The United Church of Christ (UCC) has had a second commercial rejected by major networks, including ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, and Fox.
The “controversial” commercial features a black woman, gay couple, middle eastern man, and elderly man with a walker being ejected from church. It’s nicknamed the Ejector. The message says, “God doesn’t reject people. Neither do we.”
I’m so glad that major networks think it’s okay to glamorize violence, underage sex, and totally crappy food but think it’s not okay to comment on religious conservatism and bigotry.
Bob Chase, director of Communication for the UCC, asks, “When was the last time you saw a mainline progressive religious leader on TV?
Never, I’d say.
Here’s the commercial (I can’t see it, but I can hear it):
Mainline churches should be silent while Religious Right political leaders get to speak their mind? |
The UCC’s have a web site dealing with their commercial, Accessible Airwaves.