"NBC Must Drop 'The Book of Daniel'...written by a PRACTICING HOMOSEXUAL!"

[Bluebear]

:crazy:

Contact: Don Swarthout, President, Christians Reviving America's Values, CRAVE, 859-219-1222, 859-619-2811 cell

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 /Christian Wire Service/ -- NBC aired a program called The Book of Daniel last Friday evening and they have laid an egg. The show was hyped as a serious drama about an Episcopal Priest named Daniel Webster. So far, so good.

However, Daniel is a pill-popping Priest who lives with a variety of daily problems. His wife is an alcoholic, his son is a homosexual and his adopted son is having sex with a young girl. If you think this is bad, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Daniels brother-in-law has stolen 3 Million Dollars of the churches money and has left town. The money was to be used for building a school. The brother-in-law, who was hired by Daniel, is found dead in a motel room. The brother-in-law was having an affair with his secretary and she is suspected in his death. It turns out that the secretary is having a lesbian affair with the brother-in-laws wife.

Jesus is also a central figure who rides in the car with Daniel and gives very soft advice about his pill-popping and other daily problems. Daniel preaches a message about sin wherein he says that all of us are just human beings who are all going to be unable to control ourselves and that all human beings sin.

A woman who is a church leader tries to chastise him for the sermon, but then this same church leader sleeps with another church leader. Well, I guess that gives you some of the low down.

The show is written by a practicing homosexual, Jack Kenny. Jack Kenny said, "I don't necessarily know that all the MYTH surrounding him (Jesus) is true." Kenny also is interested in Buddhist teachings about reincarnation.

"This show is the most thinly veiled attack upon Christianity and all people of faith that has ever been put on a major network" said, Don Swarthout, President of Christians Reviving America's Values aka CRAVE.

"We cannot allow NBC to continue to air this program. This entire program is a disgrace to all of the decent people in America. It must be taken off of the air before it goes any further with its attack upon Christianity, People of Faith and all decent people in America," Swarthout said.

"How can anyone expect decent people to enjoy this so called serious drama about a man who is the Pastor of a church who lives his life with so much daily junk in his life? How can anyone expect a program written by a practicing homosexual, who does not even believe in the principles of Christianity to be fair toward people of faith? Swarthout asked.

"Every decent person in America needs to contact all of the NBC affiliates in their state and demand that this program be taken off of the air," Swarthout concluded.

http://www.earnedmedia.org/crave0109.htm

[undeterred]

1. Well, that does it, I won't watch again

until its being written by an "experienced" homosexual and not one who is just "practicing".

[Bluebear]

4. I agree.

I mean, until he passes his homosexual board exams at least.

[kenny blankenship]

25. His orals?

[Bluebear]

26. Sh-doom BAH! nt

[bliss_eternal]

29. You're hot today--

really on a roll.
:rofl:

[Catshrink]

5. Ha!

:rofl:

[supernova]

11. LMAO!

:rofl: :thumbsup: Good one!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. Perhaps decent people will write

and tell NBC to keep the show on, Mr. Swarthout. There is more than one concept of what is right and decent.

[Blue_In_AK]

45. I already did...

and begged them not to give in to right-wing pressure.

"Please, please, please do not cave in to pressure from the religious right regarding this show. I watched the pilot last night and LOVED it. This is the way Christianity "should" be depicted, in my opinion -- loving, compassionate, forgiving. Jesus was very much as I remembered him being taught to me as a child -- not the false Christ that is presented by the Falwells and Robertsons of the world, full of hatred and intolerance.

Great show -- keep up the good work."

[NMMNG]

73. Already did

And unlike many of the fundies, who wrote in whining about the show's content before it even aired I wrote in after viewing it. It always amazes me how people can judge something and make proclamations about its morality, portrayal of a certain group, etc. when they haven't even read/watched/heard it.

[Vincardog]

3. "Every decent person in America needs to contact all of the NBC affiliates

in their state and demand that this program Remain on the air, and that they quit bowing to the radical right.

[Fridays Child]

6. Oh, yeah. That law against practicing homosexuals writing for TV.

Somebody must have forgotten about that law.

/sarcasm

Sheesh.

[countmyvote4real]

7. What if the writer was a non-practicing homosexual?

God these people need to get a life.

[Ready4Change]

8. "The show was hyped as a serious drama..." WHAT?

He clearly, CLEARLY! did NOT see the same commercials I did.

Come ON now!

[Semi_subversive]

9. He needs to go back to whacking off to kiddie porn

like all the other "Good Christians".

[FreedomAngel82]

47. I take offense to that

I'm a Christian and find that comment disgusting.

[progressivebydesign]

55. Oddly enough, the only people I've known to be perverted were religious.

They were practicing Christians.. so to speak. Each person that I have known of, was a paragon of christian virtue, until they were busted for some really kinky shit. Maybe it's the repression...

