Take Action – New GCB/ABC blasphemy

By: American Decency Staff

“Church is sacred…we will never, ever be disrespectful.â€Â This was a pledge from Robert Harling, producer of the ABC show “GCB,â€Â which he stated before the show ever aired. I’d like to ask Mr. Harling for his definition of “sacredâ€Â and “disrespectful,â€Â because after three episodes now of the offensive show “GCB,â€Â I can unequivocally say there is nothing at all sacred or respectful of Christianity on “GCBâ€Â – in fact, the entire theme of the show is to intentionally malign the Christian faith. Take Action! Click here to tell the sponsors of “GCBâ€Â that as long as they support Christian bigotry, you will not support them with your buying power. Not one character on this show is portrayed as a sincere Christian whose life and actions have been transformed by Christ.  Rather, these “professingâ€Â Christians spout Scripture references – twisted and taken out of context – to justify their vindictive behavior. When one of the “Christianâ€Â women talks to her friends about her husband kissing another woman, the friends quote scripture, offering this advice: Sharon:  Love is patient?  How am I supposed to be patient when there is a blond viper named Amanda that has slithered into my matrimonial garden? Carlene:  Forget about the Corinthians (in reference to I Corinthians 13). Let’s go with Luke 10:19  “I give you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy …â€Â Crickett:  You can have plenty of patience after you wreak your vengeance.    I don’t remember the exact verse but the Bible is just full of that … (wrecking vengeance) In addition to the constant defamation of Christianity and God’s Word, “GCBâ€Â is replete with explicit sexual scenes and imagery as well as crude dialogue and innuendo.  This played out with the storyline of one of the women having sexual troubles with her husband.  Seeking advice, her friend tells her to “just google Holy Spirit and horny.â€ÂÂ  She then purchases “Christian self-help books for the bedroomâ€Â with titles such as “Guide to Spicy Scripture,â€ÂÂ  “Rod and Staff,â€Â and “Parting the Red Sea.â€Â She then dresses as Eve in the bedroom, urging her husband to “playâ€Â Adam, telling him: “The lady at the Bible bookstore said that Adam and Eve are the most popular Biblical characters for marital role play.  You can’t get much hotter than Adam and Eve.â€Â Her husband tells her:  “You ever notice how many couples in the Bible ended up badly?  Maybe that’s what’s wrong with us.  Name some happy couples.â€Â She replies: Well, there’s always Mary and Joseph, once they worked past that whole Immaculate Conception thing. … I ‘m going to slip into something a little less biblical. Later, as the married couples are giving “adviceâ€Â at the church singles group, “Onward Christian Singles,â€Â Carlene tells the group:  “God loves you just the way you are, but He’d prefer you if you were married.  That’s what we’re here to do, Take the “sinâ€Â out of being single.â€Â And ABC doesn’t just smear Christianity on the show itself; ABC “promotesâ€Â GCB on its website with what can only be described as a sarcastic mockery of God’s Holy Word.  ABC lists its own version of The Ten Commandments, stating, “if you wanna survive in this world, you're going to need some rules to live by.â€ÂÂ  The site then goes on to list the GCB “commandmentsâ€Â which include: – Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s husband – unless he’s really hot. – Thou shalt love a “Câ€Â cup…unless you fit into a “Dâ€Â cup. -  Remember the spa day, and keep it holy. – Thou shalt know it’s wrong to expose your thong. ABC doesn’t seem to have a problem with using the Christian faith as the target of an offensive, derogatory punch line, but millions of Christians don’t find it at all amusing to have their Lord and their faith derisively mocked. And, while Christian-bashing is a favorite sport in Hollywood, it doesn’t seem to fly for the majority of Americans.  After only three episodes, the ratings for “GCBâ€Â continue to fall, with last night’s episode losing one million viewers from the previous week – coming in last among the three major networks for its timeslot. While the loss of viewers is important, the loss of advertiser support is equally so.  That is why we need your help to continue the pressure upon corporations empowering the defamation of Christianity on “GCB.â€ÂÂ  Please continue to stand with us by using the link below to send a message to the advertisers. Take Action! Click here to tell the sponsors of “GCBâ€Â that as long as they support Christian bigotry, you will not support them with your buying power. ========================================================== To support our efforts please click here or mail your gift to American Decency Association (ADA), PO Box 202, Fremont, MI 49412. American Decency Association is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.

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