Jack Van Impe Ministries Presents
Hate messages, doom & gloom prophecies, idiotic conspiracy theories and a nasty dose of evangelical intolerance, all this and more brought to you by Canwest Global TV, financially /morally bankrupt and up for sale to the highest bidder.
*Neither this website nor the author has any affiliation with the likes of Jack Van Impe Ministries or Canwest Global TV. To the Global TV trolls IP 204.187.150.30 who visit this site almost daily, don't you have work to do?
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I
am taking on Canwest Global TV because I am offended by televangelist Jack Van Impe's irrational
rants about the end of the world and inflammatory statements such as "Christianity is a war with
Islam and "Muslims hate Jews".
Jack Van Impe's insidious messages of doom and intolerance has a
detrimental effect on children and could cause harm to Muslims and
minorities in general.
My fellow Canadians I know some of you are worried about current world events but they have nothing to do with the bible or the second coming of Jesus. If you feel isolated or alone seek advice from a local clergyman from a well known church not this man. Jack Van Impe's rants are those of a doomsday cult leader and there is no doubt in my mind that Jack Van Impe is a sociopath and will say anything to make a buck and it doesn't matter who gets hurt in the process.
You can view all of Van Impe's movies and TV shows on You Tube. Do not buy his DVD's or his Prophecy Bible, save your money. Since when was it okay to let an American rip off artist in the guise of a lunatic religious leader run his scam in Canada and get rich.
I have a link that you can go to to download his latest projects...just email me. It's free.
I cannot change Jack Van Impe's message but I
can stop Canwest Global TV from broadcasting his program. Canadians
need to know Global TV is ignoring existing broadcasting regulations
set forth by the Television Broadcast Act, CAB Code of Ethics and The
Human Rights Act when they broadcast Jack Van Impe Presents.
Bottom line, Canwest Global Tv is breaking the law by broadcasting Jack Van Impe's message of intolerance and should be prosecuted by the courts or at the very minimum sanctioned by the CRTC.
04/06/10 Update:
I finally received a response from the CBSC panel and now I can appeal their decision to the CRTC. They decided to do nothing about the 14+ request and did not seem to think Van Impe is a fear mongering bigot but that is what we all expected. Self regulating bodies do not work as the members are inherently biased. Any decision by the CBSC does not have to be adhered to thus making the whole exercise a futile one but that's the rules of the game. Now I can deal directly with the CRTC who have the jurisdiction to stop Global and will not be influenced by "friends of Global Tv". The only downside to this decision is it took 13 months but then again it was a learning experience I can use in the CRTC appeal.
Otherwise nothing has changed Global continues to broadcast Van Impe Sunday mornings and I will continue to hold them responsible for airing Van Impe's intolerance.
Looks like Shaw cable
purchased Canwest Global, I guess it's time to send them a letter about
the bigot Jack Van Impe and Global's unprofessional staff; Karen Clout who tried to influence the CBSC by making derogatory remarks about me which was extremely unprofessional (gossip),
Richard Landry who threatened me by insinuating he will try to prosecute me for this website, Tim Jones, Global Winnipeg's station manager who airs Van Impe and poor
Michelle Medford who was forced by Karen Clout to lie 3 times in
responses to my complaints but didn't have the sense or ethical
persuasion to say anything about it to management but instead she calls me at home and
cries the blues about this website and how unfair it is to her and
Global. Really calling me at home, unprofessional. I bet Karen Clout was behind it but was to much of a coward to call herself so she had her underling Medford do the dirty work. Now the CRTC will deal with Global and Shaw.
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Institutionalized Bigotry
Jack Van Impe Ministries Presents is a Evangelical Christian "infomercial" or U.S. paid religious programming as Global TV likes to call it. Unlike most mainstream religious programming this program spews forth only fear, hate and bigotry, not peace, love and tolerance that a legitimate religious program provides.
The premise of the Jack Van Impe Ministries Presents program is as follows; the broadcast starts with Jack Van Impe's wife Rexella reading only the headlines (typically taken from right wing sources) from the previous week's news. Newspaper headlines are written in a manner to get the reader's attention and it's necessary to read the entire article BUT Rexella reads the headline then looks at Jack and says "Oh Jack what do you think of that?" Jack then deviously bastardizes the news to make biblical prophecies sound relevant to current events. For example the H1N1 outbreak was a sign of pestilence, Iran's threatening Israel means that the end is coming soon, Russia, Iran and N. Korea's belligerence towards the USA is somehow in the bible. N. Korea who now has nukes AND missiles and fits nicely into Van Impe's version of the end of days. Van Impe predicts the world will end on 21/12/2012. The end will come when America defends Israel from Islam and there is "the most terrible of wars" and all will die EXCEPT born again Christians. Jesus will return once the Jews have converted into Christianity. What a load of crap. No self respecting Jew would want to be a Christian.
So in his words if a person is a Jew or Muslim (same God and Heaven as the Christians) he/she will suffer greatly and will not be saved. This is bigotry plain and simple, excluding someone because their beliefs are different than yours. When you take a good hard look at the evangelical movement you will come to the realization that they really are intolerant of others people's religions and belief systems and quite obsessed with converting everyone on the face of the earth. Google it.