[FreedomAngel82]

59. Well sorry to disappoint you but you don't know me and others

So I'd appreciate it if you don't throw insulting comments such as that towards me and other Christians here who you don't know.

[Semi_subversive]

75. I'm a Christian, too

and I find the actions of these phony Christians disgusting!

[politicaholic]

10. Uhhh, and what about the "thinnly vieled" christian propaganda?

Thinly vieled my ass, "Touched by an Angel", "Little (out)House on the Prairy", that show about how God gave that chick the ability to see ghosts or whatever. We don't bitch about their blatant content, why can't there be another view?

Screw them. Homophobic pricks.

[Bluebear]

13. Highway to heaven. Joan of Arcadia. Revelations.

Did you hear peep from atheists demanding that these shows not air?

[FreedomAngel82]

49. I know of some Christians who didn't like Revelation

:shrug: I guess it was too Catholic or something.

[Ready4Change]

20. What about NON-veiled Christian propoganda?

Sunday morning, 700 Club, and all the others. I mean ALL the others. Not a Pagan ritual to be seen. Not a prayer to Mecca. Not a taoist chant, not a buddhist prayer, not a sacrifice to Satan, not a Crystal Laser Show to the Divine Universal IS.

Nope. Just Hyper Christ Time, all Sunday Morning.

You know what, if they want to keep their Sunday morning programming they can just eat dinner during one single fricken hour a week.

Not good enough? Fine. We can cancel "Daniel", in return for cancelling all religious programming and replacing them with repeats of Saturday morning cartoons on Sundays. The kids will love that so much they'll want to stay home from church to watch. EVERYONE wins!

GOD save us all!

[politicaholic]

34. If they had to pay taxes they wouldn't have a friggin' channel...

but instead, they need to spray paint their hair high and prey on people's fear and guilt through lies and manipulation.

Con artists the lot of them.

[FreedomAngel82]

50. I guess I live in a police state now

Other people telling other adults what to watch. Tsk. As a Christian I believe God gave me and every other Christian freewill to make our own choices in life and deal with any consequences that come from those choices, so why won't these people let me have my freewill? Why are they taking away my first amendment of free speech? Why are they taking the creators first amendment? Would they like it if I tried to take away the "700 Club"? Robertson constantly insults me as a liberal and has called for the assisination of a democratic elected president because he can't get his diamonds and other minerals. We should all try to get rid of "700 Club" and teach them a lesson. I'm usually not one for smiting but this is too damn far!

[DBoon]

12. I will never read 'Collected Works of A. M. Turing"

as the founder of modern computer science was a practicing homosexual.

[TheBaldyMan]

53. sweetie, he was a screaming queen

my favourite Turing quote is "Who's the gorgeous boy?"

[DBoon]

66. so you are telling me that he was not a "practicing homosexual"

he was rather a virtuoso?

[TheBaldyMan]

74. I think enthusiastic amateur is the best description

I read Andrew Hodges biography of him a good few years ago and it's an AMAZING book. The mind boggles about what might have happened between him and Wittgenstein. Really sad at the end though.

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[madrchsod]

15. oh those with so little faith

satan temps them so

[FreedomAngel82]

58. Sad isn't it?

My faith isn't that weak because of a tv show. :eyes: Instead of whining about a tv show why not turn it off and do something else? Actually read the Bible, spend time with family or just watch something else!

[BlackVelvet04]

16. I think the show is over the top....

and a deliberate insult to Christians, BUT everyone has the right to turn the channel or turn the t.v. off so I don't have a problem with the show being on the air.

[FreedomAngel82]

60. Oh yes

It's so insulting because the guy has real life issues. :sarcasm: Give me a break. I'm a Christian and didn't find it insulting but facing reality that some people go through.

[BlackVelvet04]

62. No, it's not insulting because the guy has real life issues,

it was just over the top, IMO, as to the NUMBER of real life issues surrounding the one guy. It didn't really offend me, but I thought the show was really pretty silly. There weren't many problems they didn't throw in and it was just the first show.

[kenny blankenship]

17. Turn in your crayons, boys!

you aren't to write, aren't to draw, aren't to speak, aren't to act in plays motion-pictures or broadcasts on any subject or topic having to do with religion. And since EVERYTHING has to do with religion (as everything in the universe falls under God's authority and thus under the jurisdiction of His Holy Men), you aren't not to express your thoughts or feelings on ANY subject whatsoever. Especially not sexual subjects--neither of your own foul & perverted kind, nor the spiritually chaste sexual transactions of God's righteous little breeders.

[LiberalPartisan]

18. Reason enough to tune in!! n/t

[G_j]

19. practicing homosexual?

