Most of these Christians have not seen the show, only heard about it. These are probably the same fascists that called local retail stores, during the holidays, to threaten a boycott if the weren’t greeted with “Merry Christmas.” These fascist Christians want to control all aspects of our lives, from how we celebrate our private holidays to what we see on TV.
The show they oppose is about a minister with a family and many of today’s common problems. That was just a little too much for the fanatics that never want to see a Christian suffer any wrong action.
According to the Eagle:
Station general manager Shawn Oswald said Thursday that the station received more than 300 e-mails and phone calls from viewers opposed to the show.
"Over the past several days KSN has been contacted by viewers and area religious leaders expressing concerns over the content of this program," the station said in a news release. "As broadcasters using public airwaves and leaders in the community, we don't believe it's in the best interests of our community to air a program that a large number of viewers find deeply offensive."
In "The Book of Daniel," Aidan Quinn portrays the Rev. Daniel Webster, an Episcopalian minister. According to the show's description on the NBC Web site, Daniel "struggles to be a good husband, father and minister, while trying to control a nagging addiction to prescription painkillers, and an often rocky relationship with the church hierarchy."
The (Ir)Rev. Terry Fox, pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church and one of the worst of the religious fascist leaders who contacted the station, was pleased with the decision.
"I think (the show's) content is very offensive to most of the people in the country, and especially to people in Kansas," he said. "And I think it says that the local station truly is listening to the majority of people and I think the people really appreciate it."
Well, not everyone agrees. Most of us would like to decide for ourselves what to watch. According the Eagle, other church leaders disagreed with Fox also.
The Rev. Kate Moorehead, rector of St. James Episcopal Church in east Wichita, said she was looking forward to the show. She called the decision not to air it a form of censorship.
"People should understand it as fiction and as a form of art," she said. "And they should be able to judge for themselves whether they want to watch it or not."
The Rev. William James Wood, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in downtown Wichita, said he wasn't concerned about the show's portrayal of religious leaders and their families.
"I wouldn't get up in arms about that," he said. "This is fiction."
A representative from the American Family Association (another front for religious fundamentalists) saw a special viewing of the show on Tuesday and described it as an attack on Christianity, said Randy Sharp, its director of special projects.
Among the group's criticisms is that the show portrays Jesus -- who appears and speaks to the minister -- as a "good ol' boy, nonchalant, happy-go-lucky kind of guy," Sharp said.
"It's not a true representation of Jesus Christ," he said.
It’s funny how these people seem experts on a man who died 2,000 years ago, as if they knew him personally. They have not tolerance for those who disagree with their version of Jesus and play the same role in Kansas as the Rev. Fred Phelps and the Ku Klux Klan.
Ku Klux Klan
American Nazis in the news; a Dateline NBC report shows a Neo-Nazi rally in front of Capitol in Washington D.C., 2004.At the very last minute KSNW Channel 3 reversed its decision and decided to air the program after all.
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