Divine Denial

Perhaps this post should be over on Moral Contradictions but I couldn’t reach Nathan to ask him to post it 😉 From American Prospect:

Each of the Big Three networks, plus Fox’s broadcast network, have rejected a paid advertisement from the United Church of Christ that bears the tagline, “God doesn’t reject people. Neither do we.” Viacom’s gay-targeted cable channel, LOGO, has also rejected the ad, which conveys a message of inclusiveness, even depicting a gay couple.

I looked at the ad (which, by the way, doesn’t display properly in Mozilla but does just fine in IE) and can’t find any reason why the networks would refuse to air it. And shame on LOGO for not taking the opportunity to air it.

To their credit, a number of cable channels are running the current ad. They include CNN, Lifetime, BET, Hallmark, History, TBS, TNT, E!, Lifetime, SI-TV, and Azteca America.

Bravo! Here’s hoping the Big Three, Fox and certainly LOGO learn from this. I find nothing offensive about inclusiveness.