Gay friendly Book of Daniel hit hard by zealots
"The Book of Daniel" on NBC is a series about a priest starring Aidan Quinn and the show was singled out before its debut by wingnuts who condemned it as anti-Christian. The show has failed to attract advertising dollars as a result. One company that did advertise won't be back thanks to irate phone caller harassment. Bosses at an Indiana TV station posted security outside their studios on Friday night after receiving death threats. 5 of NBC's 232 affiliates chose to pre-empt the series last Friday; while in Little Rock, Arkansas, the local WB affiliate ran it instead. What's the big deal? Quinn plays Daniel Webster, an Episcopal suburban New York priest and his dysfunctional family, a daughter who sells marijuana, a son who is gay and another son who is a teenage lothario. Webster goes to Jesus for advice, a regular character. While it was cute on Joan of Arcadia, apparently Joan didn't have any gay kids.
Comments
As they did with Moliere's "Tartuffe" a couple hundred years ago, fundies failed to distinguish between a fiction and a fact; between a play about religious hypocrasy and the fact of it. If their fundamentalism is so strong, why are they afraid to see any opposing views?
Posted by TomChicago? on January 11, 2006 8:25 AM
Looks like the American Taliban are going to win another one -- unless lots of decent, thoughtful people contact NBC to express support, watch the show (needs some tinkering, but the concept is good!), and buy advertising products.
Posted by K? on January 11, 2006 8:50 AM
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