Click on this link to get a taste of this charlatan's delusional fantasies.
After scaring people with his doom and gloom he tries to sell his books and dvd's about the end of the world and how you can save yourself (simple you buy his DVD'ds and fake bible). His end of days prediction is akin to doomsday cults who predict the end of the world or to the Aryan Nation goofballs saying only whites should have rights or live for that matter. When you take away the religious smokescreen one can see there is no difference. It's all bigotry.
As I have previously stated Jack Van Impe Ministries Presents is not religious programming as defined by the CRTC, it is an "infomercial" masquerading as religious/news program.
The following is an example of one of Jack Van Impe's prayer moments (15 -20 seconds each show that's all) and I am paraphrasing but the reader will get the idea.
"Oh Lord Jesus please bring President Obama to his senses and stop this dictator from reforming our health care system. He's leading us down the road to socialism just like Canada and Europe and it's too expensive".
What truly religious person would deny health care to millions of poorer Americans.
For 10 years Global has spread Van Impe's message of fear, hate, intolerance, bigotry and please buy our merchandise and it has to stop.
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Canwest Global TV's "Conscience of Convenience" vs. Good Corporate Citizenship
Global TV in Winnipeg airs The Jack Van Impe Ministries Presents, Sunday at 8:30 a.m.. At this hour many children are watching cartoons or adventure shows and their parents are doing chores or whatever. The last thing they need to hear is the world is going to end on Dec. 21/2012 or that there is going to be a horrible war and only a certain brand of Christian will be saved. This doom and gloom message is insidious and his anti Islamic rhetoric is simply outrageous and dangerous. On May 31/09 Jack Van Impe looked into the camera and said, "Christianity is at war with Islam". Two Sundays later he regurgitated this gem..."Muslims hate Jews". Lately he has said Kaleik Sheik Mohammed should be executed without trial (lynching) and that alcoholics and drug addicts are sinners and will not go to heaven. I don't think AA will appreciate that stupid remark.
Here is a link to Media Awareness where you will find an article about the effects of doom and gloom news has on children. Global like to use this site as a reference when they try to justify airing Van Impe.
On February 24/09, I complained to the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council that Global TV was broadcasting messages of hate and fear and that Global TV needed to insert a verbal warning to parents that the following program is not suitable for anyone under 14 and the content may offend some people. That's all I asked. Global's reply was NO and that Van Impe's remarks were "his opinion" implying religious freedom of speech. Freedom of Speech (there is no such thing as "religious freedom of speech") is an American term in the First Amendment of the US Constitution Bill of Rights. Canada has freedom of speech but there are laws restricting what can be said especially when one religion attacks another religion or race etc..
The CAB Code of Ethics and The Television Broadcast Act state it's the broadcasters responsibility to ensure no offensive remarks are aired. The response I received to my complaint from Global was deceptive. Scroll down for Global's Regulatory Affairs inane response. I have appealed Global's decision to a CBSC 6 member panel, so far this has taken 12 months. I was informed on Oct. 20/09 by the CBSC that the panel will review my complaint soon, it seems they think this is an important issue or it wouldn't have gotten this far BUT 12 months? The CBSC originally said it would take 6 months and they would take this issue seriously as it concerned children and minority groups.
Re: Jack Van Impe Presents(CBSC File C08/09-0691)
Dear Mr. G.
We are in receipt of your letter via the CBSC regarding Global Television's broadcast of Jack Van Impe Presents, January 25, 2009 at 8:30am on CKND Global Winnipeg. In your letter, you have expressed concerns regarding inappropriate content: violence and language. Let me begin by saying that as responsible broadcasters, we are sensitive to the members of our viewing audience and we apologize if this show offended you; I assure you that it was not our intention to do so.
Under the Broadcasting Act, broadcasters are required to provide a broad spectrum of entertainment and information programming for "men, women and children of all ages, interests and tastes. Television programming is required to be diverse and appealing to a wide range of audiences. Before we decide to broadcast a program, our Programming Department screens it to ensure it is suitable for broadcast. The determination of suitability includes ensuring that the broadcast would not contravene applicable broadcast laws and industry codes including, but not limited to, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' (CAB) "Code of Ethics", "Equitable Portrayal Code for Television and Radio Programming", and "CAB Violence Code". As a result, what one viewer might consider an interesting or informative program might lead another to turn the channel.
Clause 8 of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) Code of Ethics states:
Broadcasters should endeavour to make available to the community adequate opportunity for presentation of religious messages and should also endeavour to assist in all ways open to them the furtherance of religious activities in the community.
Jack Van Impe Presents is a religious program featuring American televangelist Jack Van Impe and his wife citing passages from the scripture and compares what is written, to how it relates (in his opinion) to the events going on in the world today. With the above in mind, the following disclaimers are aired at the top of every broadcast. 'The opinions expressed in the following program are those of the participant and do not necessarily reflect those of Global Television.'
