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Well, maybe I can clear this up for him:
1. Homosexuality is a sin.
2. Secular humanism is the myth, not Christianity.
3. He is probably going to Hell.
Why bother boycotting it? The reviews are lousy, and it could finish NBC as a network. Let them fail, don't give them more publicity.
Good news! More NBC affiliates are dropping the blasphemous, pro-homosexual, morally depraved "Book of Daniel."
"2. Secular humanism is the myth, not Christianity."
Prove it.
And yet, WBIR (mentioned above) decided to air it anyway. Here is a copy of my signed email to the General Manager:
"Re: Book of Daniel
What was the point of the poll and asking the viewership for our opinions, only to disregard the results? It is my understanding some 60% of roughly 6,000 respondents stated they were offended by the promos and didn't want it to air locally.
Turning off the t.v. or changing channels don't seem to be very effective in swaying programming locally or nationally. The larger issue is that there seems to be an open season on Christian beliefs in the entertainment community. Make no mistake, I do "vote" with my dollar when going to the movies or buying products by sponsors of television shows. Frankly, if the characters were changed to a Muslim cleric's family or a rabbi's family or a Buddist monk's family, I would be just as disgusted. Hollywood calls this genre edgy and reflective of our culture. God help us if this is true. Do you remember in history class how during the rise of the Nazi propaganda machine Jews and their beliefs were mocked (for German entertainment) in much same way. It was a very subtle (albeit, increasingly unsubtle) method of acclimating the German society against the Jews that went unchecked.
There are, at this time (2 pm Friday), already six stations that have declined to air the Book of Daniel. I'm so very disappointed with your decision."
To hell with this show.
I know that my childhood friend up in Vermont will most likely be watching it. Since she converted to Judaism, and her husband's ex was a Deacon in the Episcopal Church, and said ex is a certified loonie, she will watch the show to laugh at my faith, and those in it, as well as at this program.
I am not thrilled. At least she had the manners to NOT ask me about it today. I plan on not discussing it with her at all. It's another one of those topics that when she brings it up, I will have a deaf eat.
However, I wrote an email to the director of programs for the local affiliate of NBC in Panama City, WVHG, and amazingly, he wrote back the nicest email, asking me to simply watch it, and if I did, to let him know. I had admitted that I only knew of the show by what I had read, and that I didn't intend to watch it all, ever.
He was polite, sincere and honored my beliefs, since I am an Episcopalian and am especially wary of any show coming out of TV-land or Hollyweird that points it's pen and/or actors at my faith.
May we all hope for a quick death for this thing?
The writing is on the wall for "The Book of Daniel."
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Why, of all programs out there, did they go with this one? What were they thinking at NBC? Surely they test this stuff before putting it on the air - or perhaps not.
And conversely, if advertisers want to sell their wares to consumers in the red bits, maybe they should think about doing what they used to do in the good old days of TV and sponsoring their own shows. Then they could better control the contents instead of leaving it to Hollyweird to decide what everyone else should want to see.
LOL!!!! LMAO!!!! Laying it on a little thick, doncha think??? LOL! I swear I'm in tears.
I haven't watched broadcast TV in a long, long time.
If it isn't insulting to Christians and an assault, then why don't they do a similar show on Muslims? Or Kennys Buddhists? They wouldn't even entertain the thought.
I think the institution of religion will outlast this latest "edgy" network show.
What happened to Hill Street Blues will happen to this program. It will be nixed in a few markets, get lots of publicity but will end up being shown on most stations and will someday be on TVLAND or some other cable channel.
MENE MENE TEKEL UPARSIN!
Excellent !!
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I am impressed that KSNW took the stand in Wichita that they did.
Surprised and impressed. Way to go.
I think the series was supposed to be NBC's answer to "Desperate Housewives" which, while not being family entertainment, does have a Catholic priest on the show at times who says some very sensible things and is not portrayed as a hypocrite or a pedophile. They have introduced a new character (a nun, I guess) this year who seems to be striking up an affair with Gabrielle's husband under the guise of doing missionary work in Africa but it is hard to see exactly where that storyline is going yet.
How about a mass letter writing campaign to NBC the essence of which is:
"NBC - What were you thinking?"