Christians Back TV Device to Censor Religious Slurs, Profanity

[cleanhippie]

What if there was a mute button for every single objectionable word mentioned on television?

For parents everywhere, there may finally be an answer.

Focus on the Family is teaming up with TVGuardian to provide clean entertainment choices for families through the TVGuardian filter, a device that eliminates objectionable language from television shows.

Penned as a “foul language filter” for HDTV’s, the device seeks to protect children not only from all foul language, but also from offensive religious slurs, sexual references, and other inappropriate phrases.


http://www.christianpost.com/news/christians-back-tv-device-to-censor-religious-slurs-profanity-50514/

[msongs]

1. religious slurs like "you're going to hell when you die"? nt

[cleanhippie]

4. Oh, no, of course not, thats not a slur.

Anything they agree with is ok.

[Ohio Joe]

2. Thats a good idea

Far better then the their efforts to censor all TV.

[Poll_Blind]

3. Just put "Dutch" in front of an innocuous word and it'll make it dirty.

As in, "I gave my girlfriend a Dutch blindfold."

See?

PB

[cleanhippie]

6. +1

Thats some funny shit right there!

[Iggo]

22. Oh my gawd...you're right! (n/t)

[Mist]

5. Hmm, filters sexual references, huh? Won't that interfere with their gay-bashing? nt

[SpankMe]

7. Sounds a bit Big-Brotherly

The next step would be a filter for scientific facts and anything gay.

How about a device that filters out religious indoctrination, blind faith and holy-rolling mythology?

[cleanhippie]

9. " How about a device that filters out religious indoctrination, blind faith and holy-rolling..."

How about a device that filters out religious indoctrination, blind faith and holy-rolling mythology?



Oh no, we cannot do that. That would be a dismissal of faith and persecution.













Do I really NEED a sarcasm thingy?

[FreakinDJ]

8. Put your fingers in your Ears and say "Na na na na na na "

[richmwill]

10. A device that would censor "Leave It To Beaver" episodes, in other words...

...You think all of those "Gosh" and "Gee"'s would make it? No. Because those are, as I was told once, "taking the Lord's name in vain". Since they're just another way of saying God and Jesus followed by a slur. :eyes:

[classof56]

11. How about they just get rid of the TV and stick with Veggie Tales videos?

Or they could watch shows that are not objectionable and whose goal is to educate--but those are mostly on NPR, which they want to defund.

Or they could just form their own colony on some remote island, totally off the grid.

Or better yet, they could just shut the **** up and leave the rest of us alone.

Geez!

[xfundy]

13. Talking vegetables? Of course!

Fits right in with the snake and donkey. If they were still around they'd probably have their own talk shows. On Fox.

[xfundy]

12. Oh, good.

Why don't they just get one of those gag-ball-and-blinders things from the kinkysex place? Or better yet, one of the devices in the movie "Tommy."

SIlly me, this type of "Christian" probably has at least one of everything from the kinkysex shop.

[izquierdista]

14. As usual, these Americans are WAY behind

The North Koreans have had this technology for decades: one station, all Kim, all the time. I believe the device that eliminates objectionable language is a firing squad.

[JayceR]

15. Fuck Yeah!

If this becomes widespread we can finally say the F Word on television! No more soccermoms censoring OUR television so the innocent kiddos won't be "scarred".

Never gonna happen, but I can dream.

[WolverineDG]

16. Those damn Christians, always wanting to control what comes out over their own TV

oh wait....

dg

[silverweb]

17. Good idea.

If this is an individually purchased device, used in the home of the purchaser for their own TV, it's a great idea and I hope the inventor makes a mint on it.

If this were to become "standard equipment," legally imposed on all TVs sold, I'd have some serious problems with it.

[zbdent]

18. the technology already exists ...

it's called the "off" button ...

Jeez, you would think that they'd promote literacy ... since they only believe what they "read" in the Bible ... (and if Catholics now are only going to be hearing the "Latin" version, then maybe they can just make up what they think they hear ...)

[WatsonT]

19. If they want to pay for such a voluntary service, sure why not

as long as it is mandated for everyone or in any way government run.

[dimbear]

20. That means the rest of us can watch Craig Ferguson in the clear?

Go for it.

[struggle4progress]

21. "... TVGuardian .. reads the hidden closed-caption text ..."

From what I've seen of CC, this product won't have many satisfied customers

[dmallind]

23. Here we go again - track events will have "Tyson Homosexual" as a participant like FoF news. n

[iris27]

24. If it were fully programmable and meant that I'd never have to hear cheesy Mormon faux-cursing

nonsense like "Shut the front door!" ever again, I'd buy one.

[muriel_volestrangler]

25. Or if it refers to the ex-VP as 'Idiot Cheney' (nt)