NBC axes Book of

January 30, 2006

I am soley responsible for getting over 3,000 people to write

letters to NBC and its sponsors to get the show cancelled.

NBC axes " Book of "

January 27, 2006

Public pressure, especially from people of faith, is being credited

for NBC's decision last Friday to cancel its controversial new show,

The Book of .

The low-rated dramatic series featured the travails of

Webster, a drug-addicted Episcopal priest, and his homosexual son,

drug-dealing daughter and alcoholic wife. But what many found most

offensive was its insulting, unbiblical portrayal of Jesus as – in

the words of one U.S. television critic – " an affable, hippie-like

therapist dude in robes and long hair who basically wants

approval. "

NBC had contracted for eight episodes of the series, but pulled the

plug after only three.

Focus on the Family US and the American Family Association had both

asked their constituents to pressure their local NBC affiliates to

refuse to air the show. And although, as the Christian Post

reported, NBC gave no reason for its decision to cancel The Book of

, both are convinced it is because of the 678,394 people who

emailed NBC plus the thousands more who telephoned or emailed their

local NBC affiliates.

The result, says AFA spokesperson Randy Sharp, was a dearth of

sponsors.

" No legitimate advertiser would support this program. NBC was losing

approximately $2 to $3 million per week in advertising revenue, " he

told Family News in Focus. " This proves beyond any shadow of a doubt

that your voice is important, that it can be heard. "

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