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 Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 4:51 pm
Thank you to CA for sending that e-mail! To those of you who did not receive it, I post it here for your convinience.
I'm asking for your help- for about 3 minutes of your time.
HBO's new series, "Big Love", is about a polygamous family and is set in a
Salt Lake City suburb. About the likely impact of this sexually driven
show, the New York Times said, "We may never look at Utah and think white bread again."
Parodies of beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints occur- belief in priesthood by a man blessing his hunting rifle, belief in personal revelation from the Holy Ghost by dramatic visions that the polygamous leader discusses casually with a friend. Talk of "celestial kingdom", "free agency", and the "Choose the Right" slogan are included, all for the purpose of twisting doctrine to make a sensational and shocking
show.
There is a *brief *disclaimer inserted in the closing credits stating that the polygamists don't have an active connection with the LDS Church. But if the writers don't intend for viewers to make the connection, one wonders why they set the show in Salt Lake City, the Church's world headquarters, and why they included distortions of LDS beliefs.
NBC recently cancelled a show about a dysfunctional Episcopal priest who saw a "Jesus", after almost 700,000 people emailed and complained.
Couldn't we do the same for this show? If you agree, will you: forward this email to at least 8 people - print this out email a polite protest to HBO: Go to www.hbo.com , scroll to bottom of page, click Contact Us, click on The Sopranos (unless Big Love is listed when you do so), scroll to the light blue box near page bottom, on the line just under Submit an Email, click on Contact Us. Then enter your information, specify it's about Big Love, and leave a message asking them to cancel this offensive show. One or two sentences is all it takes. Or feel free to copy or edit this message:
"I am offended that you would produce the series Big Love. It demeans and distorts sacred beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. By setting the show in Salt Lake City, it blurs the line between the Church and the long renounced practice of polygamy. Please cancel the show immediately."
For "extra mile" effort and effect, call HBO's operator at
212 512 1208
from 9am to 5pm Mon-Fri EST and ask to leave a message asking them to cancel Big Love.
Thanks! Please email this message to others that you feel would respond.
Source of info: www.lds.org click on Newsroom for News Media
Katie Mercer
67 cool 494-8970
403 Seneca ct
Woodstock, GA 30188
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Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:39 am
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Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 11:18 am
ok, is it still being aired, or no? if it is, they're going to hear from me and about 14 other people i know...if not...i'm still mad....
but i must say, living in these OBVIOUSLY latter days, it is very bittersweet. on the one hand, i'm very excited as each day passes to know we're coming closer to seeing Christ face-to-face, ont eh other hand, we have to put up with THIS. and, as the Bible reminds us, it will only continue to get worse. mad stressed
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Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:57 pm
So is it still airing, cause if it is, I'll join in.
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Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:14 pm
well it's still on HBO's website, so I'm guessing yeah
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Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:23 pm
I saw it on the "must see this week" section in the TV guide, so I guess it's still on. I need to watch it sometime, to see how bad it is.
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Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 7:11 pm
NO!!!!!!!!! gonk
gah. as soon as i have three seconds to spare i'm emailing them. this is unacceptable!
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Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:48 pm
I've sent an email already and sent the email on to about 30 other LDS people
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Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:36 am
lordofthecows I saw it on the "must see this week" section in the TV guide, so I guess it's still on. I need to watch it sometime, to see how bad it is. Don't watch it. That just gives them more incentive, because it means more people are watching it, to them. Yes it is still being aired. If you flip through the HBO channels in the evening like I do (every once in a while), you'll see it.
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Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:36 pm
This morning before i left for school i sat down and wrote an email to them. no hate, no swearing, no nastiness...just good ol' mormon protest! 3nodding sweatdrop
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Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:19 pm
Sending them one and sending it to all my friends~!
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Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:53 pm
I'm glad I don't have cable 3nodding
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:12 am
Kisa_Yamino I'm glad I don't have cable 3nodding ...it makes no difference if you do, or don't, because I'm positive that you'd be like us, and not watch it, even if it were available to you. However, there are people watching it (obviously, because they keep airing it), and their opinions will or can be swayed. Those are the people who we don't want to have a bad opinion of the Church, therefore the protest. Make sense?
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:46 am
I FOR ONE WANT TO PUT A STOP TO IT!
count me in
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:33 pm
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." ~Edmund Burke
I am happy to see so many of you taking a stand. I wrote to HBO, refuse to watch it (because money talks), and let people know what I think.
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