NBC cancels Madonna's mock crucifixion scene

Now, does Madonna walk, as suggested earlier?

NBC has decided to cut the "Mock Crucifixion" segment from its November 22 airing of Madonna's "Confessions" concert.

NBC did the right thing, but the fact that it did not say why the offensive part of Madonna's concert was cut shows cowardice. What NBC should have done is to admit that since it refused to air the Danish cartoons that Muslims objected to earlier in the year, it felt obliged not to treat Christians in a discriminatory manner. On September 20, I wrote to NBC chief Bob Wright making this point.

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