
(What would Jesus do......for a Klondike bar?)
To: Central Scrutiniser
So just change the channel and deal with the garbage that corrupts society on the back end.......BRILLIANT!
To: wagglebee
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posted on
01/06/2006 7:56:59 PM PST
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: MizSterious; cardinal4
I really dread the weekends, when that McCuddy comes on. I don't think there is a lower calling than a celebrity gossip columnist, unless it's a mime, or a "democratic strategist." When McCuddy or Geraldo come on, they either get muted, or I switch to The Military Channel.
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posted on
01/06/2006 7:57:28 PM PST
by
Ax
(Sky King, Sky King, Do Not Answer, Do Not Answer)
To: All
NBC calls it "courageous," but they wouldn't have the "courage" to offend Islam. They only have the "courage" to offend law-abiding, peaceful Christians.
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posted on
01/06/2006 8:01:16 PM PST
by
Sun
(Hillary Clinton is pro-ILLEGAL immigration. Don't let her fool you. She has a D- /F immigr. rating.)
To: TennesseeGirl
This is an outstanding letter.It states some very logical reasons for a local affliate not to show "The Book of Daniel.
To: WKB
Mississippi\Baptist bump!
Voted!
To: Sun
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posted on
01/06/2006 8:10:07 PM PST
by
CindyDawg
(Always Praying About Something)
To: wagglebee
The programs main characters include Daniel Webster, a drug-addicted Episcopal priest; his alcoholic wife; his son, a 23-year-old homosexual Republican; his daughter, a 16-year-old drug dealer; a 16-year-old adopted son who is having sex with the bishop's daughter; his lesbian secretary who is sleeping with his sister-in-law; and a very unconventional white-robed, bearded Jesus who reassures the priest that his drug-dealing daughter and promiscuous son are good kids. In short, Hollywood is presenting Jesus as a sleazy morally bankrupt lounge lizard -- how charming... If you're not boycotting Hollywood, now's the time to start.
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posted on
01/06/2006 8:17:44 PM PST
by
GOPJ
To: CindyDawg
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posted on
01/06/2006 8:22:38 PM PST
by
Sun
(Hillary Clinton is pro-ILLEGAL immigration. Don't let her fool you. She has a D- /F immigr. rating.)
To: wagglebee
Homosexuality is the push for the soul into depravity. Once the soul is depraved it is also degenerate and degenerating into further depravity ... the sort of depravity that demands to be accepted as 'normal', just another 'alternate lifestyle', and the Network promoting such depraved minds as the writer(s) for such garbage is suspect as run by depraved minds. Look what this nation has and is reaping from voting a depraved man and his twisted wife and power brokers into highest leadership ... NBC will not 'go under' for this leap into further depravity, but it will feed more depravity for the almighty buck.
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posted on
01/06/2006 8:37:38 PM PST
by
MHGinTN
(If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
To: Central Scrutiniser
I'm watching the show right now, its interesting, not fantasitc, its a pilot episode, so there is a good deal of exposition, but a good cast. I'll give it a few more watchings. You are not a Christian, are you?
I came upstairs and it was already on, and so decided to watch. In a word, it was sick. A minister who got a pre-screening said it best -- "they are representing the absurd as normal."
I am a born again Christian. I have been one for twenty-eight years. I went to a Christian college. This is NOT a Christian program; It appears the characters are NOT Christians.
I am offended to be represented in this way.
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posted on
01/06/2006 8:47:26 PM PST
by
fideist
To: Ax
I don't think there is a lower calling than a celebrity gossip columnist, unless it's a mime, or a "democratic strategist." Mimes all over the place are now loking to whip your butt. :-)
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posted on
01/06/2006 8:53:34 PM PST
by
Mr. Silverback
("Right, who's got a boil on his semprini, then?")
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