One Million Moms Vs Sex Box

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On February 27, the WE tv network (owned by AMC Networks) will televise real-life couples having sex for a national television audience. Based on a U.K. show of the same name, "Sex Box" goes where no other reality show has gone when its participants enter a soundproof box on stage, have sex, and then discuss their "intimacy issues" with a panel of so-called experts, all in front of a live studio audience! If this boundary is crossed, then what reality show will be produced next to out do this one?

When you sign our petition today, 1MM will communicate your message, and that of millions of other concerned parents and grandparents just like you, to the network and advertisers. The more voices we have, the louder we can speak out to stop "Sex Box." A live sex show on TV is something that might show up on a premium cable network. But WE tv is bringing that content to basic cable and potentially exposing millions of children in the process. Add your voice today! Your support will help One Million Moms stop this disgraceful new show from entering the American television lineup. If this program airs, then there will likely be copycats on other networks in the near future.

Dan Savage appeared on the 2013 British version. Below is the first episode of that series, which features a gay couple using into the box.

One Million Moms Vs Hershey

One Million Moms is today claiming "victory" over the Discovery Channel after Delta Faucet and Mars Inc. allegedly pulled all advertising from Naked And Afraid. OMM is now urging followers to deluge Hershey with similar boycott threats. Via press release:

Keep up the great work! Both sponsors that One Million Moms contacted in our previous campaign decided to no longer sponsor "Naked And Afraid." Delta Faucet and Pedigree (Mars, Inc.) have pulled their support from this disgusting program and from the Discovery Channel's website. Their ads were not present during the five-hour marathon and are no longer on the network's site. Please contact The Hershey Company with the information we have provided on our website and request that it no longer sponsor the program "Naked And Afraid" and no longer financially support the Discovery Channel unless the show "Naked And Afraid" is canceled. Urge Hershey to place Discovery Channel on its "do not advertise" list in protest of pushing suggestive material directly into America's living rooms. Let them know the program is inappropriate and even the commercials are offensive, plus it portrays inappropriate content that their company would probably not desire to be associated with.

In their 2014 recap, OMM bragged they harassed dozens of companies into pulling all advertising from over 25 "anti-Christian" network programs.

One Million Moms Vs Discovery Channel

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The show "Naked And Afraid" has cast members who are dropped in the jungle with no food, no shelter and no clothes. The two humans selected, one male and one female, must work as a team but they have never met before in their lives. The program shows them stripped naked, blurring out frontal body parts but never blurring out their backsides. Even though the frontal body parts are blurred out, showing so much skin is considered soft porn. In cold temperatures, they must survive by using each other's body heat, pressing their bare bodies together to keep warm.

The network has decided that a five-hour marathon of "Naked And Afraid" on Wednesday is a good idea. This decision to air a program full of nudity from the time school lets out until time for bed is harmful to the cast members and their families, and to all children and families that happen to view the show. This ultimate sexual exploitation of families is disturbing and inexcusable. Discovery Channel has lost its moral compass and should be ashamed to air nudity and call it entertainment. This program needs to be canceled immediately. Previews and promos for this show air all throughout the day and on many other networks.

The email calls on OMM supporters to deluge Delta Faucet and Mars Inc. with threats of a boycott unless they pull all advertising from Naked And Afraid, which "must be canceled immediately."

RELATED: In their 2014 recap press release, One Million Moms claimed to have waged boycott campaigns against over 30 network programs and dozens of those shows' advertisers.

OMM Issues Year-End Money Beg

"As we draw near to the end of 2014, I want to express my appreciation for the support you have shown to us. One Million Moms continues to stand up for traditional and Christian values in our culture. The Lord is using ordinary people like you and me to make a huge difference! If we do not say something, then who will? Here is a summary of One Million Moms’ remarkable victories in 2014. Please click here since there are too many to list in this email. Praise the Lord! These accomplishments are the result of the Lord's blessing on our collective actions. Our mission is important and will be needed even more next year than it was this year as the world will only become darker. We may not win all the battles, but there is hope because we will win some, as evidenced by our 2014 accomplishments. I sure don't want to surrender our country without a fight, and I know you don't either. Would you help us to continue these important efforts? We depend heavily on year-end donations. Your tax deductible and confidential end-of-the-year gift is greatly needed for 1MM to start the New Year with adequate resources to remain strong! 1MM can never thank you enough for your generosity, but we will always try." - Hate group leader Monica Cole, via email.

