Evangelicals vs. Christian Cable: "Evangelicals vs. Christian Cable
Under 'a la Carte' Plan, Viewers Could Bar Certain Channels
By Piet Levy
Religion News Service
Saturday, June 10, 2006; B09
Evangelical Christians are on the front lines in the battle over indecency on cable television, calling for a pick-and-choose pricing plan that would allow viewers to keep certain channels out of their homes.
But on the opposite end of the battlefield is an opponent familiar to and even respected by evangelicals: Christian cable stations.
The fear among Christian broadcasters is that a proposal to allow consumers to reject MTV or Comedy Central would also allow them to drop the Trinity Broadcasting Network or Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network. Cutting off that access could hurt religious broadcasters.
'We do not believe that 'a la carte' is the cure for the disease,' said Colby May, attorney for the Faith and Family Broadcasting Coalition, which represents Trinity and CBN, in addition to other stations. 'In fact, it is a cure that may very well kill the patient. . .'"
. . .and lay a whapping on our bottom line.
2 comments:
'We do not believe that 'a la carte' is the cure for the disease,'
Of COURSE they don't. Apparently, there is no such thing as a good choice. Forget "Do as I say, not as I do." Folks like this stop after the "say" part.
And they do NOT speak for most of the claimants to Christianity with whom I'm familiar in my daily life.
Sad stuff...
(Found you thru Daou.)
Thanks for stopping by. You've happened upon one of my hobby horses-- the channeling-God version of spirituality that strips personal choice from the galaxy of options that must, somehow, define what is, in fact, a moral life. (Gee. If I could get Blogger to work more than once a week, I might could make a post out of that!)
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