"In fact, exposure to lyrics describing degrading sex was one of the strongest associations with sexual activity ... These results provide further support for the need for additional research and educational intervention in this area."

The hope is that Christian broadcasters might actually enjoy a competitive edge during tight times that comes from serving a clientele with holy zeal for the cause.

"You don't find businesses making sacrifices to make sure advertising dollars are paid to broadcasters. That's not part of their paradigm," said Craig Parshall, senior vice president of the National Religious Broadcasters, a 1,400-member organization that held its annual convention Feb. 7-10 in Nashville.

Canon Chris Sugden of Anglican Mainstream was quick to see how this reversed a basic value of the Reformation inheritance, saying that the move appeared "to be a reversion to medieval times, when the Bible could be read only by priests in Latin and was not to be defiled by ordinary people reading it".

Planned Parenthood applauded President Obama's recent revocation of the "Mexico City Policy," the result of which will send our tax dollars to fund abortions overseas. This has been our new president's most unpopular decision. It's also puzzling, because Obama himself has said he wants fewer abortions.