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Evangelist Doug Sehorne Uses 'Modern Family' Photo On Cover Of Fundamentalist Ebook; Hilarity Ensues
The Huffington Post | By Yasmine Hafiz Posted: 08/15/2013 1:50 pm EDT | Updated: 08/15/2013 5:54 pm EDT
Fundamental Evangelist Doug Sehorne got a nasty shock when he realized that the image he had chosen for the cover of his e-book, "Bible Principles of Child Discipline from the Book of Proverbs)," was in fact a picture of a famous family from a "wicked TV show involving a gay couple!" according to his Facebook page.
Yep, he put the much-loved Dunphys from TV show "Modern Family" on his book cover, who aren't beloved at all by many fundamentalist religious groups. The show was once called the "next big thing for gay rights" for positively depicting a gay couple with an adopted child, which makes it "wicked" in Sehorne's eyes.
He furiously ranted about the mix-up on his Facebook and Twitter pages, condemning "Modern Family," gay couples, TVs, TV shows, Google Images, and sodomy:
PowerToThePeople
(9,610 posts)babylonsister
(171,065 posts)By who? I got it off of FB who got it off of HuffPo. Does this subject upset you? Did you not like the show?
mockmonkey
(2,815 posts)Property of ABC or Lloyd-Levitan Productions I imagine.
PowerToThePeople
(9,610 posts)The book author used a copywriten photo for his cover. Did the author get permission to use the photo?
edit- the show is funny, I like it.
TroglodyteScholar
(5,477 posts)"Which I assumed" is an idiotic excuse!
babylonsister
(171,065 posts)pnwmom
(108,977 posts)He thought that because he got it from google images it was free from copyright.
Wednesdays
(17,368 posts)LiberalLovinLug
(14,173 posts)You can be sued if you use an image for commercial purposes without consent. He was too ignorant to find that out. Also he was too cheap to simply buy an istockphoto image for maybe $20, or even just get one of the perfect Christian families that he must know to pose for a shot.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)And if he expected his book to sell well, buying a stock photo factors into the costs (and possibly tax benefits) later.
Although I do wonder how often he uses his computer as a TV set...
Fearless
(18,421 posts)and their use of music at their rallies, I'd say probably not.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)sufrommich
(22,871 posts)few comedies that makes me laugh out loud,Parks and Rec being the other.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)winter is coming
(11,785 posts)Or is it just that none of the people he knows can be seen in mirrors or photographs?
on edit: Looking forward to his next tome, 'Biblical Culinary Principles from Leviticus'.
sheshe2
(83,755 posts)Oooops is right!
pic from his FB page.
God really does work in mysterious ways~
Thanks I needed a laugh!
freshwest
(53,661 posts)God has her own bug zapper~ Yikes no wonder we have so much lightning!
She's always busy. So many bugs to fry~ so little time.
freshwest
malaise
(268,993 posts)Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Thou shalt not steal. I hope they sue for copyright violations.
tanyev
(42,554 posts)Marr
(20,317 posts)Why would anyone make that assumption?
More like, "I stole the image thinking I would never be called on it".
Response to Marr (Reply #12)
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dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)ie: self published.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)it's no longer called "vanity publishing." Have a look at this author's blog about that:
http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/
WorseBeforeBetter
(11,441 posts)I'll NEVER understand their thought processes.
hibbing
(10,098 posts)Hi,
Evil TV, surprised I didn't see fluoride on the list too.
Peace
Egnever
(21,506 posts)WTF tv is evil but you have no problem with the internet?
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)What about the 700 Club?
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Doesn't he know a straight family he could have photographed?
progressoid
(49,990 posts)alfredo
(60,071 posts)ljm2002
(10,751 posts)..."which I assumed were not copyrighted".
What an ass. I'm guessing that image is copyrighted. I hope they sue his ass, just for fun.
struggle4progress
(118,282 posts)bluedigger
(17,086 posts)HardTimes99
(2,049 posts)Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)He has so many followers who are so ignorant.
What a moron. Why would anyone assume images that turn up on a Google search are not copyrighted? Wasn't one of the Commandments "Thou shalt not steal?"
jmowreader
(50,557 posts)Real influential guy, this "Evangelist Doug" who has 43 followers.
Rebellious Republican
(5,029 posts)What with all the small part on the cover. You can hardly read it.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts).
Wounded Bear
(58,653 posts)Everybody has one, and everyone thinks the other guy's stinks.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)tanyev
(42,554 posts)of the type of parenting I imagine he espouses.
hueymahl
(2,496 posts)Not that we needed more proof!
kentauros
(29,414 posts)It's even got a patriot in there!
mountain grammy
(26,620 posts)kentauros
(29,414 posts)And I think I'm going to have to netflix it now. What better way to watch a soap-parody than one episode a day?
KoKo
(84,711 posts)Blinded by hate many of these "Family Values Folks" end up looking like fools.
A Simple Game
(9,214 posts)was a victim of child abuse. Took her mother to court and now lives with her sister.
Probably the perfect example for this idiots book.
sakabatou
(42,152 posts)Nevernose
(13,081 posts)"We worship the flaw, the belly, the belly, the mole on the belly of an exquisite whore.
He spared the child and spoiled the rod. I have not sold myself to God."
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)I have to say, it's hard to fake that level of stupid.
mwb970
(11,358 posts)All of them!
We are assaulted by monumental stupidity from the far right EVERY DAY now. It is truly unbelievable to me that there are so many people like this.
underpants
(182,800 posts)underpants
(182,800 posts)Kber
(5,043 posts)Well, actually, the content is probably crap pulled from his ass, too.
drm604
(16,230 posts)He doesn't watch television but he does use the internet?
Doesn't he realize that the internet has things much more sinful than anything he'll ever see on TV?
Grins
(7,217 posts)I can only assume that that would be the same friends, good "Christians" all, who watch Modern Family...?
ninjanurse
(93 posts)always better to use your own original images-- don't be a cheapskate
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)mountain grammy
(26,620 posts)marble falls
(57,081 posts)AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)Why would anyone take parenting advice from someone so completely out of touch?
I mean, I hardly watch TV, but I still know about the show! One has to really be insulated (and completely uncurious) to avoid huge things in pop culture.