TV alert: "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

I have to admit that I'm surprised that in recent years, there hasn't been an outcry by atheists complaining that a show with a religious theme is being broadcasted on network TV.

 

I'm not even a remotely religious person, and seeing the Linus speech in the special is absolutely one of my favorite parts of the Christmas season.

 

Ditto. I'm agnostic/atheist, and I was raised in a non-Christian religious tradition, and I love that speech. I don't mind that shows with religious themes are broadcast on network TV. I do mind when government endorses a religion.

 

Why would they care? The networks aren't owned by the government.

 

True, but they get their license from a government source (the FCC). I know they would get absolutely shredded if they did protest this show since it's so universally loved, but still, in this day and age of questioning any sort of religious prostelyzing in public, I'm surprised someone hasn't.

Interestingly enough, when creating the show, animator Bill Melendez actually told Schulz that they couldn't talk about the Bible on TV. Schulz countered, "If we don't do it, who will?" And that was back in 1965, which is why I'm somewhat surprised a complaint hasn't happened in today's more coarsened atmosphere. And it also reflects how great a show it is and how engrained it is in American culture that some atheist hasn't complained.

http://www.startribune.com/opinion/otherviews/135055823.html

 

One of the charms of Peanuts is that it promoted human decency without slapping you upside the haid with it.

 

I got a rock.