rosends
Well-Known Member
There are two issues. Mixing the two does no one any good.
1. The terms of license. The broadcaster said he would do one thing but he, even after being warned, did something else. That's a breach of contract. The content is irrelevant. License was granted based on a lie.
2. The content. In some countries, content is deemed inappropriate in part or in whole. Pornography (of various sorts) is one example. It doesn't matter that what is being portrayed is an accurate depiction of the human reproductive process -- the content runs afoul of what is considered appropriate for at least part of the whole based on community standards. Hate content (or advocating the violent overthrowing of the government, or presenting something which puts national security at risk are other possibilities) is also limited in some places even if the broadcaster believes the content to be true. The regulated airwaves provide channels and licensure in what is considered the public interest. Not serving that public interest gets the license revoked.
Israel has Christian channels and programming content. It just has other rules about honesty in licensing and missionizing. Deciding that the area of religion is categorically different is a projection of a personal attitude towards religion. A pornographer might say that pornography is different and shouldn't be subject to any limitations.
1. The terms of license. The broadcaster said he would do one thing but he, even after being warned, did something else. That's a breach of contract. The content is irrelevant. License was granted based on a lie.
2. The content. In some countries, content is deemed inappropriate in part or in whole. Pornography (of various sorts) is one example. It doesn't matter that what is being portrayed is an accurate depiction of the human reproductive process -- the content runs afoul of what is considered appropriate for at least part of the whole based on community standards. Hate content (or advocating the violent overthrowing of the government, or presenting something which puts national security at risk are other possibilities) is also limited in some places even if the broadcaster believes the content to be true. The regulated airwaves provide channels and licensure in what is considered the public interest. Not serving that public interest gets the license revoked.
Israel has Christian channels and programming content. It just has other rules about honesty in licensing and missionizing. Deciding that the area of religion is categorically different is a projection of a personal attitude towards religion. A pornographer might say that pornography is different and shouldn't be subject to any limitations.