The Power of Television in Your Life

Over the past couple of years, American’s have been able to look inside ‘polygamist’ arrangements with shows like Home Box Offices’, “Big Love,” and Discovery’s, “Sister Wives,” and “My Five Wives.” Disney also introduced a female homosexual couple on the series “Good Luck Charlie,” as well as a male homosexual couple on “Modern Family.”

These shows have desensitized society, changing how we respond to news and entertainment.

For instance, three lesbian women in Massachusetts recently “married” each other after exchanging vows in a wedding-style ceremony last year. They claim they are the world’s first “throuple.” Although Massachusetts recognizes same-sex marriages, the state does not recognize polygamous ones. Nevertheless, the three women named Brynn, Doll, and Kitten still entered into the three-way relationship.

Brynn told The Sun newspaper: “In our eyes we are married. We had specialist lawyers draw up paperwork so our assets are equally divided.”

Doll says, “As far as we know, there aren’t any three women married like us,” she adds, “I had always dated girls, who — although they had boyfriends or girlfriends — were also allowed to date me. I never thought that much about it and I had never really come out as poly to my friends and family. To me, it was just how I was.”

Brynn insists that, despite their novel lifestyle arrangement, that they are “very traditional people” and “perfectly normal.” The three women would also like to raise three children using anonymous sperm donors-one for each of them.

Massachusetts officials will allow the “throuple” arrangement to stand without interference.

Meanwhile, a star in NBC’s “Real Housewives of Atlanta” is in hot water for a sermon she recently preached. Porsha Williams encouraged members of her congregation to reach out to individuals needing “saving” — among them drug dealers, sex workers, people who have attempted suicide and gays and lesbians.

“I woke up this morning disturbed and I felt that my heart was heavy and it was imperative for me to address the issue at hand. First let me say that God loves all his children.” Williams said in her sermon. “And although discriminate against other because of their race, their religion, their sexual orientation, their status in life, that we’re all worthy of God’s love.”

Williams explains in her apology: “The sermon that was shown was shown not in its entirety therefore the message was omitted. I apologize that those words hurt the LGBT community, my fans and my supporters. Life is a journey and I’m growing every day. And I continue to encourage everyone to love each other unconditionally.”

Her co-star Cynthia Bailey recently criticized the anti-gay comments made by Williams noting, “To put gays and lesbians in the same category as drug dealers, hookers, and people who attempt suicide is ignorant and insensitive. Especially when she just recently profited from performing at a popular gay club in NYC.”

Now, the Home & Garden Television (HGTV) network, owned by Scripps Networks Interactive, has decided to pull the plug on an upcoming real estate reality show amid a firestorm of controversy from gay rights activists who accused the evangelical Christian hosts of being anti-gay and pro-life. Twins David and Jason Benham had been in production for “Flip it Forward,” a show that was to début in October.

After the network announced the show was on the fall lineup, the group Right Wing Watch (RWW) labeled David Benham, son of well-known evangelical pastor Flip Benham an “anti-gay extremist” and reported on comments he made about homosexuality, abortion and divorce.

“As leader of OSA (Operation Save America,) Benham has  condemned the interfaith Sandy Hook memorial,  protested in front of mosques while shouting ‘Jesus Hates Muslims’ and  blamed the Aurora shooting on the Democratic Party, which he said promotes a ‘culture of death,’” write Brian Tashman, whose with RWW

Tashman continues, “He has also protested LGBT pride events, interrupted church services during a sermon by ‘sodomite Episcopalian bishop’ Gene Robinson and was found “guilty of stalking a Charlotte abortion doctor after passing out hundreds of ‘wanted’ posters with the physician’s name and photo on it.” Benham even blamed the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on abortion rights…”

The Benhams, who are graduates of Liberty University, said it saddened them to hear about HGTV’s decision.

“If our faith costs us a television show then so be it,” they wrote. “With all of the grotesque things that can be seen and heard on television, you would think there would be room for two twin brothers who are faithful to our families, committed to biblical principles, and dedicated professionals.”

HGTV refuses to say why they decided not to go forward with the show.

This isn’t the first time Scripps Networks Interactive has garnered publicity of this kind. In the January 2014 issue of GQ, the magazine asked Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson what he believed to be sinful.

“Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there,” he answered.

And if you don’t think the TV has power over your life, consider the fact that the networks spend nearly 28 minutes on Global Warming news and only 15 seconds on the Lois Lerner contempt vote. By the way: The House voted to hold the former IRS head in contempt of Congress.