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In reply to the discussion: Mormon owned KSL TV refuses to air gay themed sitcom "The New Normal" [View all]Cleita
(75,480 posts)16. Somehow them owning the local Marriott isn't as nefarious as them owning
the local TV station. The Marriott is a private enterprise and I can choose not to use their services. The TV station is part of the commons, which we the people own, and they have no business there.
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Mormon owned KSL TV refuses to air gay themed sitcom "The New Normal" [View all]
Stainless
Aug 2012
OP
I don't even get their standards. They had no problem airing Will & Grace.
Drunken Irishman
Aug 2012
#3
50,000 Mormon closet cases are feeling deeply conflicted about this tonight...
Ken Burch
Aug 2012
#7
Yes, I think it's time to end the tax-free status for churches that are run like
Cleita
Aug 2012
#19
I'd love to see someone in Utah file a suit against the station and Mormon Church
davidpdx
Aug 2012
#21
+1. I say the networks should just not contract with religious-owned broadcast companies.
alp227
Aug 2012
#39
somewhere between 10-20% of mormons in salt lake will be really bummed out by this...
trailmonkee
Aug 2012
#37