The court is next for Sponge Bob foes

[Guest guest]

The court is next for Sponge Bob foes

 

 

NewsDay

Sheryl McCarthy

 

" You can't say we couldn't see it coming. In 1994 the Rev. Joseph

Chambers of Charlotte, N.C., tried to get Sesame Street's Bert and

Ernie banned under under an anti-gay state law that existed at the

time. The Pentecostal minister said he knew the puppets were gay

because in one episode Bert taught Ernie to sew. A few years later the

Rev. Jerry Falwell attacked Tinky Winky, the sweet-natured Teletubby

on the children's TV show because Falwell claimed he was modeling the

gay lifestyle. Now James Dobson of the religiously conservative group

Focus on the Family is accusing the producers of a music video for

children, intended to promote social tolerance and featuring scores of

beloved children's show characters, of promoting homosexuality. Why?

Because it shows SpongeBob SquarePants holding hands with his pal, a

starfish. " (01/27/05)

 

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