Evangelicals Alienated from Mainstream Media
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Evangelicals Alienated from Mainstream Media: Survey
By Bill Fledderus
A survey of 4,000 evangelicals conducted last year by the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) suggests that three-quarters of EFC supporters feel alienated from mainstream radio and television and want access to Christian media.
Specifically, close to three-quarters of those surveyed said:
- they were “often” offended by sexual imagery and sexual dialogue on TV (84%)
- they were “often” offended by scenes of violence on TV (74%, plus an additional 23% “occasionally”)
- they were “occasionally” or “often” offended by sexual dialogue on radio (37%, 38%)
- the media “rarely” portray Christians with fairness (69%)
- CBC TV and CBC Radio do not carry sufficient levels of religious programming (79% and 68% respectively) want the “threshold hour” for more adult programming, currently at 9 p.m., pushed back to 10 p.m. or later (85%).
Virtually all respondents agreed that “having access to Christian television or radio stations” is “important” or “very important” (42%, 56%). Only two percent said such access is not important.
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