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Associated Press
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Television station WTWO is refusing to air a new NBC series that features Jesus Christ as a supporting character.
The station said it would not broadcast "The Book of Daniel," which debuts Friday, because of complaints from viewers.
The show, starring Aidan Quinn as an Episcopal priest who regularly converses with a physical Jesus Christ, has drawn fire from conservative Christians, including the Tupelo, Miss.-based American Family Association.
Duane Lammers, WTWO's general manager, said in a statement posted Wednesday on the station's Web site that he was exercising the station's right to reject network programming.
"I will not allow them to make unilateral decisions affecting our viewers," he said. "If my action causes people in our community to pay more attention to what they watch on television, I have accomplished my mission."
The American Family Association has urged viewers to complain to NBC about the upcoming series, which the group's chairman, Donald E. Wildmon, called "anti-Christian bigotry."
"We expect other NBC affiliates will join WTWO in their decision," Wildmon said.
NBC Entertainment President Kevin Reilly told The New York Times in an interview last month that the show was intended to be thought-provoking.
"Some of the best shows on TV start with the perception of controversy, which is usually not an issue if it's backed by quality," Reilly said.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060105/ENTERTAINMENT/601050485
Associated Press
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Television station WTWO is refusing to air a new NBC series that features Jesus Christ as a supporting character.
The station said it would not broadcast "The Book of Daniel," which debuts Friday, because of complaints from viewers.
The show, starring Aidan Quinn as an Episcopal priest who regularly converses with a physical Jesus Christ, has drawn fire from conservative Christians, including the Tupelo, Miss.-based American Family Association.
Duane Lammers, WTWO's general manager, said in a statement posted Wednesday on the station's Web site that he was exercising the station's right to reject network programming.
"I will not allow them to make unilateral decisions affecting our viewers," he said. "If my action causes people in our community to pay more attention to what they watch on television, I have accomplished my mission."
The American Family Association has urged viewers to complain to NBC about the upcoming series, which the group's chairman, Donald E. Wildmon, called "anti-Christian bigotry."
"We expect other NBC affiliates will join WTWO in their decision," Wildmon said.
NBC Entertainment President Kevin Reilly told The New York Times in an interview last month that the show was intended to be thought-provoking.
"Some of the best shows on TV start with the perception of controversy, which is usually not an issue if it's backed by quality," Reilly said.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060105/ENTERTAINMENT/601050485