I didn't know it was something one practiced. I suppose that Don is a "practicing" heterosexual then, or maybe not. :shrug:

[jmowreader]

40. You've got to practice homosexuality...

Consider: You're a homosexual. You don't practice. You get an invitation to go to a leather bar. Great! Off you go...

only to find that, because you don't practice, you get laughed at by the people who are good at being gay.

You practice piano, right? And art, acting, golf, basketball...how, then, is homosexuality any different?

[bliss_eternal]

21. There's a practice for homosexuals?

Like a dental practice?

:P

[Bluebear]

23. I know where I could hang my shingle....

but I digress.

[bliss_eternal]

27. ...!

:rofl:

[nickinSTL]

22. If they want to ban everything from hollywood that has connections

to practicing homosexuals...

There won't be anything left! :evilgrin:

[liam_laddie]

39. Right...I mean Correct!

If every popular TV show had to outplace gay producers and writers,
there'd be precious little worth viewing!

[Book Lover]

24. So showing sinners somehow distorts Christianity?

Or is it that "decent" people don't want to be reminded of those icky sins that make them feel, well, icky?

[NC_Nurse]

28. I liked it.

But, I'm not a "christian", I'm a Diest who likes Jesus. Go figure.

What? A little HUMANITY in a show about clergy? How awful! Let's cover all that up and settle the lawsuits later.

:sarcasm:

[elfin]

57. Me too. eom

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[Bluebear]

33. Bahahahahahahaha

Touche~!

[graywarrior]

31. I watched it and liked it. But the more I hear from these

idiots makes me LOVE it.

[Beaverhausen]

35. I recorded it and plan to watch tonight

I'm looking forward to it!

[stanwyck]

32. What about "Desperate Housewives"

"practicing homosexual" Marc Cherry? Or does he get an exemption from the Christian hit squad since he's a Republican who's donated to conservative candidates?
Maybe some payola gets you off the hit list.
Afterall, "Desperate Housewives" has homosexuality, adultery, murder, kinky sex, and sex with minors.
Where's the outrage and calls for boycotting from our watchdog Christians?
Or are those "values" overlooked when the "practicing homosexual" is coughing up money for Republicans?
Seems very convenient.
And hypocritical.

[bliss_eternal]

43. There was talk of some advertisers dropping the show

after the first episode aired. Too scandalous for their pure products apparently. :eyes: I later heard the christian right had something to do with it--threatening boycott and all...

[stanwyck]

63. But the creator's sexual orientation

wasn't part of the boycott, was it? Because Cherry is a Republican who has contributed to Republican candidates. So he wasn't a target, personally. Which is not the case for "The Book of Daniel." Here, it's the writer's homosexuality which is being targeted.
Seems like a double standard based on who greased the GOP's palm.
The rightwing Christian conscious seems a bit "flexible" here.

[bliss_eternal]

67. Good point--

and thank you for making it. I'm sorry that I failed to see this in the example I provided.

It's important that we start to recognize subtle and overt ways in which they (the right wing, christian coalition, etc.) target gays. You are right, that this person's sexuality has nothing to do with anything. Another attempt at a witch hunt for them.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

36. Oooh.... Those gays.

Can't like them.

:eyes:

[KamaAina]

37. He's still practicing? When is he going to get his license?

I'm thinking, instead of having to pass the bar, he'll have to go into it :evilgrin:

[bliss_eternal]

38. I've attended churches w/scandalous goings on

behind the scenes. (Don't anymore--don't attend church at all actually.)

I've heard stories from friends that have as well. We all recall the Jim Baker scandal among others.

Since when does christianity make one immune from 'sin' and 'sinful' behaviour. I would say it makes them MORE prone, personally.

[LibDemAlways]

65. One of the priests from the church I attend

was transferred to another parish nearby where he took up with the married choir director who quickly divorced her husband and left her five children for him. He's now a "rent-a-priest," one of a group of former Catholic priests who gave into their carnal desires and got hitched and now make a living performing non-denominational weddings and funerals. This was a guy who in his former priestly life routinely lectured about morality and personal sacrifice.

At least he wasn't into children...which is, of course, a horrific scandal that has cost the church dearly in terms of credibility and trust.

The hypocrisy of it all is astounding.

[maveric]

41. Watched it and LOVED IT! And I rarely watch network TV.

It shows the realities that mainstream america are subjected to.
And the moral crowd has a problem with reality? Noooo! Couldnt be!

Sadly they will pull this great show like they did to HBO's "Carnivale".

[fishwax]

42. well, you've finally done it. I'll watch now

I heard all the controversy but didn't know anything about the show other than it pissed off the fundies. And while that's always a plus in my book, it wasn't enough to convince me to watch. But this description makes it sound like a really good show, so I guess I'll tune in now :)

As to whether an openly gay writer can write something that treats faith fairly (as if that weren't an absurd freaking question anyway), I think Six Feet Under had several very respectful representations of faith.

