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does anyone here ever watch that christian channel on tv? i dont know what its called but its the one with the little shield looking thing on the corner of the screen. some of the shows they have on there are downright scary in the methods they use to get their point across. (this is what makes me watch, because i find it funny in a twisted way)

for example, i once caught a cartoon rendition of jonah and the whale, and throughout the whole cartoon, which is obviously aimed at impressible young children, they were telling them, through song, that they'd get eaten by a whale if they didnt do what god says. no, literally. those were pretty much the lyrics to the song they kept singing.

then just this weekend i saw a film from the 80's about a guy in high school who wishes he was a nonbeliever. then in "it's a wonderful life" fashion, he lives a day as a nonbeliever. due to him "not believing" they claim the following occured..

1. his parents divorced
2. his sister was never born
3. he owned an expensive car(from gambling)
4. he had 2 girlfriends
5. his friend commited suicide
6. one of his teachers quit teaching to become a waiter

he was also told that he shouldnt have a relationship until he's ready to get married(they didnt mean a SEXUAL relationship, just a relationship in general)

the next show after that was an instructional video about how to pass out a tract without offending people(though this process involved eventually calling the people liars and thieves)

so, my point? i just think its a little twisted the lengths that some religious zealots will go to scare you into religion. it's almost, dare i say it,.. nazi-esque