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."
So the Christians have no problem blocking programming with scantily clad women from being piped into their homes, but they are afraid that their programming might be the one to suffer from offering a choice.
And they are right!
Let me tell you if I have a choice between the PTL Club and MTV's Cribs....well......well actually I won't watch either one, but I would definitely gag less watching MTV then PTL. Have you watched some of these religious programs? I often have to ask myself if they are really being serious or are just putting us all on?
I just want to send them money so they can get their giant hair under control. It must be horrible having that huge thing stuck to your head.
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