[chat_noir]

44. sermons written by a practicing homosexual - Rev. Lonnie Latham

Lonnie Latham, pastor of South Tulsa Baptist Church in Tulsa, Okla. And a member of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee, was arrested the night of Jan. 3 in Oklahoma City for "offering to engage in an act of lewdness" according to charges published in various wire reports.

In an area of the city known for male prostitution, Latham allegedly asked a male undercover police officer to go with him to a local hotel for sex.

Television cameras captured him leaving the jail the next day when he stated he "was set up" and was in the area "pastoring to police."

http://www.biblicalrecorder.org/content/news/2006/01_09_2006/ne090106sbc.shtml

[FreedomAngel82]

46. I guess nobody knows what a remote control is

[JerseygirlCT]

48. If he's a practicing homosexual, does that mean

he just hasn't gotten it right yet?

[Stephanie]

51. Those people might as well just toss their TV's out the window, then.

There's not a show on television that doesn't have a "practicing homosexual" on the writing staff. If this is their new meme they are going to have to give up TV entirely.

[FreedomAngel82]

52. All these people just want is a fight to actually win

It's not about anything. It's just about a fight and to win something. They've lost the "Intelligent Design" battle, the "War on Christmas" only few people gave a damn about since it didn't exist and George Bush is ignoring them. That's what this is about. They didn't scream about "Joan of Arcadia" or "Touched by an Angel" which focused on angels and not about Jesus and showed angels doing things which a lot of Christian's don't believe in (they believe in angels but not like they showed on "Touch by an Angel" I believe).

[Caria]

54. I turned it on only to see what upset the fundies

And I LOVE this show!

There was a wonderful scene in which Daniel's wife protests, "But he IS our own," but the creepy racist woman doesn't get it. And then the person who wrote the Christian Wire Servies piece distinguishes between "his son" and "his adopted son" in the same way the racist character did!

[ContraBass Black]

56. I'm celibate.

Does that mean I'm not a practicing heterosexual?

If so, I guess I'd better get busy.

[truth2power]

61. And their beef is what??....

Every time these nutjobs publish some screed, it defies any attempt at analysis.

Just what is Mr. Swarthout's primary issue? Is it that Book of Daniel is a crappy show? (Unfortunately, I missed it last week. Will certainly watch this week; that is if our Taliban hasn't succeeded in terrorizing the networks into submission by then.)

Is it that Mr. Kenny is a "practicing" homosexual? Unlike the plethora of "closeted" homosexuals in the Bush administration, I suppose. Too funny! :rofl:

Or is it (and this really chaps my a$$) that Mr. Kenny is interested...INTERESTED, mind you...in Buddhist teachings about reincarnation? Goddess knows, we wouldn't want to be interested in something outside the realm of fundie orthodoxy, never mind actually believe in such a thing.

As far as that goes, Mr. Kenny may be INTERESTED in restoring antique cars for all we know. But I suspect Mr. Swarthout wouldn't have felt compelled to apprise us of that little irrelevancy.

And...picky, picky..was the word "myth" capitalized in Mr. Kenny's original statement? If not, Mr. Swarthout should have put "emphasis added" after said statement. Unless, of course, he wanted to make sure the more cognitively impaired in his Fundie audience didn't miss that bit of red meat.


I wouldn't be surprised if, down the pike, we hear of Mr. Swarthout having been arrested for propositioning some undercover cop for sex in a public park. Sheesh!! :banghead:

[SPKrazy]

64. How Much Practice Does It Take To Be A Homosexual?

:rofl:

I mean really, it takes practice? :sarcasm:

[txindy]

69. Apparently a great deal

It takes lots of folks their entire lives.

These protestors are certifiable, I swear.

[OneBlueSky]

70. lots! . . . Practice Makes Perfect . . . and it's so much fun! . . . n/t

.

[AntiCoup2K4]

68. Maybe they should hire a "practicing heterosexual" to write the show....

I hear there's a minister named Lonnie Latham in Oklahoma who's looking for a new job. He practices being heterosexual most of the time, so that's probably enough for WildMoron.

[kevinbgoode]

71. Geez...this sounds like a docu-drama about the real

"religious" Right. . .I mean, throw in some Republican mayors of Spokane...a Baptist official soliciting police for blowjobs in a gay resort parking lot, add some Neil Horsley sex with mules, spice it a little bit with Pat Robertson diatribes...add a little James Dobson "men should take their sons into the shower and show them their peepee" and fade to the ongoing and massive Catholic Church pedophile scandals....ohhhhh...now I get it.

These people hate this program because it must hit awfully close to home...

[AntiCoup2K4]

72. You forgot to add a gay prostitute with 100's of hours in the White House

....most of which were NOT spent in the press room, where he was pretending to be a journalist.