Christians protest ‘profane use of God’s title’ on NBC sport present

By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Submit Contributor Sunday, February 02, 2025

The conservative Christian group One Million Moms has launched a petition against the NBC game show 'Deal or No Deal Island' for airing a contestant taking the Lord's name in vain multiple times. — The conservative Christian group One Million Mothers has launched a petition in opposition to the NBC sport present “Deal or No Deal Island” for airing a contestant taking the Lord’s title in useless a number of occasions. | Screengrab/One Million Mothers

Christians led by a conservative activist group are protesting NBC for not censoring a contestant who repeatedly took God’s title in useless in a pre-recorded actuality TV sport present. They’re accusing the community of disrespecting the Christian religion by permitting the offensive reference to stay uncensored.

“Deal or No Deal Island,” a spin-off of the unique sport present “Deal or No Deal,” options contestants on an island competing in numerous challenges and strategic decision-making to win money prizes, with a singular tropical setting distinguishing it from the unique studio-based format.

A Jan. 23 broadcast of the truth competitors sequence included a number of censored curse phrases however allowed a profane use of God’s title to air freely, in response to One Million Mothers, which notes that youngsters is likely to be watching the TV-PG rated present.

“Lots of our supporters have submitted complaints on this critical problem of NBC censoring most profanity however not censoring the profane use of God’s title,” says the group, a division of the American Household Affiliation.

“No different faith would tolerate such blatant blasphemy, and Christians won’t both,” it provides. “As acknowledged within the Ten Commandments, God clearly prohibits the usage of His title in useless. The Ten Commandments are there for believers to reside by since God is aware of what’s greatest.”

Eradicating coarse speech from the ultimate edit, whereas conserving the phrases “G.. d…” intact sends a troubling sign, says the group, whose aim is “to cease the exploitation of our youngsters, particularly by the leisure media (TV, music, motion pictures, and so on.).”

One Million Mothers is asking NBC to make sure that the identical degree of censorship utilized to basic swearing extends to any use of God’s title. The group encourages Christians and others who share these views to demand that the community get rid of offensive language in its family-friendly programming.

“Mocking God is extraordinarily disrespectful to Christians, and NBC must be held accountable!” says One Million Mothers.

A web based petition the group began in opposition to NBC has garnered over 13,500 signatures as of Sunday. “As a Christian, I’m extremely offended that NBC community chooses to not censor the repeated profane use of God’s title,” states the petition.

“Deal or No Deal Island” final February.

In every episode, contestants take part in daring challenges to retrieve hidden briefcases containing various money values. The contestant who secures the highest-value briefcase good points immunity and selects one other contestant to face the “Banker’s Problem,” a high-stakes sport the place making a “unhealthy deal” can result in speedy elimination. The season culminates with the final remaining contestant enjoying a closing sport of “Deal or No Deal” for an opportunity to win a considerable money prize, doubtlessly the most important within the present’s historical past.