This is a very interesting (and sad) commentary on television programming. Please pass it on! Jim Neugent is a coach in Childress, Texas.
Jim writes: My name is Jim Neugent. I wrote to ABC on-line concerning a program called "THE PRACTICE". One of the lawyer's mothers decided she is gay and wanted her son to go to court to help her get a marriage license to marry her 'partner'.
I sent the following letter to ABC yesterday and really did not expect a reply, but I did get one.
My original message was: ABC is obsessed or should I say abscessed) with the subject of homosexuality. I will no longer watch any of your attempts to convince the world that homosexuality is OK. THE PRACTICE can be a fairly good show but last night's program was so typical of your agenda. You picked the 'dufus' of the office to be the one who was against the idea of his mother being gay and made him look like a whiner because he had convictions. This type of mentality calls people like me a "gay basher."
Read the first chapter of Romans (that's in the Bible) and see what the apostle Paul had to say about it.... He, God and Jesus were all 'gay bashers'. What if she'd fallen in love with her cocker spaniel? Is that an alternative lifestyle? (By the way, the Bible speaks against that, too.) Jim Neugent
Here is ABC's reply from the ABC on-line webmaster:
How about getting your nose out of the Bible (which is ONLY a book of stories compiled by MANY different writers hundreds of years ago) and read the: declaration of Independence (what our nation is built on) where it: says "All Men are Created equal" - and try treating them that way for a change!? Or better yet, try thinking for yourself and stop using an archaic book of stories as your lame crutch for your existence. You are in the minority in this country and your boycott will not affect us or our freedom of statement.
Jim Neugent's second response to ABC:
Thanks for your reply. Evidently, I hit a nerve from your harsh reply. I will share it with all with whom I come in contact. Hopefully, the Arkansas Democrat Newspaper will include it in one of their columns. And I will be praying for you. -Jim Neugent
Note: Wouldn't Satan just love it if people stopped using the Bible for a crutch? Please resend this to everyone in your mailbox. Thanks, Jim
I wonder if the person from ABC considered how many people would read this e-mail!!
Probably not. According to Snopes he was fired. There is more background on your e-mail here:
The faithful remnant. Still, there are more of us than the enemy dares to publicly admit. In the end, numbers are unimportant. God's truth is all important.