Version #1
September 18, 2006
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NBC, Madonna Set To Mock The Crucifixion of Christ
Help send one million emails asking NBC to show
Christians the same respect they show other religions
Dear john,
Following the lead of Rosie O'Donnell and ABC, NBC has
decided to join in the bashing of Christians by airing a Madonna special
in November. A specific date has not been released.
In the show, Madonna, wearing a fake crown of thorns,
descends on a suspended mirrored, disco ball-type cross. When some
Christian leaders complained about the mockery, NBC ignored their
concerns.
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Here to see a video and photos of the show.
Making mockery of the crucifixion of Christ has been a
trademark of Madonna for many years. In 1989 she had a video for the hit
song "Like A Prayer." The video featured burning crosses,
statues crying blood and Madonna--representing Jesus--freeing a saint
from his sexual repression by seducing him. This is the same Madonna who
once said, "Crucifixes are sexy because there's a naked man on
them."
Kevin Reilly, an executive at NBC, said Madonna
considered the scene mocking the crucifixion of Christ the highlight of
her show. "We (NBC) viewed it and didn't see it as being
inappropriate." Madonna considers mocking the crucifixion of Jesus
the highlight of her show and NBC agrees.
Version #2
September 28, 2006
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NBC: Bible Verses In Veggie Tales Offensive, But Not
Madonna's Mockery Of The Crucifixion Of Christ
Dear [Name omitted]
NBC anti-Christian bigotry continues. This time NBC
censored Bible verses and expressions of Christian love from the
children's cartoon Veggie Tales being shown Saturday mornings on NBC.
NBC says comments such as "God made you special
and He loves you very much" were offensive and censored them from
the show.
In response to the outrage over the allegations that
NBC was ordering the removal of any references to God and the Bible from
the animated series, the network first issued a flat denial. As reported
in Broadcasting & Cable, NBC said they had to "clip off the
beginning and ending tags, which are Bible verses, but they were also
arguably the easiest cut to make."
The creator of Veggie Tales, Phil Vischer, said NBC's
excuse for censoring the Bible verses was not true. Vischer said,
"Well, that's kinda funny, because as the guy required to do all
the editing, I know that statement is false...The show wasn't too long,
it was too Christian. The show was already cut down to the proper
length, so timing had nothing to do with it."
NBC then backpeddled: "NBC is committed to the
positive messages and universal values of Veggie Tales. Our goal is to
reach as broad an audience as possible with these positive messages
while being careful not to advocate any one religious point of
view." Evidently NBC considers not being truthful as one of their
"universal values."
Vischer said had he known how much censorship NBC
would exercise, he would not have signed on for the network deal.
Censored were comments such as: "Calm down. The
Bible says we should love our enemies." And "the Bible says
Samson got his strength from God. And God can give us strength,
too."
NBC says using Bible verses or referring to God is
offensive to some non-Christians. But NBC doesn't hesitate to offend
Christians by showing Madonna mocking the crucifixion of Christ. Neither
do not mind offending Christians in their new program Studio 60 with a
segment called Crazy Christians. (Please read the review.)
This will seem a strong statement, and it is: The real
reason the religious content is being censored is that the networks are
run by people who have an anti-Christian bias. I noticed this
anti-Christian bigotry and spoke out against it over 25 years ago. I'm
sorry if someone thinks that is too harsh, but I must speak the truth as
God leads me to see the truth. (Please click here to read excerpts from
a speech I gave to a group of TV officials in September, 1981—25 years
ago.)
Take Action
1. Send an email to NBC asking them to end their bias against Christians
and stop censoring the references to God's love in Veggie Tales.
2. Forward this to friends and family so they will
know of NBC's anti-Christian bias. NBC is owned by General Electric.
3. Print out the AFA Pass Along sheet and distribute
at your Sunday School class and church. Ask your pastor to encourage
members to send an email.
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small gift? Thank you for caring enough to get involved.
Sincerely,
Donald E. Wildmon, Founder and Chairman
American Family Association
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