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1. Poor parenting, poor schooling, faith-based learning

Fri Aug 24, 2012, 11:24 PM

Aug 2012

and we end up with these ignorant adults on our school boards, and in congress and business, making buffoon decisions like this in 2000 and fucking 12. And now one of them is running for president whose a racist f'ing birther. Beautiful.....just beautiful.

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Mormon owned KSL TV refuses to air gay themed sitcom "The New Normal" [View all] Stainless Aug 2012 OP

Poor parenting, poor schooling, faith-based learning Submariner Aug 2012 #1

You nailed it... russspeakeasy Aug 2012 #2

I don't even get their standards. They had no problem airing Will & Grace. Drunken Irishman Aug 2012 #3

Romney wasn't running for President then LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #5

Gay men as minstrels is fine - easier to condescend to closeupready Aug 2012 #33

KSL has a history of censoring programs the station deems too offensive alp227 Aug 2012 #40

Remember, this was Romney's life long indoctrination. nolabear Aug 2012 #4

For those in the Salt Lake City area who want to catch the show. totodeinhere Aug 2012 #6

50,000 Mormon closet cases are feeling deeply conflicted about this tonight... Ken Burch Aug 2012 #7

Yeah. Remember the Albee character in "Big Love"? Cleita Aug 2012 #9

I'm also thinking of Joe Pitt in ANGELS IN AMERICA. Ken Burch Aug 2012 #11

Yes, and remember his mother who came to the side of the gays? n/t Cleita Aug 2012 #12

Character's name is Joe Pitt, he works with Roy Cohn... Bluenorthwest Aug 2012 #23

You're right...I've corrected it now. Thanks. Ken Burch Aug 2012 #24

Why are churches allowed to own TV stations? Cleita Aug 2012 #8

It goes nicely with their newspaper and their shopping malls. dimbear Aug 2012 #10

Well, they certainly own Utah. Cleita Aug 2012 #13

They own EVERYTHING! defacto7 Aug 2012 #15

Somehow them owning the local Marriott isn't as nefarious as them owning Cleita Aug 2012 #16

I think you are absolutely right... no non-profit religious group should defacto7 Aug 2012 #18

Yes, I think it's time to end the tax-free status for churches that are run like Cleita Aug 2012 #19

The 1st amendment protects us enough, doesn't it? alp227 Aug 2012 #38

Seeeee... I told ya... I told ya.... defacto7 Aug 2012 #14

I can't help beating this dead horse but it's stranger than... defacto7 Aug 2012 #17

Utah isn't a state of the U.S., it's a country all it's own mojo2012 Aug 2012 #22

That's the way it was planned from the start. defacto7 Aug 2012 #35

I too live in Utah Stainless Aug 2012 #25

Thanks, Stainless defacto7 Aug 2012 #31

The Country will be controlled mojo2012 Aug 2012 #41

Great sarahcypper Aug 2012 #20

And just what in the blue FUCK is that supposed to mean? Occulus Aug 2012 #36

I'd love to see someone in Utah file a suit against the station and Mormon Church davidpdx Aug 2012 #21

Sorry... 1st Amendment gets in the way. mwooldri Aug 2012 #28

+1. I say the networks should just not contract with religious-owned broadcast companies. alp227 Aug 2012 #39

That would be the better option davidpdx Aug 2012 #42

The problem with cable networks setting up their own version of the channel davidpdx Aug 2012 #43

The only problem.... defacto7 Aug 2012 #32

Man, I wish I were more evil. sofa king Aug 2012 #26

There is a solution. mwooldri Aug 2012 #27

Perhaps..... JPK Aug 2012 #29

The show looks like a low class Modern Family rip off, but I think I'll watch OverBurn Aug 2012 #30

Just for the record defacto7 Aug 2012 #34

somewhere between 10-20% of mormons in salt lake will be really bummed out by this... trailmonkee Aug 2012 #37

Question to all progressives who live in SLC... pink-o Aug 2012 #44

SLC is the only place in Utah that has a few progressive thinkers... defacto7 Aug 2012 #45