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Some time back, I heard Fr. Mitch Pacwa make an offhand comment about The History Channel and how it makes some pretty anti-Catholic and sometimes anti-Christian remarks on various programs.
I love the History Channel, but since then, I’ve listened a bit more carefully, and in my opinion, it is somewhat blatant.
I just saw their program (briefly) on the history of Christmas, and they stated it was basically a pagan holiday.
Not here asking about the pagan part, but rather what you all think of the History Channel in this regard.
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I was just saying this the other day. The History Channel, the Discovery Channel, a lot of those “smart” channels have been airing some very one sided programming. But again, they’re they History Channel, not a source of infallible teaching but a ratings generating profit machine!
 
The History Channel is run by people who like high ratings. So they’ll have elaborate documentaries on things like the Da Vinci Code, but won’t host any scholars who will call it nonsense. After all: where’s the drama (and the viewers?) if it’s all just a silly conspiracy theory?
 
I wonder if we should let them know that they risk losing ratings by offending us…
 
edjco said:
I wonder if we should let them know that they risk losing ratings by offending us…
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I don’t think they’re maliciously anti-Catholic, so this might help. Then again, it’s hard to rally Catholics against anything these days so it might be a waste of time.
 
Does anyone watch the Universe show on the History Channel? Some of their episodes are actually kind of interesting but I get a kick out of their intro every time with the whole “In the Beginning…” (obvious reference to Genesis) and then go on to talk about the Big Bang Theory.

IDK, some of the History Channel’s stuff they have on are great, others not so. There was a commercial on last night advertising their *7 Deadly Sins Week * that will be airing soon… “You may be a sinner and not even know…” Que cheesy music and lady holding a Rosary.

God bless
 
I find every time the History Channel or the Discovery Channel airs a show about a Topic that I have researched, the get it wrong. So I assume every show about something I do not know about, they also get those wrong.

Think entertainment. not science, not history. They generally present the stereotypes rather than the truth.

They are reporters/ communication majors.
 
its very unfortunate because it use to be somewhat christian. but probably because of bad ratings/no one watches it that they had to show such misinforming shows 😦 .
 
I was watching a show on the birth of Jesus on national geographic. They said that the 2 gospel writers who wrote the birth narative probably knew very little about the event especially since they were written so long after the birth of Jesus. I guess that it didn’t occur to anyone that Matthew and Mary probably met a time or two. All he had to do was ask her about it, and I’m sure she was more than willing to talk about it.
 
I used to love the history channel, and for a while I think it was the best on tv. But overall thier shows have gone way down hill. Instead of history it is a lot of rubbish about proving the existence of monsters and area 51 and disproving Jesus as the Christ.

I too saw the Christmas show and it was despicable. It was very anti-Catholic. It edited the show and the Catholic responses to make the Church sound wrong in much of it’s theology. They did not allow a priest to finish his arguements. Basically it just showed him stating the arguments used against the Church and before he could answer them they would go to another pastor or an Orthodox priest to deal with the question. Others may think this was unintentional but whoever who made this particular show knew exactly what he was doing.
 
edjco said:
Some time back, I heard Fr. Mitch Pacwa make an offhand comment about The History Channel and how it makes some pretty anti-Catholic and sometimes anti-Christian remarks on various programs.
I love the History Channel, but since then, I’ve listened a bit more carefully, and in my opinion, it is somewhat blatant.
I just saw their program (briefly) on the history of Christmas, and they stated it was basically a pagan holiday.
Not here asking about the pagan part, but rather what you all think of the History Channel in this regard.
Thanks!
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ive been wondering if we can do something about them, they are saying things that arent true, giving credence to false ideas
 
EphelDuath said:
I don’t think they’re maliciously anti-Catholic, so this might help. Then again, it’s hard to rally Catholics against anything these days so it might be a waste of time.
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It’s never a waste of time to stand up for what is right. That’s like saying you’re not going to vote because you don’t think your candidate will win. We must always perserve and make our voice heard.
 
my MA is in history, not theology, being a DRE is my retirement job, my academic career was in history and archives. I can say that the history channel does a lousy job of presenting history, and seems incapable of finding writers and producers who can tell an authentic story backed by genuine research. So I am quite confident any production of theirs that dwells on religious topics will also be inadequately researched and narrated with an emphasis on sensation rather than facts. I have never been disappointed in that expectation.
 
The History Channel is the intersection of the discipline of history and the medium of television. Both are dominated by secularists (and leftist secularists at that).

Is anyone surprised that it never seems to occur to them to actually have some programs with an orthodox religious perspective on, especially during the holidays?

It is not simply about ratings. Believers far outnumber unbelievers in the United States. It is a culture wherein God is only permitted into the conversation in order to be ridiculed and debunked.

By the same token, what was the last Hollywood movie you saw which treated orthodox religion with respect? I can think of two in recent years—“The Passion of the Christ” and “The Apostle”, both of which required every bit of influence Mel Gibson and Robert Duvall could muster to get distributed.

What’s even worse is attempting to seek out history courses and texts which are not dripping with anti-religious bias. We are largely limited to older works and small imprints such as Ignatius Press—the large publishing houses are venomously opposed to anything which is not anti-religious or at least neo-pagan (think Oprah Book Club selection “The Secret”).

This makes it imperative when we do find works which somehow escape the machinations of the secularist commisars who function as media gatekeepers that we support them full-throatedly.

If you spot something on The History Channel which is actually pro-Christianity, by all means, let them know you watched it, liked it, and are buying the products of the sponsors of the program as a result.

I occasionally get test programs from a marketing group affiliated with The Discovery Channel. I always take the time to provide them very detailed and well-researched feedback—that tends to get a positive response and may ultimately influence the programming to some degree. It is important that they not continue to exist in a secularist echo chamber.
 
It really is our duty to call people out when they broadcast misleading or blatantly anti-catholic stuff.

Remember the saying “For evil to triumph it is necessary only for good people to do nothing.” These shows often lead many people astray, or conform anti-catholic and anti-christian prejudices. By all means protest, write in, and comment on the stations message boards if you see distortions or misleading information. In the UK the BBC and some of the other channels often put out slanted historical or other programmes. It won’t stop until enough people protest, and keep demanding truth and veracity. I have written umpteen times on programmes on things like the Crusades, the Early Church and the Middle Ages. You generally get a reply if you write to the top, and it helps to keep them honest if stuff they put out is found to be wrong.

I once pointed out that a visitor presentation by English heritage on monasteries had major facts wrong, and I got an apologetic reply promising to change the presentation.
 
Somewhat?

All of these channels are completely secular and will do anything to discredit orthodox Christianity.
 
edjco said:
I wonder if we should let them know that they risk losing ratings by offending us…
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Would their ratings really go down if all the Catholics who are offended tuned out? Don’t you know a startling number of Catholics who at best aren’t bothered by such things as DaVinci Code and at worst really enjoyed it?

Peace,
Dante
 
I caught the History Channels history of Christmas a few days ago, and I had to change it at the first commercial.

They take every chance to make Christmas just a Christian change on Pagan beliefs. They do this in a very discret way; like describing the Pagan god Mithras as born on Dec 25 and worshiped for being a Child god.
 
I don’t watch the HC very often, but when I do, I go to the kitchen first and make sure I have a salt-shaker close at hand.

The HC and all the others in the upper 200s (DirectTV) are all run by neo-pagans. Caveat ((whatever the Latin for “viewer” is)).

DaveBj
 
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