Not even Kidding

Go here , I saw this on Atrios also but Jesus' General provided helpful links to useful people. CBS and NBC turned down ads by a church because the ads had the nerve to say that Gay people are welcome at their Church. I swear to God. The networks, specifaclly that old defender of GOP values CBS said:

“Because this commercial touches on the exclusion of gay couples and other minority groups by other individuals and organizations,” the group states an explanation from CBS reads, “and the fact the Executive Branch has recently proposed a Constitutional Amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman, this spot is unacceptable for broadcast on the [CBS and UPN networks]"

The ad has been accepted and will air on a number of networks, including ABC Family, AMC, BET, Discovery, Fox, Hallmark, History, Nick@Nite, TBS, TNT, Travel and TV Land, among others, the church said

The 30-second commercial features two muscle-bound “bouncers” standing guard outside a picturesque church and selecting which persons are permitted to attend Sunday services, and turning away apparent gays and persons of color.

Written text interrupts the scene, announcing, “Jesus didn’t turn people away. Neither do we.” A narrator then states, “No matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.”

Send emails, write letters, call the bastards. This is unaccaptable and demeaning to all of us. Straight, Gay, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, whatever. We can not let them think that this is how you do business and by not running this ad they are loseing business. Yours, Mine and Ours. NBC and CBS live and die by ad revenue - our money to their sponsers. The magic word is BOYCOTT.

from Jesus General, Atrios, The Raw Story