Accessible Airwaves

Once again, the United Church of Christ's inclusion-themed, 30-second TV commercial has been rejected by the broadcast networks and now cable network, Viacom.

The United Church of Christ's all-inclusive message has been deemed "too controversial."

It’s time for equal access.

1. Let Your Voice Be Heard - Send a Message to Viacom Viacom accepts ads laced with sexual innuendo, greed, violence, and the politics of personal destruction, while our message of openness and welcome is not allowed. Tell Viacom to make the airwaves accessible. 2. Tell Your Friends Broadcasters who use the public airwaves have a responsibility to operate in the public interest. Spread the word about our campaign!

Message of Support from the Oregon-Idaho Reconciling United Methodists

We received the following message of support from Deborah Maria of the Oregon-Idaho Reconciling United Methodists. While we have received hundreds of emails and other letters of support for our campaign we thought that visitors of this site would appreciate this message.

Blessings,

Bob
The Rev. Robert Chase
Director of Communication
United Church of Christ

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"The Oregon-Idaho Reconciling United Methodists want to salute the United Church of Christ for your awesome and public stand to declare over the television waves your proactive position to welcome all God's children to your church! You have truly made God's love more visible in a world that seems to be losing sight of Jesus' message.

In the wake of the recent United Methodist trial which removed the Rev. Beth Stroud, a self-avowed lesbian, from ordination, this issue takes on a stronger sense of urgency and need for change, as we feel pain over our own church's policy and action.

We seek to aid our own denomination as it lives into the United Methodist Igniting Ministries campaign for 'open hearts, open minds, and open doors.' Your positive stand is a light on the hill for us.

Thank you for your advertisement -- a pronouncement of glad tidings and great joy to our hearts and minds! It helps energize loving, caring individuals and groups who seek to be heard and long to shareour faith with all.

May we all continue to seek God's guidance as we work for God's transformation within and without our marginalized walls."

Posted by The Rev. Bob Chase
2/23/2005 09:59:00 AM
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The Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ, Inc. is the media advocacy arm of the United Church of Christ, a mainline Protestant denomination of over 1.3 million members. The United Church of Christ was the first voice to demand that broadcasters who use the public airwaves have a responsibility to operate in the public interest. In the 1960s, the United Church of Christ earned its place in U.S. broadcasting history by successfully challenging the license of WLBT-TV in Jackson, Miss, for refusing to broadcast news and information about African Americans.