Thursday, December 02, 2004
Petition #3
CBS and NBC have refused to air a paid advertisement produced by the United Church of Christ (UCC). The outrageous message that warrants censorship? The denomination wants viewers to know that everyone is welcome at their churches.
CBS states it is will not run the ad because it has a policy not to run issue advocacy ads on topics that are part of a national public debate. Similarly, the rejection by NBC declared the spot "too controversial." The UCC ad apparently ran afoul of the CBS policy by promoting the fact that its churches welcome gay and lesbian members as well as members of other minority groups, youth and seniors. Even if the commercial were deemed a controversial issue ad, CBS has contradicted its policy in the past by running strident anti-marijuana ads as well as ads by the Bush administration touting their new prescription drug program.
Tell CBS and NBC that the increasing visibility of gay and lesbian citizens in our society is not controversial. However, a network's censorship of mainstream views is clearly a violation of the public trust and interest. CBS and NBC should be ashamed.
posted by chris at 10:16 AM
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