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    Let’s face it. When walking through the grazing land of television programming to search for decent entertainment, you gotta tiptoe around a whole lot of cowpies. And if the TV shows themselves don’t assault you with provocative images and unbiblical messages, then the commercials will. I mean, do we really need Victoria to show us all her secrets? That’s why many Christians today have opted to turn exclusively to Christian networks or just turn off their TVs.

    Recently, however, the major television networks have been trying to woo back the substantial Christian market with more faith-friendly content. Unfortunately, because of a complete lack of originality and a rampant misunderstanding of their target audience, not many of the networks’ ideas for Christian programming have made it to the small screen as of yet.

    After a thorough investigation by your wayfaring correspondent, I have uncovered a short list of some of the TV pilots for the Christian market that were recently rejected by ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX. Here are the top 15 titles in no particular order that did not make it onto the networks’ Fall lineups this year:

    The Amazing Grace

    CSI: Willow Creek

    Extreme Makeover: Church Edition

    SpongeBob SquareJones

    Found

    Desperate Deacon’s Wives

    How I Met Your Mother Superior

    Home School Musical

    America’s Funniest Nooma Videos

    The O’Reilly Rector

    Law & Order: Covenantal Intent

    Potluck Nightmares with Gordon Ramsey

    Arminian Idol

    Warren & Osteen’s Laugh-In

    Dancing with the Baptists

    Let’s just hope that next year the television industry can gain the invaluable assistance of prominent Hollywood Christians to help them create a new frontier in Christian programming before TBN corners the whole flippin’ market.