NOTE: The above-linked recap claims that OMM financially damaged over two dozen network television shows by intimidating advertisers.

BRITAIN: New Porn Law Protested With "Face-Sitting" Event Outside Parliament

Via Gawker:

A mass facesitting demonstration is taking place outside Parliament in London to protest new U.K. pornography regulations that will hold online porn to the same standards as DVDs: That means no spanking, no bondage, no watersports, no fisting, no squirting, and, of course, no facesitting. Protestors opposed to the Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2014, led by sex worker Charlotte Rose, staged the facesit-in to coincide with a parliamentary debate on what should be allowed in internet porn. Rose argues the new guidelines are sexist, because the list of banned acts seems to target female pleasure.

They were going to try for a world record of most people sitting on faces at the same time, but Guinness World Records has declined to document the attempt. The new law only applies to British porn sites, fetish videos from abroad will not be blocked. Photos of today's event are at the link.

One Million Moms: We Censored Dozens Of Anti-Christian Shows In 2014

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As we draw near to the end of 2014, I want to express my appreciation for the support you have shown to us. One Million Moms continues to stand up for traditional and Christian values in our culture. The Lord is using ordinary people like you and me to make a huge difference! If we do not say something, then who will? Here is a summary of One Million Moms’ remarkable victories in 2014. One Million Moms protested numerous inappropriate programs by letting the network know why 1MM supporters would not be watching and asking sponsors to pull their support. One of these shows was the blasphemous, profanity-filled show Black Jesus.

Over a dozen sponsors pulled their financial support from that program. Other programs that lost financial support after sponsors were contacted by 1MM were: Mistresses, Satisfaction, About A Boy, Moms, Good Luck Charlie, Bad Teacher, Dracula, Dads, The Cleveland Show, The Client List, 2 Broke Girls, My Five Wives, How To Get Away With Murder, and ABC Family Channel shows such as The Fosters, Young and Hungry, and Mystery Girls. Bad Teacher, The Client List, The Cleveland Show, Dads, Mystery Girls and Dracula were all canceled, many surviving only one season. Lack of advertisers played a huge part in the cancellation of these shows. 1MM member activism and pressure on advertisers and networks helped drive the decision to cancel.

One Million Moms is particular proud that Care.com pulled their advertising from the Disney Channel after Good Luck Charlie aired an episode featuring a family with two moms.

REMINDER: When powerful national Christian groups with millions of members call for boycotts, that is a righteous use of the free market in order to preserve morality, marriage, family, and the American way. But when gay folks call for a boycott, THAT is homofascist intimidation, intolerance, bullying, economic terrorism, a stifling of religious liberty, and an attempt to deny the freedom of speech. And don't you forget it.

OMM Claims Victory With Black Jesus

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Joe, Victory! American Eagle Outfitters heard you loud and clear and pulled their support from the “Black Jesus” program! Here is American Eagle's quick response:

Dear One Million Moms, Thank you for expressing your concerns. American Eagle Outfitters does not support or affiliate ourselves with messaging of the show Black Jesus and have pulled our spots from their particular broadcast times. Advertising during this show was an oversight on our part and we sincerely apologize for any offense this may have caused. Thank you, Kayt Pritts, American Eagle Outfitters, Associate Manager, Communications

One Million Moms has thanked them on behalf of all of our supporters for their quick response and for their cooperation. One Million Moms appreciates that they listened to our concerns and will no longer sponsor this inappropriate program "Black Jesus." No further action is needed.

OMM head Monica Cole adds that Christians can once again "confidently patronize" American Eagle Outfitters.

One Million Moms Vs Carl's Jr.

One Million Busybodies is calling for a boycott.

Joe, Will Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. ever learn? They are at it again with another disgusting ad. Their newest Texas BBQ Thickburger commercial focuses on the model’s sweaty chest and legs with several suggestive shots. This ad is extremely degrading to women and should be pulled off the air immediately. Not long after One Million Moms contacted the company about its advertisement starring Kate Upton making out with a burger at a drive-in movie wearing only skimpy lingerie, the company aired three different commercials all with the same theme. The restaurant is using sex to sell its burgers with scantily-clad models licking sauce seductively in provocative poses. 1MM has had enough with their soft porn ads! We will politely, but sternly let them know that we are not giving up on protecting our families. There is strength in numbers so be sure to send this to everyone you know! 1MM will remain consistent and dedicated, especially with companies that seem not to budge, which means we need EVERYONE’S help in taking action!

