Here\u2019s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n
Independent movie and TV producer Christian Peschken has been named Vice President and board member of the Decency Enforcement Center for Television <\/a>(aka Decent TV). The non-profit organization that, through the court system, advocates on behalf of enforcing existing laws regulating\u00a0 content (i.e. obscenity and indecency) on over-the-air broadcast television and radio. In doing so, Decent TV allies with groups like Parents Television Council, Morality in the Media, Focus on the The organization, for example, was instrumental in the case FCC vs. Fox. On June 21, 2012 the United States Supreme Court refused to side with the networks\u2019 campaign to overturn the broadcast decency law. Instead the court upheld the authority of the FCC to enforce broadcast decency standards between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., when children are likely watching.<\/p>\n Christian Peschken, you may recall, was recently featured on this site<\/a> regarding his call on Hollywood to adopt content standards (aka self-censorship) in the wake of\u00a0 the mass shooting\u00a0 during a late-night theater showing of\u00a0 The Dark Knight Rises<\/em>\u00a0 in Aurora, Colorado.<\/p>\n Regarding his new role, he says \u201cAlmost 90% of television viewers approve of FCC decency regulations in broadcasting and believe TV is too indecent. The problem though is that most viewers in case of violations are doing nothingabout or do not know what to do. That’s where Decent TV comes in. We educate people about theissues and the deliberate violations by television networks. This is an issue that should concern all responsible citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n Peschken also recently produced this video explaining the mission of Decent TV<\/a>:<\/p>\n
\nFamily, Family Research Council, and Alliance Defense Fund as well as Jay Sekulow’s American Center for Law and Justice.<\/p>\n