Posted on 12/01/2004 9:16:03 AM PST by AllTheRage
UCC: "CBS, NBC refuse to air church's television advertisement"
December 1, 2004 - According to a UCC press release, CBS and NBC have refused to air the new UCC television advertisement... and predictably, UCC leaders are going nuts.
According to the release, CBS offered this explanation:
"Because this commercial touches on the exclusion of gay couples and other minority groups by other individuals and organizations," reads an explanation from CBS, "and the fact 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 on the [CBS and UPN] networks."
The advertisement is controversial and a little deceiving on a number of levels. It portrays the UCC as an "Open and Affirming" denomination while strongly implying that other churches are not... but even within our own denomination, according to a UCC website, less than 10% of the churches are "Open and Affirming" (500+ out of 6,000). The advertisement goes beyond identifying why the UCC is a good and open church by trying to tag other churches as brutish thugs - and this appears to be the concern of CBS.
Of course, the facts stated in the release don't quite match up to the outrage of Robert Chase (of 'WorldCom scandal' fame) who twists the rejection into some anti-gay thing:
"We find it disturbing that the networks in question seem to have no problem exploiting gay persons through mindless comedies or titillating dramas, but when it comes to a church's loving welcome of committed gay couples, that's where they draw the line."
It's anyone's guess whether the ad campaign will be successful or not, but one fact is certain: The ad is negative and it's message is not representative of the UCC.
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They're liberals masquerading as Christians.
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Okay, I can't say I agree with some of these church's "open and affirming" ideology regarding homosexuals. But, I don't understand why the networks would refuse to run the ad.
yes they are!
Why these half measures? Why not join the Metropolitan Community Church and have done with it?
< /mild sarcasm >
It's simple - the ad blatently portrays other churches as thugs.
LOL!
i.e. "It's Bush's fault that we won't broadcast the ad"
What a bunch of mofo's.
Sounds to me as it's implying that many other churches are not open and affirming to homosexuality. Call me old-fashioned, but I like my church being portrayed that way. : ) Along the same lines, we are neither open or affirming to adultery, muder, thievery, or any other sin.
Backlash.
I really don't see how or why the networks would not run these ads.
A bit odd...especially considering everything else the air :)
Backlash towards what? Aren't these the liberals that they like?
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Right. I mean they can't argue content, since it's the liberal message they promote everywhere else. And it can't be because it's a church considering how often the Church of Latter-Day Saints runs commercials.
One, "our church is open and affirming". Two, "the other churches are bigoted homophobes".
It's the #2 that scared the networks. Which says something. I'll bet a year ago they would have run the ad.
CBS, NBC refuse to air church's television advertisement
Was part 2 said or merely implied?
Viacommie isn't out of the closet yet. Sure they own a Gay/Lesbian channel (called LOGO) and have a lot of pro-homosexual programming on MTV, but they don't want the economic losses they would face from a CBS and UPN boycott.
They are the liberals they can't be seen with.
Since the current administration is mentioned, we can only suspect that the ad WOULD have aired if Kerry had won.
"Because this commercial touches on the exclusion of gay couples and other minority groups by other individuals and organizations," reads an explanation from CBS, "and the fact 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 on the [CBS and UPN] networks."
Perhaps also Viacom knows (because of their Rock the Vote and Hip Hop The Vote efforts) that this ad could be considered "advocacy" against pending legislation and put the UCC's 501c3 tax status in jeopardy.
Whoops! good catch. My apologies
Are you out of your mind? Since when has it been acceptable to bash churches in advertising?
COrrect me if I'm wrong... but I don't think issue advocacy is out of bounds for tax-exempts... it's only a problem whenyou endorse a candidate by name.
Church members "affirm" homosexuality (whatever that means), but they cannot tolerate those who disapprove of it. So much for diversity.
it's explicit - two big bouncers in front of a church telling a young male he cant come in.
Actually they are spending 1.7 million on the campaign
Because they'd get the snot FReeped out of them if they ran an add that said "fundamentalists are evil." :D
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Bouncers? At a church? Reminds me of one of my favorite songs. It's "The First Baptist Bar and Grill" and performed by comedian Tim Wilson!
"Fundamentalists do not accept homosexuality" and "Fundamentalists are evil" are two VERY different concepts to most FReepers! : )
But to liberals, they are equivalent, and that's what the ad would imply.
And we'd happily nuke CBS again, and they know it. :)
The issue is not whether a homosexual can enter the church, we are all sinners.
The issue is whethere the church should ignore the bible and celebrate sodomy and those who continue to practice same sex sexual encounters. There is more than just Leviticus to condemn sodomy. How about the lesson of Sodom and Gomorrah? Would God be pleased to see same sex couples wedding in His church?
Should unwed mothers with a live in boyfriend be able to get photographed as a "family" for the church directory? The woman should be welcomed into the flock and celebrated for not killing her children but should we encourage cohabitation in a church setting?
You nailed it. The networks are telegraphing to the UCC, "You really, really don't want to run this ad right now. You think you do, but you don't."
Or the other way around -- if the Big3 actually ran the ad, then FReepers would have every right to run an ad that says the UCC and gay marriages are evil.
Precisely. The difference between accepting and loving the sinner versus accpting sin is near the very core of Christianity. I don't know of any Christian church that will toss a homosexual out for being one, but certainly most would not allow such a person to promote that ugly sin in their meetings.
LOL!
Most likely because it will serve to strenghten conservatives outrage of the media keeping gay rights front and center and our opinion of the way the MSM manipulates what we see on TV. I think they would like things to die down after their obvious attempt to sway an American election. They are losing viewers and advertisers right and left. Damage control comes to mind.
I have a real hard time crediting the purported statement from CBS, et. al. I'd like to see the original document/release.
I would normally agree... but could you imagine the libel suit that the UCC would get hit with if they misrepresented their statement?
I really don't know. I used a little "artistic license" in my depiction, but according to the article, some comparison was made:
"The advertisement goes beyond identifying why the UCC is a good and open church by trying to tag other churches as brutish thugs - and this appears to be the concern of CBS."
I'll refrain from commenting on the euphemism used here, and just ask: How is it that the leadership of this denomination is controlled by people who obviously do not reflect the Biblical beliefs of most of it's members?
There is some serious house cleaning that needs to be done in many Christian organizations. The time is well past when we can just ignore these wholesale hijackings.
The lamestream media "opposing" these ads also permits them to play "good cop/bad cop" with the UCC being the "bad" cop and the media being "good" by exercising restraint.
Anyone recall the advertising that showed black people being hosed down and claiming that Republicans would bring this back?
Unfortunately, most UCC members focus on their local church and could care less what the national office is saying.
Homosexual Agenda Ping. Hmmm - is the left devouring itself?? Since when is CBS concerned about "balance" or not being overly pro-"gay"?
Hmmm - seems to be a shift in the wind.
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