Religious program accused of promoting "hate, fear and doom" did not violate codes, says CBSC

OTTAWA – A religious television program that claims that current world conflicts and military actions were predicted in the Bible did not contain abusive commentary or violence, nor did it breach any broadcast codes administered by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, the agency has determined.The CBSC received a complaint about the show Jack Van Impe Presents broadcast on Global Manitoba (CKND-TV). The complaint alleged that the program hosts promoted hate and fear with their predictions about the end of the world, and suggested that the program should carry a viewer advisory alerting parents to the violent and misleading nature of...