Posted on 06/16/2015 12:42:41 PM PDT by HomerBohn
The American Family Association's One Million Moms website has launched a petition calling for Fox to halt its plans to air a new television series called "Lucifer" in 2016, saying the program "mischaracterizes" Satan and "mocks the Bible."
"The series will focus on Lucifer portrayed as a good guy, 'who is bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell,' the petition states.
(Watch video at link.)
The premise of the series, which is based on the DC Comics Series of the same name, is that the protagonist, Lucifer Morningstar, decides to leave Hell and move to Los Angeles, the City of Angels, to open up an upscale nightclub called "Lux."
"People like to tell me things, those deep, dark naughty little desires that are on their mind," Lucifer, played by actor Tom Ellis, says in the official trailer.
But God is upset with the fact that Satan has left hell and sends an angel named Amenadiel to help convince Lucifer to return to Hell.
"What exactly do you think happens when the devil leaves hell?" asks Amenadiel, played by actor D.B. Woodside, in the trailer. "All of those demons, all of those tormented and tortured souls, where do you think they go?"
One Million Moms posted the petition on Thursday and thus far, 9,344 "concerned mothers" have have asked Fox to cancel the program by signing the petition. The petition on the AFA website, which was also posted Thursday, has garnered the support of over 51,000 "concerned viewers."
"The program previews mischaracterize Satan, departs from true biblical teachings about him, and inaccurately portrays the beliefs of the Christian faith," the petition argues. "By choosing to air this show, Fox is disrespecting Christianity and mocking the Bible."
Additionally, the organization has taken issue with some of the non-age-appropriate scenes shown in the official trailer, such as shooting scenes and underdressed women.
"Previews of the pilot episode depict graphic acts of violence, a nightclub featuring scantily-clad women and a demon," the petition continues.
A Fox description of the program reads: "Charming, charismatic and devilishly handsome, Lucifer is enjoying his retirement, indulging in a few of his favorite things wine, women and song when a beautiful pop star is brutally murdered outside of Lux. For the first time in roughly 10 billion years, he feels something awaken deep within him as a result of this murder. Compassion? Sympathy?"
After the pop star's murder, Lucifer helps the Los Angeles Police Department try to solve the murder by using his uncanny ability of "drawing out people's secrets."
While working with the police, Lucifer becomes infatuated with a female detective's kindness and purity, which causes him to question his own devilish immorality.
"Can the devil incarnate be tempted toward the side of Good, or will his original calling put him back toward evil?" the Fox description asks.
Don’t watch and don’t be offended.
Fox to scared to do a show on mohamed and his warpath thru the middle east? Or a show on his marriage to a 6 year old...c’mon fox be bold!
“The program previews mischaracterize Satan, departs from true biblical teachings about him, and inaccurately portrays the beliefs of the Christian faith,” the petition argues.
Does the show claim to be based on the Bible? I seriously doubt that. I am a Christian. I would not be interested in this show. I would also use the opportunity with others as a teachable issue. But I would not demand that a program be removed when I live in a free nation. Don’t watch it as a matter of choice. Don’t tell others they can not watch it. Tell them why they should not watch it.....
so FOX why the sudden conversion to Satanism? Huh?
bump
What's the difference?
I notice that they don’t have The Enemy moving to San Fransicko ... because even demons are repulsed by what goes on there.
Not if they do any justice to the comic. In the comic that spun off from Sandman Lucifer is hip and cool, and also a serious dick, and suffering from burnout. He first appears in the comic having decided he’s had enough of being in charge of Hell, so he kicks everybody out and locks it, then he takes over a piano bar. It doesn’t mock the Bible, though hyper religious people probably wouldn’t be able to connect.
With the River Styx there’s more water in Hell than California (at least according to Inferno).
He leaves Hell and moves to LA—
—wait. You don’t think he had anything to do with LA before?
Just turn the damn TV off and shut the hell up!
The next thing we know, you'll be beheading people over this!
Go away!
Yes! What a waste of time it is to oppose evil.
Actually that might be a show I might try out. Interesting premise and what is so hard to believe? There is a lot that the Bible does not tell us about Lucifer and his leaving Heaven.
A few years back there was a TV series called “Brimstone” about a fallen cop who is let out of Hell by the Devil to help round up escaped souls, it wasn’t bad, but did not last very long. I loved the guy playing the Devil.
Of course if this was about the Lucifer being a Transgender and moving to Earth, that might be something else.
In 2003 First Lady Laura Bush traveled to Moscow to spread American values through books . . . yes, it was Harry Potter!!!
Forget that approach. Just tell them that you're Muslim and that the show Blasphemes Allah.
Why am I not surprised?
Fox ran "Glee", the most homosexual normalizing tv series ever, and then they are running "Modern Family", which is not only very pro-homosexual, but also a deliberate slap at the "Family Values" debates of the 1980s and 1990s.
Fox Entertainment has long had it's head stuck up the Homosexual rear, and they need to go out of business.
If the program was about how Jews were responsible for our nation's financial troubles, how they were diabolical and inferior, and if the program gave instructions how to identify them and report them to the local Gestapo headquarters, would you still think it's okay for everyone to see this program?
Make no mistake, this sort of propaganda is being floated as a trial balloon, but this time the target is Christians. Christians are the New Jews, and National Socialism is becoming the dominant culture in America.
I personally think it very much makes a difference what my neighbor watches, and seeing propaganda that denigrates Religious people cannot be beneficial in any way that I can see. More like it is a prelude to more and worse.
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