News Archive June 2003

4 June 2003 - The Block, on Channel 9, needs a later time slot!

The Block, a renovation ‘challenge’ in a block of Bondi flats has four ‘couples’ competing to renovate a flat. Three couples are heterosexual (only two are married) the other ‘couple’ are two homosexual men who openly exhibit their 'sexuality'. They also threaten to renovate in their underwear!

This program is on Channel 9 at 6.30pm on SUNDAY evenings – yes, that’s right, just when our children are watching! Please contact Channel 9 - This is TV social engineering GONE MAD and it is BAD NEWS for our nation if this becomes an accepted norm for Sunday night TV!

It will set a precedent if YOU don’t air YOUR concern.

How to make a complaint
FIRST - Phone immediately – ask them to cancel the program or at least change the time slot to a week night after 8.30pm.

If we do nothing, they will do nothing!!!!

Phone:
Channel Nine Sydney(02) 9906-9999
Channel Nine Melbourne (03) 9420-3111
Channel Nine Brisbane (07) 3214-9999
Channel Nine Adelaide (08) 8267 0111
Channel Nine Perth (08) 9449 9999

Channel 9 website is at http://ninemsn.com.au/
The Block webpage is at http://theblock.ninemsn.com.au/theblock/default.asp

THEN put your complaint in writing:
Specific complaints must be addressed to "The Executive Producer" The Block P.O. Box 27
Willoughby NSW 2068.

Also send a copy to the station Manager in your area:
NSW Viewers: PO Box 27 Willoughby, NSW 2068
Vic Viewers: PO Box 100 Richmond, Vic 3121
QLD Viewers: PO Box 72 Brisbane, QLD 4001

1 June 2003 - Doctoral Student claims Jesus was homosexual

A doctoral student at the University of Queensland has completed his thesis which claims that Jesus was a homosexual, along with some of his disciples.

"Jesus was gay - $51,000 says so"
The Courier Mail, 29 May 2003
A doctoral student at the University of Queensland has completed a thesis on homosexual spirituality and concluded that "Jesus was 'homosexual' ". He was given $51,000 ($17,000 a year for three years) to complete his thesis.
He claims to be Anglican but is openly homosexual and 'reads astrological charts'!
Click here.

ABC Radio Interview
Brisbane ABC radio did an interview with Rollan McCleary.
Click here.

The next three articles are critical of the claim by McCleary:
"Doctoral Candidate: Jesus was 'gay'"
Report from World Net Daily. Click here.

'Gay Jesus' Claim Draws Fire
By Patrick Goodenough
CNSNews.com Pacific Rim Bureau Chief
May 29, 2003
This is the article written by CNS about yesterday's story about the PhD student who wrote on this topic. Click here.

"Church Leaders Pour Water on 'Gay Jesus' Claim"
CNS News, 30 May 2003
CNS then wrote a follow up article which included comments from the Anglican church and the University of Queensland. Click here.