The Book Of Daniel

Ok, I don't know whether this show will be any good or not. Personally, at this point, I could care less. I'll probably watch the first episode tomorrow night, all the way through, even if it sucks.

But I'll be one of a privileged few in my town who can. Why? Because my TV station's management has decided to cede the right to decide what we broadcast to a small, loudmouthed portion of the population that's more concerned with making sure others can't see some show on TV than with studying the Bible and living by its tenets.

About a week and a half ago, the American Family Association began an organized campaign to keep NBC, or at least it's affiliates, from airing The Book of Daniel because it is "anti-Christian".

Admittedly, the show may be off-color. It may, or may not, I haven't seen it, support Christian ideals. But that's not really the point.

I posit that the entire organized writing/call-in campaign is anti-Christian.

What is it Jesus said? Oh yeah, Matthew 7:1-5, "Judge not, that you be not judged. for with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.

And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?

Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye'; and look, a plank is in your own eye?

Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye." (NKJV)

In other words, it's not any individual viewers place to decide whether or not some other viewer should be able to watch this show. They should worry about what they're watching, not what their neighbor may be watching.

If a TV viewer doesn't like a show on TV he or she can change the channel, turn the TV off, throw it out for that matter! Or, go out there and develop, produce and sell what they consider to be more appropriate programming.

The Christian thing to do is "love your enemy" and "do good to those who hate you" (Matt 5:44, NKJV).

Each American, each Christian has the God-given right to make choices about their lives, right or wrong. I believe, as a Christian, it is not my place to deny someone else the right to make their own choice just because it may disagree with mine!

Ok, rant over. For now. Maybe. I've got to say, the blood is still boiling!

Nimitz' Lady