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Tolerance No Longer Tolerated Evidently this isn't making news except in the blogosphere, but a United Church of Christ TV ad proclaiming that all are welcome in their congregations has been refused by the major networks. This is what we have come to. You can read about it at Talking Points, Daily Kos, Eschaton (Atrios), or any number of the blogs in the sidebar. Here's a taste, lifted from Atrios:

The networks won't run an ad by the UCC which says "like Jesus -- the United Church of Christ seeks to welcome all people, regardless of ability, age, race, economic circumstance or sexual orientation." And their justification? "the Executive Branch has recently proposed a Constitutional Amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman, this spot is unacceptable for broadcast on the [CBS and UPN] networks" So, because Bush doesn't want federal or state recognition of marriage, a church can't even advertise that they welcome anyone in their doors? This is so fucked up.

If you know anyone who doesn't read blogs, point him or her this way, because you don't hear this kind of reaction in the formerly free press.

Did it strike anybody else as weird that outgoing Health Secretary Tommy Thompson said, ""For the life of me, I cannot understand why the terrorists have not attacked our food supply because it is so easy to do"? Isn't that sort of like shouting out as your walking down ...

The Ten Least Successful Holiday Specials of All Time. From An Algonquin Round Table Christmas to Noam Chomsky: Deconstructing Christmas, these are the worst Christmas specials ever. I'd pay good money to see the Ayn Rand one for real.