"The Book of Daniel" on NBC. My two cents

Since most people seem to be talking about the NBC TV show "The Book of Daniel". I guess I'll chime in. In case you have not heard, "The Book of Daniel" debuted on NBC Friday night January 6th. It is about a Episcopalian priest who has a wife who drinks a little too much, one son who is guy, another who is having premarital sex with his teenaged girlfriend, and a daughter who deals drugs. The priest, who's name is Daniel, has conversations with Jesus about his problems. hey, sounds like most families I know. All kidding aside you have probably heard groups like the American Family Association and focus on the family up in arms over the show. They have even convinced a few NBC stations not to show the program. I believe in those markets the show is available on another station. This group and others like it find the show offensive because it according to them shows Christ as a lord who just kind of winks at sin and says kids will be kids. The AFA has made these comments without even seeing the show. Keep in mind the show did not debut until Friday. Yet these "religious" not balls are already to send the show to hell. Groups like the AFA want to tell you what you should be watching. In there mind, if they don't like something than it should be banished. They apparently have not heard of the off switch. Instead of just turning off the TV or, gasp changing the channel they have been pressuring affiliates not to air the show. Thankfully most affiliates have been ignoring them. and even threatening boycotts of the advertisers. This group of "Christians" thinks that they can dictate what we watch. Now I personally have not seen the show. I don't watch much network TV but I'm certainly not going to tell someone else they can't watch it just because I don't care for it and I might watch this Fridays episode just to see what the fuss is about. From what I've heard though there isn't really anything on "The Book of Daniel" that is any different from what is on any other show. I've even read on another message board that the show was kind of boring. But because of the controversy my curiosity is up enough to tivo next weeks episode. Of course the AFA is not in to people making there own decisions. They'd rather have anything that deal with real world issues such as homosexuality, pre marital sex, drug use. banned from the airwaves because kids might see. If your child uses drugs because they saw it on television than your not doing your job as a parent. The TV does come with an off button and probably one or two that change the channel. I know mine does and when I see something I don't like I even know how to use it, If I can find where the dog hid it. Yes the AFA has a right to their opinion. They want to say they don't like the show they can certainly do that. However they don't have the right to keep people who want to see a TV program from watching it. Here's my novel suggestion. Watch the show. Judge for yourself whether it is worth watching. don't let some religious nut tell you what you should be watching. Watch the show and decide for yourself whether it is offensive. If you find it offensive, change the channel or turn it off. Don't go whining to the advertisers or the affiliates. Just because you don't like something does not mean someone else should not be able to watch it. I know the American Family Association does not like the idea of people thinking for them selves but this is America you do have the right to do that despite what they want you to thnk.