OMM says the company is blocking their emails (SNORK!) so they are asking their supporters to barrage their offices by phone. Here's the suggested script:

"Your advertising continues to offend me and my family. You have shown no respect for common decency, values or women. If you continue to advertise in this manner and refuse to remove your recent ad, my family will no longer eat in your restaurants. I also plan on telling everyone I know never to visit your restaurant again unless you pull the Texas BBQ Thickburger ad off the air and remove it from your website immediately!"

One Million Moms Vs Black Jesus, Part 2

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Joe,  Religious mockery, blasphemy and extreme profanity, all directed at the Christian faith flooded the airwaves last night. Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) did not hold back its disdain for Jesus, as TBS's Cartoon Network delivered on its promise to be offensive and vile. "Black Jesus" was even worse than its promotions portrayed in the trailer leading up to the broadcast. In the 30-minute premiere, Jesus is recruited by his friend's mother to buy a block of "weed" for a party. He is the "only one" she trusts with the $2,000 she gets as her tax-refund check. When the drug deal goes bad, his friends riding in the car with him abandon him and escape police, while Jesus is arrested. In the end, he is released from prison when the marijuana miraculously turns out to be salad greens.

In this episode entitled "Smokin', Drinkin', and Chillin'":  88 profanities are used, including God's name in vain (MA-L rating).  Jesus uses the f-word multiple times, uses God's name in vain.  Jesus smokes marijuana and complains about having to share it. Jesus is arrested when a drug deal he is leading goes bad. The Jesus character irreverently refers to God as "Pops," himself as "lord and savior," and is continually obsessed with alcohol and drugs. TAKE ACTION: Contact the companies who actually sponsored TBS's anti-Christian "Black Jesus." American Eagle, Foot Locker, AutoTrader.com, Haribo Candy and Radio Shack were the major advertisers who paid corporate dollars to promote its products in association with the content of the program. Let these companies know that their advertising dollars are supporting bigotry and animosity toward people of faith.

Interestingly, Catholic League blowhard Bill Donohue seems to like the show.

One Million Moms Vs USA Network

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Joe, USA's new summer program, "Satisfaction," has a name that says it all. I suppose the name "Unsatisfied" didn't sound as attractive. Like a revamped soap opera, spouses get themselves tangled in a web of lies and hurt the ones they love. "Satisfaction" airs on Thursday evenings at 10:00 p.m. ET/9:00 p.m. CT. The premier episode wasted no time in letting viewers know what this show is about. The episode began with a graphic sex scene, ended with another pornographic display, and mixed in a few more explicit scenes throughout the show. "Satisfaction" centers around a married couple who have no regrets and feel no remorse about committing adultery with someone else - or cheating on their own spouse.

Infidelity is the new trend sold as normal by USA. To put it on a scale, "Satisfaction" is more pornographic than the show "Mistresses." This program consists of so much exposed skin and erotic sexual content that it probably filled half of the one hour program. Hollywood is continuing to push casual sex, sometimes with multiple partners, as acceptable. But Scripture states clearly it is a sin. The Bible also says as Christians we must speak up against sin. If we remain silent, we are accepting it and are guilty of sin also. One Million Moms is determined to clean up broadcast airwaves. Take Action: Please send an email letter to the sponsors of this week's "Satisfaction." The sponsors are: Dyson, Subaru, Jaguar, Geico, State Farm and Target.  Urge advertisers to place it on their "do not advertise" list in protest of pushing sin directly into America's living rooms.

One Million Moms Vs Black Jesus

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The late night programming on the Cartoon Network, known as Adult Swim, plans to air the non-animated show "Black Jesus" portraying Jesus as a "black guy living in the hood." The show depicts him living in Compton Gardens and makes a mockery of our Lord. The foul language used in the trailer, including using the Lord’s name in vain, is disgusting. In addition, there is violence, gunfire and other inappropriate gestures which completely misrepresent Jesus. This is blasphemy! "Black Jesus" is set to premiere on August 7 at 11:00 pm ET/ 10:00 pm CT, unless we intervene. Adult Swim plans to blaspheme Jesus on a weekly basis. This mockery will be similar to "South Park" and "Family Guy," but much worse since the entire program will be based on lies about Christianity.

