Add Newt Gingrich to the list of “GCB” haters.
At a campaign stop Friday in Gulfport, Miss., the GOP hopeful took aim at the controversial ABC series, based on the novel “Good Christian Bitches,” Politico reports.
The series, about a group of church-going Dallas women who are less than devout, has been criticized by some conservatives for what they perceive as anti-Christian themes. (RELATED: Conservative groups slam ABC’s “GCB” as a “sex-filled attack on Christians)
“Here’s to show you the biases of the elite media, look at the new show that’s on that has the word ‘Christian’ in it and I want you to take the exact name, drop out Christian and put in Muslim,” Gingrich said. “And ask yourself, is there any network that would have dared to run a show like that and you know the answer is not a one because anti-Christian bigotry is just fine in the entertainment industry but they have to be very protective of Islam.”
Conservative criticisms of the show already appear to be having an impact. Last week, Kraft Foods pulled its Philadelphia Cream Cheese ads from the show after receiving complaints from consumers.