Posted on 12/13/2006 9:25:34 AM PST by NYer
The CBS television show "Two and a Half Men" has broadcast an episode featuring the womanizing main character bragging about his sexual exploits – to the tune of the traditional Christmas carol "Joy to the World" – and the leader of a Christian organization that deals with the results of rampant sexual promiscuity is upset.
"In an affront to all of Christendom, the network allowed actor Charlie Sheen to change the lyrics of 'Joy to the World' into a song that could be called, 'Joy to Fornication,'" according to Douglas R. Scott Jr., the president of Life Decisions International.
The television show, which has been described as a "comedy about men, women, sex, dating, divorce, mothers, single parenthood, sibling relations, surrogate families, money and, most importantly, love" never would meet the moral guidelines most Christian churches espouse.
But the song "crossed the line in a big way," said Scott, whose organization publishes a list of corporate names, subsidiaries, products, services and contact details for companies that support the nation's abortion industry leader, Planned Parenthood.
The lyrics Sheen uses in the episode include:
Joy to the worldI'm getting laid
I'm getting laid tonight.
We'll light the Yule log
Deck the halls
And then we'll play some
Jingle balls.
It's been a real long wait
This is our second date
It's Christmas Eve
And I'm getting laid.
"Does nobody think this is wrong?" Scott asked when he talked with WND about the situation. "Does nobody go, 'Now, wait a minute?'"
"'Joy to the World' is a song about the birth of Jesus Christ. Yet CBS has allowed a song about the most precious, sacred and significant moment in history to be turned into a song about having sex outside of marriage," Scott said. "Is there any line that anti-Christian people in the media will not cross?"
Scott said the episode was something "one would expect from more well-known ungodly networks such as MTV."
And he noted nearly 70 percent of CBS stock is owned by Sumner M. Redstone, who also happens to control MTV.
Scott said he's written to CBS President Leslie Moonves with a copy to Redstone, with a demand for an apology.
"What's more," he wrote, "CBS needs to pledge that such bigotry and disregard for the sacred beliefs of billions of people will never again be displayed."
"Why have attacks on Christians and Christianity become so commonplace and even acceptable? No other group of people tolerates such treatment. I think it's time for a Christian anti-defamation league."
Such behavior by a television character played by Sheen, however, wasn't a complete surprise to LDI. His name is on the list of celebrities maintained by LDI who support legal abortion, officials said.
LDI said it would ask people to contact the two corporations with their comments at:
The television show is about Sheen, a "well-to-do bachelor" with a beach house, sports car and "an easy way with women," when his brother and nephew arrive to live with him. "Complicating" factors are appearances by his "mother," his brother's ex-wife, a neighbor and a house-keeper.
LDI said its pro-life efforts to date have convinced more than 125 corporations to stop funding Planned Parenthood, at a cost to the abortion industry giant of an estimated $40 million.
Scott is the author of several books, including "Bad Choices: A Look Inside Planned Parenthood." He's a former executive director of National Right to Life Committee Inc.'s affiliates in Washington and Arizona.
Atrocious - but aren't you just simply amazed that it hasn't happened sooner?
You know what? Nobody watches that show, so why bring attention to it?
"Does nobody think this is wrong?" Scott asked when he talked with WND about the situation. "Does nobody go, 'Now, wait a minute?'"
Nobody with a life.
I think it's time for a Christian anti-defamation league.
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Pretty tame compared to some of the versions we used to sing on the playground in grade school.
The difference is that one can always turn off the TV and deny them the advertising dollars, the best way to handle this.
Thank you. Quite tame.
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Disgusting and downright pathetic!
Why don't do one to the tune of "Draidle, Draidle, Draidle"? (like "I'm getting laidle, laidle, laidled" Or "O Kwanzaa"? (perhaps "O is for Orgasmaa")
I feel sorry for you if you can't understand how offensive this is.
Hey, don't worry about Charlie. Most likely, he'll end up in Hell where he can swap clever lyrics with other meatheads.
Our versions were pretty violent, to say the least.
I usually refer to the show as "Two and a Half-Ass."
And guest star Jessica Collins....mmmmmmboy!
I watch the show on a regular basis and find it hysterical...and the song had me laughing out loud. I certainly don't turn to prime time tv for my religion or my politics...I turn to it to laugh, on increasingly rare occasion.
Big freaking deal. A show that nobody watches makes a rather tame crude joke and these people act like it's never happened before.
"Hey, don't worry about Charlie. Most likely, he'll end up in Hell where he can swap clever lyrics with other meatheads".
...very true. I guess we really should allow him as much fun as possible for his precious remaining years on earth. First thing Charlie's gonna see when he kicks is a sign that says "ABANDON HOPE ALL YE WHO ENTERS HERE"
Well, the lyrics could be improved upon, I guess. The tradition of ribald songs goes back for at least 4 millenia [and probably further in the past than that]. So there's a big database to choose from.
I find the ones who say "nobody watches it" funny...it's the 13th highest-rated show for the season, averaging over 11 million viewers per week. (That's according to Nielsen, of course.)
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