UCC ad pulled from Big Three

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Just saw this ad tonight. It's kinda funny.

UCC Television Ad

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CLEVELAND — The 30-second spot launched Wednesday highlights the Cleveland-based United Church of Christ's welcoming stance toward gays and anyone else who might feel shunned elsewhere.

The networks said the spot was too controversial to broadcast because it implied exclusion of gay and lesbian couples by other groups, according to the UCC.

A CBS spokesman said gay relationships were a matter of public debate and "we have a long policy of not accepting advocacy advertising."

NBC spokesman Alan Wurtzel said the network rejected one of two ads it received from the UCC because it violated the company's policy of not accepting ads that deal with "issues of public controversy."

The ad was accepted by ABC Family, AMC, BET, Discovery and TBS, among others, the church said....

"We're doing it because we made a discovery: There are lots of people out there who don't know we exist," said Ron Buford, who is coordinating the program for the 1.3 million-member denomination, down from 1.7 million in 1989.

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from: CBS, NBC Nix Ad Welcoming Gays

I had heard about the ad before, and have now seen it a few times. (Just a bit ago during the Daily Show, in fact.)

Hey, you know, if other religions weren't being so exclusive, this ad wouldn't exist, now would it? The big three are just sissies.

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Originally Posted by shidoshi

I had heard about the ad before, and have now seen it a few times. (Just a bit ago during the Daily Show, in fact.)

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Yeah, the girl, a friend, and I saw this tonight during the Daily Show, and we had all heard about it, but never seen it until that point. Personally, I think it's a great ad. Makes me curious about what said church actually preaches.

Are these the guys that jump through flaming brick walls for Christ?

"we have a long policy of not accepting advocacy advertising."

So I take it they don't show commercials relating to Martin Luthor King Day either? This is sheer cowerdice on the part of the networks, besides who needs them? Network TV is a wasteland.

Gay and religious? Doesn't that cross the threshold of the acceptible level of flaws in a given human?

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

Gay and religious? Doesn't that cross the threshold of the acceptible level of flaws in a given human?

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Yeah, and if they owned Gamecubes they'd be 3 for 3.:confused:

I think that kinda falls in with the 'gay' camp.

Note: the views expressed in the above cheap shot do not necessarily reflect the views of Bacon McShig. It was just too easy to pass up, is all.

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

Gay and religious? Doesn't that cross the threshold of the acceptible level of flaws in a given human?

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Shut up or be banned.

This is old news.

The UCC are the people who, when the British came to mess our shit up, hid the Liberty Bell. Just so you know. If there was going to be a religious group I would tolerate, it would be them.

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Originally Posted by Master

Shut up or be banned.

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Im not one to stand up for Yoshi ( I think hes a cunt ;) ), but that is a valid opinion to have and he should be able to say that.