CBS, NBC Reject Church Ad

[Jonbo298]

CLEVELAND - A liberal-leaning church said CBS and NBC rejected a national spot because it alludes to condemnation of gay relationships by some churches.

The 30-second spot launched Wednesday highlights the Cleveland-based United Church of Christ's welcoming stance toward gays and anyone else who might feel shunned elsewhere.

The networks said the spot was too controversial to broadcast because it implied exclusion of gay and lesbian couples by other groups, according to the UCC.

A CBS spokesman said gay relationships were a matter of public debate and "we have a long policy of not accepting advocacy advertising." Messages seeking comment were left Wednesday at NBC's New York and West Coast offices.

The ad was accepted by ABC Family, AMC, BET, Discovery and TBS, among others, the church said.

The ad, part of a 3 1/2-week, $1.7 million campaign, shows a muscular bouncer working a rope line outside a nameless church and deciding who is eligible to enter and worship.

"No, step aside, please," he says to two men holding hands.

Across the screen comes the message, "Jesus didn't turn people away. Neither do we." The final scene shows two women embracing.

"We're doing it because we made a discovery: There are lots of people out there who don't know we exist," said Ron Buford, who is coordinating the program for the 1.3 million-member denomination, down from 1.7 million in 1989.

The UCC has 6,000 congregations.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=19&u=/ap/20041201/ap_on_re_us/church_advertising

Too many words to say. But I'll keep it short. Sad, very sad and shame to CBS and NBC.

[GameMaster]

Everyone deserves the chance to share their ideas with the world. :(

[Ginkasa]

Bravo to the church in question and shame on the networks in question.


*shrugs and walks away*

[Typhoid]

I agree with both of you.

[Seth]

I can see why the networks didn't air the commercial. The spokesperson outlined their station's stance on advocacy advertising.

People always find something to bull**** about and I don't blame the station for trying to avoid it.

[Canyarion]

Jesus didn't reject people, but he DID tell/teach them to change. :unsure:

[DeathsHand]

Mohammed Atta was a queer... He was a homosexual...

Alls I know is this whole religion boom and moral hooplah scares me...

[Canyarion]

The bible actually predicts that religion will be banned. And when they attack Gods true religion, Armageddon will come. :boing:


:bab:

[TheGame]

Anybody is allowed into any church, but that doesn't mean their actions or lifestyle is in any way should be supported by a church. I'm against them not allowing the commercial because people should be allowed to air their 'opinions' and stances of such issues... but (as a christian) I'm for the stations not allowing the commercial because I'd rather that commercial not represent christians as a whole.

I'm neither at that church that wouldn't allow them to enter, nor the church who would pay for an ad in which you see lesbians kissing. This commercial gets the wrong message across on many levels. Nobody who goes to church is without sin, period.... thus nobody would get turned down at the door, period....

The commercial should be allowed to air, but I wouldn't want it to.

[Bond]

The networks can deny any commerical they want.

[Vampyr]

The networks can deny any commerical they want.

I concur. Whoever owns the network can broadcast whatever they want, and arent obligated to sell any commercial slots to anyone.

I also believe that the commercial would have caused more trouble than it was worth, and it was smart of NBC and CBS to just not fool with it.

[Blackmane]

To reiterate what has already been said, Jesus didn't reject people but he sure as heck would have taught them to change. Same with every church I've been to. They let anyone in, but they don't advocate homosexuality because the BIBLE says its wrong.

[Jonbo298]

I'm neither at that church that wouldn't allow them to enter, nor the church who would pay for an ad in which you see lesbians kissing.

AFAIK, the commercial didn't show 2 Lesbians kissing. It just showed 2 women holding hands based off what I read from it.

[DimHalo]

I just saw this commercial. While I don't think there's really much of a problem with it, there is a hint of offence that i take to it. It makes it seem like all other churches (mine would be included in that other) turn people away. But TV politics can be shady so I am ignoring it. Just thought I would post on here that I saw the commercial.

[quiet mike]

Remember that God buried with a volcano Sodoma and Gomora because the people there were homosexuals and lesbians. And it acuses this sin in other places. Any Christian church that agrees to this kind of lifestyle as normal is not a christian church. All churches should allow (and I think most do) homosexuals to come at the service, so they can hear what God sais in the Bible about this. If they want to change they can then start something about it. They could never change or even try it, if they never know that in order to follow God in His way, they have to change. So they have to be allowed in churches where they can hear this word.

The add that church made first shows that the church is just a comnunity gathering where they sing and talk and pray like christians do but are not christians. When gay and lesbians go there they will never hear the truth about what God sais about their lifestyle. The add also implies that no other churches allows those people to come in at the service. That not true at all as I said in the first paragraph. Homosexuals should and are allowed in chirches, but no christian church could ever accept them as members in the body of Christ or in that church unless they change, and no church could get them married and still be called christian.

So the add is false in regards to waht it sais, and because of that, these networks did good to take a stance in this way.