1MM will defend our Savior because He is Holy! Adult Swim is obviously not a family network, and this program is set to air later in the evening when children should be asleep, but that is no excuse. Adult Swim has crossed the line by belittling the Christian religion with foul jokes. We need to send a loud and clear message to Adult Swim, its owner Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (a Time Warner Company), and all potential advertisers of "Black Jesus" that this kind of programming is insulting and completely unacceptable. Adult Swim is not ridiculing any other religion currently and wouldn’t dream of mocking Mohammed or Muslims.

If we speak with one voice now, we can keep this program from ever seeing the light of day. Christians must take a stand and not be silent. Networks like Adult Swim continue to mock Christianity, and we will not stand for it. Christians should no longer sit idly by and allow this blasphemy to continue without speaking up in protest. “Black Jesus” is another attempt to distort the truth about Christianity. There is power in numbers! Forward this to everyone you know in a fight to keep this show off the air.

I considered posting the trailer for Black Jesus a few days ago, but decided it looked deeply unfunny and laden with the predictable cardboard cutout characters one finds in uncountable direct-to-video flops that never even see the light of middle-of-the-night basic cable. But now that the Handmaids of the Republic of Gilead have sicced the Eyes Of God upon the show, you go Black Jesus.

One Million Moms Vs Mistresses

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Joe, "Mistresses" season premiere aired on ABC this week and the name says it all. I suppose the name "Living in Sin" didn't sound as appealing. The program "Mistresses" includes inappropriate content such as adultery, cheating, lies and deceit in explicit and sensually graphic scenes. Our society doesn't need more negative influences than it already has on broadcast airwaves. Even though the program airs a little later in the evening, it is not late enough since the bedroom scenes are soft p*rn and are included in some previews which air earlier in the evening when children are likely watching. Hollywood is continuing to push casual s*x between unmarried couples, some with multiple partners, as acceptable when clearly it is morally wrong. Take Action: Please send an email letter to the sponsors of this week's "Mistresses." Urge advertisers to place it on their "do not advertise" list in protest of pushing sin directly into America's living rooms.

Targeted advertisers include Dyson, Kohler, and Neutrogena.

10 Countries That Have Blocked YouTube

"Everyone loves YouTube right? Wrong. We take a look at the 10 countries who've tried their best to shut us down."

Turkey Blocks Twitter Before Elections

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has apparently ordered that Twitter be blocked in his country less than ten days before key local elections.

Opposition media outlets said the block was implemented by Erdogan's government, after the prime minister told a rally he would eradicate Twitter access in the country. The state-run Anatolia news agency said authorities "technically blocked access to Twitter" because the service had ignored various Turkish court orders to remove some links. In Thursday's rally to drum up voter support ahead of March 30 local elections, Erdogan had told supporters: "We will wipe out Twitter. I don't care what the international community says."

Twitter has announced the below work-around.

WI Grocer Covers Gay Wedding Mag

The details:

The cover of Milwaukee Magazine’s March issue, with a lesbian couple in wedding gowns, has been “censored” by Sendik’s Fine Foods in Brookfield, Wis. “This apparently happened after a customer complained,” says Milwaukee Magazine assistant editor Abby Callard. “The reader who emailed us [about the hidden cover] asked a clerk and was told the owners deemed it ‘inappropriate.’ The circulation manager was also told the store has a policy that if one person complains about a magazine cover, they give it the black-board treatment.”

The magazine has blogged about the story as well. (Tipped by JMG reader Claudia)

Christian Study: Sex Flops At Box Office

According to a study compiled by Christianist film critic and would-be censor Ted Baehr, American moviegoers are uninterested in profanity and sex.

