Church vs. State?
I had to check the compass tonight. I would have sworn that north was south and Christmas came in July.
The federal government (ok, maybe the President, but same thing) is saying that marriage is between a man and a woman. He also implies (giving him the benefit of the doubt) that same-sex couples are living a life of sin, and are a danger to life, liberty, and the American way. You read his statements feeling that all good Christians should immediately kiss their wives (this is mans work) and run out to stone the nearest gay couple. It's ok, God would approve.
So now, here's the first kicker. The United Church of Christ has produced a tv commercial that shows two bouncers blocking a gay couple from entering a church. A caption appears that reads "Jesus didn't turn people away, neither do we." Pretty cool for a church. There are images of at least one gay couple and one lesbian couple in the ad. For the record, they also are targeting other minorities, saying that all are welcome.
OK, get this.......
CBS and NBC have refused to air the ad. "Because this commercial touches on the exclusion of gay couples...and the fact that the executive branch has recently proposed a Constitutional amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman, this spot is unacceptable for broadcast," the church quoted CBS as saying. Wow. Censorship by the executive branch. Since when did this become acceptable? So, that was CBS. Where does NBC fit into this? "It went against our long-standing policy of not accepting ads that deal with issues public controversy," said the NBC spokeswoman.
Now, maybe I wasn't paying attention, but didn't we just come out of one of the dirtiest political campaigns in memory? And, correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't all three networks air ads by both parties and those slimy soft money committees? I also remember a number of those ads that attacked politicians who voted against the Defense of Straight People Act. (Oh yeah, sorry, the Defense of Marriage Act).
Kudos to the United Church of Christ, Fox, ABC Family, TBS, TNT, BET Discovery, and Hallmark, along with others that are standing up and saying people are people.
The federal government (ok, maybe the President, but same thing) is saying that marriage is between a man and a woman. He also implies (giving him the benefit of the doubt) that same-sex couples are living a life of sin, and are a danger to life, liberty, and the American way. You read his statements feeling that all good Christians should immediately kiss their wives (this is mans work) and run out to stone the nearest gay couple. It's ok, God would approve.
So now, here's the first kicker. The United Church of Christ has produced a tv commercial that shows two bouncers blocking a gay couple from entering a church. A caption appears that reads "Jesus didn't turn people away, neither do we." Pretty cool for a church. There are images of at least one gay couple and one lesbian couple in the ad. For the record, they also are targeting other minorities, saying that all are welcome.
OK, get this.......
CBS and NBC have refused to air the ad. "Because this commercial touches on the exclusion of gay couples...and the fact that the executive branch has recently proposed a Constitutional amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman, this spot is unacceptable for broadcast," the church quoted CBS as saying. Wow. Censorship by the executive branch. Since when did this become acceptable? So, that was CBS. Where does NBC fit into this? "It went against our long-standing policy of not accepting ads that deal with issues public controversy," said the NBC spokeswoman.
Now, maybe I wasn't paying attention, but didn't we just come out of one of the dirtiest political campaigns in memory? And, correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't all three networks air ads by both parties and those slimy soft money committees? I also remember a number of those ads that attacked politicians who voted against the Defense of Straight People Act. (Oh yeah, sorry, the Defense of Marriage Act).
Kudos to the United Church of Christ, Fox, ABC Family, TBS, TNT, BET Discovery, and Hallmark, along with others that are standing up and saying people are people.
posted by Keith at 11:40 PM
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