So I didn't blog all day and then I tuned in Talking Points Memo to find that the United Church of Christ has initiated an ad campaign focusing on tolerance and acceptance in the church and CBS and UPN have declined to run the ad.
"The debut 30-second commercial features two muscle-bound "bouncers" standing guard outside a symbolic, picturesque church and selecting which persons are permitted to attend Sunday services. Written text interrupts the scene, announcing, "Jesus didn't turn people away. Neither do we." A narrator then proclaims the United Church of Christ's commitment to Jesus' extravagant welcome: "No matter who you are, or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here.""
I couldn't view it with my Windows Media player, but the ad reportedly makes clear that one of the welcome populations are gays and lesbians. The Director of Communications Ministry at the UCC makes a good point:
""We find it disturbing that the networks in question seem to have no problem exploiting gay persons through mindless comedies or titillating dramas, but when it comes to a church's loving welcome of committed gay couples, that's where they draw the line," says the Rev. Robert Chase, director of the UCC's communication ministry."
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