Christians led by a conservative activist group are protesting NBC for not censoring a contestant who repeatedly took God’s identify in useless in a pre-recorded actuality TV sport present. They’re accusing the community of disrespecting the Christian religion by permitting the offensive reference to stay uncensored.
“Deal or No Deal Island,” a spin-off of the unique sport present “Deal or No Deal,” options contestants on an island competing in numerous challenges and strategic decision-making to win money prizes, with a novel tropical setting distinguishing it from the unique studio-based format.
A Jan. 23 broadcast of the truth competitors collection included a number of censored curse phrases however allowed a profane use of God’s identify to air freely, in accordance with One Million Mothers, which notes that kids is perhaps watching the TV-PG rated present.
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“Many of our supporters have submitted complaints on this serious issue of NBC censoring most profanity but not censoring the profane use of God’s name,” says the group, a division of the American Household Affiliation.
“No other religion would tolerate such blatant blasphemy, and Christians will not either,” it provides. “As stated in the Ten Commandments, God clearly prohibits the use of His name in vain. The Ten Commandments are there for believers to live by since God knows what is best.”
Eradicating coarse speech from the ultimate edit, whereas retaining the phrases “G.. d…” intact sends a troubling sign, says the group, whose purpose is “to stop the exploitation of our children, especially by the entertainment media (TV, music, movies, etc.).”
One Million Mothers is asking NBC to make sure that the identical degree of censorship utilized to normal swearing extends to any use of God’s identify. The group encourages Christians and others who share these views to demand that the community eradicate offensive language in its family-friendly programming.
“Mocking God is extremely disrespectful to Christians, and NBC needs to be held accountable!” says One Million Mothers.
A web-based petition the group began in opposition to NBC has garnered over 13,500 signatures as of Sunday. “As a Christian, I am highly offended that NBC network chooses not to censor the repeated profane use of God’s name,” states the petition.
“Deal or No Deal Island” final February.
In every episode, contestants take part in daring challenges to retrieve hidden briefcases containing various money values. The contestant who secures the highest-value briefcase positive factors immunity and selects one other contestant to face the “Banker’s Challenge,” a high-stakes sport the place making a “bad deal” can result in instant elimination. The season culminates with the final remaining contestant taking part in a closing sport of “Deal or No Deal” for an opportunity to win a considerable money prize, doubtlessly the most important within the present’s historical past.
“Well bless their hearts.”