The 80-page report, which has been published by the Christian Conservative, pro-family advocacy group Movieguide for 22 years, broke down box office statistics regarding theatrical earnings and used letter codes to determine the content, ranging from world views to nudity to language and drug use. The study noted that movies with faith-driven, redemption-based themes in the top-25 category averaged $87.07 million at the box office, and those with a non-Christian worldview, like "Grown Ups 2," averaged $21.64 million. Only four R-rated films made the cut, coming in between 15th and 19th in earnings. Movies that had no foul language, like “Frozen," earned the most (an average of $65.81 million), while films with more than 25 incidences of profanity, like "Wolf of Wall Street,” averaged just $30.43 million and did not make the top 25.

Among the cited "family friendly" recent movies is Fast & Furious 6, a film about murderous car thieves. (Because one of the characters mentions Jesus.) From the study: "Contrary to popular opinion, sex does not really sell. Moviegoers clearly prefer the types of positive, family friendly movies with biblical and morally uplifting content."

PREVIOUSLY ON JMG: In 2011 Ted Baehr called for the arrest of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over the legalization of same-sex marriage. In 2009 Baehr demanded that the U.S. government block the release of Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno for its "extremely graphic depiction of homosexual sodomy." That same year Baehr attacked the Academy Awards for bestowing an Oscar on Milk star Sean Penn. His column, published by Porno Pete, was titled Hollywood Denounces God And Applauds Pedophilia.

One Million Moms Vs Sports Illustrated

Just in from One Million Moms:

Dear Joe, The cover of the Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Swimsuit Issue features three topless models hugging with their backs turned and focuses on the thong bikini bottoms they wear. There is also a side view of one model's breast. The SI Swimsuit Issue is nothing but soft porn and most closely resembles Playboy magazine. This soft core pornography is displayed in many family stores, often at checkout counters which is extremely offensive, disgusting and disrespectful to families. This type of publishing is also degrading to women. Families should be able to enter supermarkets, convenience and drug stores without being subjected to indecency. Since SI is pushing pornography this magazine needs to be removed from stores, or at least moved to the magazine aisle so families can avoid being exposed to this filth. Customers can choose to avoid the magazine aisle, but they cannot escape when the magazine is displayed at the checkout counters and lanes. Also, SI should place this in a nontransparent plastic cover to protect minors who are browsing the magazine aisle. Send an email letter to Sports Illustrated now! Let them know they are pushing pornography and that this year's issue in particular is nothing more than soft porn. Also, request they only display their swimsuit edition on the magazine aisle in nontransparent plastic bags and away from entrances, checkout counters and lanes.

Bolding is mine.

Russian Snowboarder Cheers Pussy Riot

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Quote Of The Day - Matt Taibbi

"Conservatives have always had trouble grasping the difference between public censorship and private enterprise. With a few exceptions, like whistleblower laws and National Labor Relations Board protections against being fired for off-site discussions about work conditions (exceptions that, in almost every case, conservatives bitterly opposed), there is no legal or constitutional right to free speech on private property. You can be fired for calling your boss a dick, and you can just as easily be let go by a profit-seeking media company for imperiling its relationship with advertisers. And incidentally, this is the way true conservatives, and especially true hardcore speech advocates, have always wanted it. Could you imagine the uproar if someone passed a law saying that Martin Bashir couldn't be bounced from a broadcast job for saying Sarah Palin was a good candidate to have feces shoved in her mouth? Now that would be censorship. Remember, nobody heard a peep from Sarah Palin about free speech after that episode." - Matt Taibbi, writing for Rolling Stone. (Tipped by JMG reader David)

Vatican Squashes Gay Photo Exhibit

After threats of legal action from the Vatican, an art gallery in Rome has covered up its exhibit of photos depicting gay men kissing in Catholic churches. Pink News reports:

The photography series by Gonzalo Orquin, had been due to open at the Galleria L’Opera beginning on Wednesday evening. The photographer said the gallery had received a legal notice from the Vatican, and that he and the gallery had decided to cover up the photographs. “A letter arrived from the Vicariate of Rome, an organization that is part of the Vatican, which said the church is against the exhibition. I spoke to lawyers and for security reasons we decided not to show the photos,” Orquín told The Local. The Vicariate admitted sending the threatening letter, and said the exhibition “could harm the religious sentiment of the faithful”. The Vicariate is an organisation which helps Pope Francis carry out his duties as Bishop of Rome.

According to a Vatican spokesman, the photos are illegal because the Italian constitution "safeguards an individual’s religious feeling and the function of places of worship."