But remember, it's the "Liberal Media"!

I LOOOOOOVE this ad!!! I don't go to this church but I certainly support their right to run this add on any network they want to. By some stations denying the ad, they only show how they are not truely Christian but rather "Baptist" or "Cathollic" and not aligned with the teachings of Christ. I hope more and more people will see this controversy and expose the right wing extremist for what they truly are- NAZIs; I can't tell you the number of times I have accused, in person, religious leaders of not teaching much less knowing the New Testament of the Bible, yet they call themselves Christians. I follow that with, "Your teaching and preaching only serves to drive people away from the church. Is that what Jesus would do?" Such Hypocrites!!!!
I hope this controversy stays around for a long time!

A story about the commercial aired as the top story during the 6:00 newscast on the ABC affiliate here in Austin yesterday. Most of the commercial was shown during the story. It's getting on the air, not necessarily the way it was intended.

Powerful commercial. Inclusion wins! wink

one of the local stations had a UCC minister on last night and she was great

she said something to the effect that the UCC was not behind all the publicity being generated by the network refusals--she said that they weren't that media savvy

this couldn't have turned out any better for them if they had planned it this way.

I read that on advocate.com yesterday. That is censorship pure and simple.

Interesting evolution of the Congregational Church over the past half-millenium. How far our Pilgrim Fathers have come! I salute them for their modern righteousness!

Now, if they would only dress up their churches and services a bit more. With the right vestments, ... wink

In response to the rejection of their ad, the UCC has launched a campaign to challenge the FCC licenses of CBS and NBC-owned TV stations in Florida.

I found a UCC church in my area
I walked there the next day - super close!

I plan on going for the first time this Sunday.
This may sound dorky, but... I'm kinda nervous. The only times I've been to church in the past 5 or 7 years have been for funerals or weddings (actually, just one wedding, at that...)

Anyway, yeah, this worked out great for the UCC. My mom will be so proud when I tell her I'm going to church again...

It's not dorky at all. I hope that you will be warmly welcomed.

I was confirmed in, and have always been a member of, the UCC. If I can answer any questions you have about the denomination, please give me a shout.

And don't be afraid to visit more than one congregation. Each church is self-governing, and many have a different feel or culture than others. For example, within the denomination, the former Congregational churches of New England may be very different from the former German Reformed churches of Pennsylvania and Ohio. (The UCC was formed in the 1950s as the result of a merger between these two denominations.)

An important thing to remember, as well, is that the national office of the church speaks to, rather than speaks for, its member congregations. For that reason, there is a great deal of diversity within the UCC.

Occaisionally, I feel a sentimental drive to return to my Scotch-Irish Presbyterian ancestral roots (where else is a red-head supposed to go? wink ), especially in an area like DC where there just aren't that many UCC churches, but have always felt I have a home in the UCC.

Feel free to drop me a PM if you'd like to talk more.

Rob

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In fact, there are some UCC congregations which pointedly do not welcome gay folks, as in the case of eek! The database of UCC churches supporting the Stillspeaking Initiative can be found here.