Religious TV network forms partnership with Fox News

[Newsjock]

A little past the sell-by date for LBN.
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/2/162004b.asp

A Christian cable network is expanding its lineup to help believers better influence the culture for Christ.

Executives with FamilyNet, the television subsidiary of the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, announced its plans during the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. The expanded fall lineup will include alliances with Fox News and conservative Christian personalities such as radio commentator Janet Parshall, Jay Sekulow of the American Center for Law and Justice, and Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family.

... "You take a great Christian like Janet Parshall," FamilyNet CEO Bob Sutton says. "She'll be able to be talk to her radio audience and also be talking to our television audience, talking about the comments of the day, on what's happening."

For an example, Sutton recalls a recent broadcast of Parshall's during which she addressed the issue of homosexual marriage. "That would have been perfect with us," he says, "because she could be doing that and we could be running some tape from Fox News that also enhances her program."

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[no_hypocrisy]

1. Yep, FOX News, fair and balanced -- towards fundamentalist Christianity.

n/t

[sallyseven]

2. I think that that might be good

Most people are leery of fundamentalist. They don't like the tone of what they have to say.

[Taeger]

4. It could tip ...

It could tip Catholics and Jews AGAINST Faux News if they are closely associated with evangelical types.


There is an issue of fairness in broadcasting though. Many cable providers are REQUIRED to carry these low wattage religious VHF stations over their cable network. Basically, they have no intention of reaching an over air audience. They're just freeloading of the cable company.

With such an obviously biased political ally like Faux, it could be possible to challenge the laws that require so many fundementalist channels into the cable spectrum.

[KamaAina]

3. Fair 'n' balanced, fair 'n' balanced,

that's a lie, that's a lie.
What you see on Faux News
Tastes like gum on your shoes
Fie, fie, fie! Fie, fie, fie!
</frere-jacques>
:-)

[madmax]

5. Sean Hannity was on CBN yesterday

talking to Pat Robertson. I was flipping channels didn't stay long enough to hear what they were talking about. Couldn't stand looking at either one of them. :puke:

[walkon]

6. Dominionist

It would benefit all to bone up on this "belief system". "The Despoiling of America" is an article that provides much insight into what we are battling and it is not pretty.

Google away!

[cubsfan6969]

7. Will Tammy Fae Baker be a Fox News host?

[The Political Eye]

8. Rupert Murdoch and a family values group? Ouch!

Fox News is about ratings, not family values. Look at the reality shows Fox airs.

The Christan right is about power not compassion.

[zonmoy]

9. actually

the christian right is more about making our country into a christian reconstruction theocracy.