December 03, 2016
HGTV is standing by its hosts and not bowing to BuzzFeed
Jack Kemp
The NY Post reports that:
http://nypost.com/2016/12/02/hgtv-responds-to-fixer-upper-same-sex-marriage-controversy/
HGTV is standing by the hosts of its popular home renovation series "Fixer Upper.â€
The channel issued a response after BuzzFeed reported earlier this week that Chip and Joanna Gaines attend a church whose pastor has spoken out against same-sex marriage, and raised the question of whether gay couples would be welcome on the show.
"We don’t discriminate against members of the LGBT community in any of our shows,†the network said in a statement to The Post. "HGTV is proud to have a crystal clear, consistent record of including people from all walks of life in its series.â€
As the site reported, "Fixer Upper,†which recently returned for its fourth season, has never featured an LGBT couple, though other HGTV series like "House Hunters†and "Property Brothers†have.
BuzzFeed’s initial report centered on the Gaineses being members of the Antioch Community Church, "a nondenominational, evangelical, mission-based megachurch†whose pastor, Jimmy Seibert, has been an outspoken critic of same-sex marriage. The story did not specifically confirm that the HGTV hosts shared that belief, only that Seibert has described them as "dear friends.â€
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The left media has attempted to take "A Bridge Too Far" in condemning people for attending a church that believes in...gasp...the teachings of New and Old TestamentsThe argument that BuzzFeed made was essentially a repudiation of the protections of the First Amendment, which is something a teenager with no basic knowledge fo the Constitution might make - or knowledge of the protections of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Apparently BuzzFeed believes they can wipe those laws off the books merely by saying they aren't "cool" or "acceptable." This was an argument more fitting for Stalinist Russia in the 1930s than for America. Although this isn't the last of such attempts to discriminate against people who believe in the Bible and do not advocate any hate or discrimination themselves, at least BuzzFeed has failed to take the stars of "Fixer Upper" off of the air at HGTV.
The NY Post reports that:
http://nypost.com/2016/12/02/hgtv-responds-to-fixer-upper-same-sex-marriage-controversy/
HGTV is standing by the hosts of its popular home renovation series "Fixer Upper.â€
The channel issued a response after BuzzFeed reported earlier this week that Chip and Joanna Gaines attend a church whose pastor has spoken out against same-sex marriage, and raised the question of whether gay couples would be welcome on the show.
"We don’t discriminate against members of the LGBT community in any of our shows,†the network said in a statement to The Post. "HGTV is proud to have a crystal clear, consistent record of including people from all walks of life in its series.â€
As the site reported, "Fixer Upper,†which recently returned for its fourth season, has never featured an LGBT couple, though other HGTV series like "House Hunters†and "Property Brothers†have.
BuzzFeed’s initial report centered on the Gaineses being members of the Antioch Community Church, "a nondenominational, evangelical, mission-based megachurch†whose pastor, Jimmy Seibert, has been an outspoken critic of same-sex marriage. The story did not specifically confirm that the HGTV hosts shared that belief, only that Seibert has described them as "dear friends.â€
END OF QUOTE
The left media has attempted to take "A Bridge Too Far" in condemning people for attending a church that believes in...gasp...the teachings of New and Old TestamentsThe argument that BuzzFeed made was essentially a repudiation of the protections of the First Amendment, which is something a teenager with no basic knowledge fo the Constitution might make - or knowledge of the protections of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Apparently BuzzFeed believes they can wipe those laws off the books merely by saying they aren't "cool" or "acceptable." This was an argument more fitting for Stalinist Russia in the 1930s than for America. Although this isn't the last of such attempts to discriminate against people who believe in the Bible and do not advocate any hate or discrimination themselves, at least BuzzFeed has failed to take the stars of "Fixer Upper" off of the air at HGTV.
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