February 2008
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‘Speechless’ awaits March premiere

A new TV series produced by The Inspiration Networks (INSP) in partnership with AFA will reveal the erosion of  Christian liberty in the U.S. under the assault of secularism and political correctness.

Hosted by renowned author and political commentator Janet Parshall, Speechless … Silencing the Christians is slated for a March 1 premiere. Thirteen half-hour episodes are scheduled.

“The removal of Christian freedom, once a slow, behind-the-scenes process, is now out in plain sight and is happening at breakneck speed,” said Don Wildmon, AFA founder and chairman. “Speechless will inform and encourage Christians to get active in our culture before it’s too late.”

Prior to the debut, AFA plans to launch a Web site for the series. The site, www.silencingchristians.com, will contain trailers and brief descriptions of each episode, a link to the program’s schedule, and a place for visitors to take action on the issues addressed in the series. AFA will also sell each episode on DVD.

Speechless takes viewers into communities across America to show the struggles Christians face on a daily basis. Here is a synopsis of the first three shows:

Episode 1: A journey across the country will let viewers meet citizens who have been arrested for speaking out at a public rally, students who are being forced to attend classes that require them to recite verses from the Koran and to stage their own jihad (Muslim holy war), and activists pushing social tolerance to such an extreme that the Bible itself is being labeled “hate speech.”

Episode 2: “Separation of church and state” only seems to apply when it is being used to keep Christ out of school. This show reveals how Islam is being promoted in California public schools while a student in Nevada, speaking of her own personal beliefs, was forbidden to speak the name of Jesus. Plus, conservative speaker Ann Coulter sits down with Janet Parshall to discuss the hypocrisy of the tolerance movement and what it does to silence the voices of Christians and conservatives.

Episode 3: “Hate crime” is the new buzzword in law enforcement.  But what do hate crime laws aim to punish? In this episode viewers will understand how this legislation elevates homosexuals and transsexuals and affords them expanded protection while criminalizing the actions of Christians and conservatives. The punishments often target thought and speech, and host Janet Parshall will show how 75-year-old grandmothers faced life in prison and teenagers in public school were forbidden to speak out against homosexuality in the name of tolerance. And a leading expert on hate crime laws in Canada will paint a picture of what we can expect to see here in the United States if these laws are passed on the federal level.