http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/07/nbc-cancels-the-playboy-club/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/07/nbc-cancels-the-playboy-club/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:56:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115709 The New American: Even before its debut, reported by The New American, the show had come under an intense assault from a group called the Coalition for the War on Illegal Pornography, which charged that the show was little more than prime-time porn that should never be aired. The coalition was made up of such groups as Focus on the Family, the Alliance Defense Fund, the Family Research Council, Concerned Women for America, and the American Family Association, among others, whose leaders issued a stern condemnation, declaring that “NBC is contributing to the sexual objectification and exploitation of women and encouraging greater acceptance of pornography with its soon-to-be-aired series.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/07/nbc-cancels-the-playboy-club/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/31/decency-groups-warn-of-trashy-fall-tv-line-up/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/31/decency-groups-warn-of-trashy-fall-tv-line-up/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:59:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=112292 The New American: As reported by The New American, a group called the Coalition for the War on Illegal Pornography, led by Morality in Media, “said the show is nothing more than a pornographic attack on families and the culture that should never see the light of day.” The coalition, made up of such groups as Focus on the Family, the Alliance Defense Fund, the Family Research Council, and Concerned Women for America (to name just a few), said in a press release that “NBC is contributing to the sexual objectification and exploitation of women and encouraging greater acceptance of pornography with its soon-to-be-aired series.” The Parents Television Council added to the attack, charging that The Playboy Club is little more than a “blatant attempt to obliterate any remaining standards of broadcast decency.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/31/decency-groups-warn-of-trashy-fall-tv-line-up/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/28/new-voices-line-up-against-playboy-club/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/28/new-voices-line-up-against-playboy-club/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:19:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=109322 Deseret News: he Coalition for the War on Illegal Pornography, a coalition of more than 70 groups, said "NBC is now contributing to and encouraging a highly dangerous sexualized culture as they stoop further into the gutter for programming and profits." That coalition includes Morality In Media, Focus on the Family, the Alliance Defense Fund, the Family Research Council and Concerned Women For America, among others. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/28/new-voices-line-up-against-playboy-club/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/09/youtube-channel-launched-in-war-on-illegal-pornography/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/09/youtube-channel-launched-in-war-on-illegal-pornography/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:21:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/09/youtube-channel-launched-in-war-on-illegal-pornography/ http://www.youtube.com/user/PornHarms, provides a wide variety of educational videos on the harm from pornography to children, the extreme violence against women prominently depicted in popular porn today, the significant incidence of addiction to pornography, the links between sex trafficking and pornography and many other damaging effects of pornography." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/09/youtube-channel-launched-in-war-on-illegal-pornography/feed/ 0