Michelle Medford under the direction of Karen Clout manager of regulatory affairs (I call them the deceivers) from Global TV wrote the above drivel not once but in 3 responses. She failed to add the 2nd half of clause 8, read it and you will see why. Scroll down a bit for CAB Clause 8 in it's entirety, the red text is the part she left out. Readers can go to the CBSC website (see link below) to verify. It's time for the Global TV programming director to step up and take responsibility for his/her poor judgment in airing Jack Van Impe Presents when they know full well they are breaking The Television Broadcast Act (which is the LAW), the CAB Code of Ethics as well as Human Right Act (the LAW). If the response I receive from Global TV is full of deception and outright lies I'm going to call them on it. When asked, Medford seems to think it's okay for shows like the Family Guy or CSI to have to verbal warning but she says it's up to parents to monitor their children when it comes to Jack Van Impe Presents. The whole idea of the warnings (AVGOT) is to provide another tool for parents to help them make sure their kids aren't watching programs like Jack Van Impe Presents.
Global has broadcast hateful remarks in 1996 and had to apologize to an ethnic community in Winnipeg http://www.infoukes.com/politics/cbs60minutes/global_tv_apology/ so it's not like I'm the first person to call Global on what it broadcasts.
CAB Code of Ethics:
Clause 8 - Religious Programming:
"Broadcasters should endeavour to make available to the community adequate opportunity for presentation of religious messages and should also endeavour to assist in all ways open to them the furtherance of religious activities in the community.
Recognizing the purpose of the religious broadcast to be that of promoting the spiritual harmony and understanding of humanity and of administering broadly to the varied religious needs of the community, it shall be the responsibility of each broadcaster to ensure that its religious broadcasts, which reach persons of all creeds and races simultaneously, shall not be used to convey attacks upon another race or religion."
How convenient... leave out the part (in the red text) which shows Global breaking the CAB Code of Ethics clause 8.
CAB Code of Ethics:
Clause 2 - Human Rights
Recognizing that every person has the right to full and equal recognition and to enjoy certain fundamental rights and freedoms, broadcasters shall ensure that their programming contains no abusive or unduly discriminatory material or comment which is based on matters of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or physical or mental disability.
Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987
PROGRAMMING CONTENT
5. (1) A licensee shall not broadcast
(a) anything in contravention of the law;
(b) any
abusive comment or abusive pictorial representation that, when taken in
context, tends to or is likely to expose an individual or a group or
class of individuals to hatred or contempt on the basis of race,
national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
age or mental or physical disability;
(c) any obscene or profane language or pictorial representation; or
(d) any false or misleading news.
Global
breaks regulation 5 (b) and (d). Van Impe attacks other groups on a
regular basis, come to think of it that's all he does, that's what the
show is about ... hate and fear.
Canadian Human Rights Act (R.S., 1985, c. H-6)
Hate messages
13.
(1) It is a discriminatory practice for a person or a group of persons
acting in concert to communicate telephonically or to cause to be so
communicated, repeatedly, in whole or in part by means of the
facilities of a telecommunication undertaking within the legislative
authority of Parliament, any matter that is likely to expose a person
or persons to hatred or contempt by reason of the fact that that person
or those persons are identifiable on the basis of a prohibited ground
of discrimination.
If
someone has a complaint with the CBSC then the CRTC will not look at it
until the appeal is heard. My next step was to complain to the
Advertising Standards Council.
Advertising Standards rule 11: Superstitions and Fears
"Advertisements must not exploit superstitions or play upon fears to mislead the consumer".
This
show exists on exploiting people's superstitions and fears. He tries to frighten
people into buying his dvd's. I feel children, morons, idiots, the
elderly, lonely and infirm are targets of Van Impe. Unfortunately
for
reasons beyond me the Advertising Standards have informed me they have
no jurisdiction (a
huge loophole) as Jack Van Impe Ministries presents is USA based paid religious programming.
Everyone needs to remember that Jack Van Impe Ministries Presents is really an infomercial. The Van Impe Ministries pays Canwest Global TV to broadcast the program and "something" is prohibiting Global from putting a VERBAL parental warning before it's broadcast or Global would have done it for the kids long ago. When I first complained I was told there was a 15 second PG warning at the beginning of the broadcast, when I checked the following week there wasn't. So for years Global failed to add a PG to warn parents. I had to bring it to their attention (isn't that correct Craig Junner from Global TV) and they finally added the warning.
Jack Van Impe Ministries gets it's revenue via a "$24.95 donation" for his dvd's and $59.95 for Jack Van Impe's version of the Bible. I recently checked Alexa and almost 16% of his website traffic is Canadian so let's assume that 16% of his sales come from Canada as well. I have mailed a request to JVIM for their Tax Form 990 (which they must disclose) to reveal revenue from sales in Canada. The poor suckers that are frightened by his end of days prophecies purchase his dvd's in order to save themselves or at least find out what they are trying to save themselves from. It is a scam. Van Impe pays Global to air his fear mongering and frightened people in Canada send their hard earned cash to the USA. Nothing stays in Canada except Canwest Global's "cut" or "broadcast fee". Jack Van Impe Ministries has a P.O. Box in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, across the river from Detroit and Troy Michigan, where the Van Impe Ministries headquarters is located. I recently checked out the Jack Van Impe Ministries web site and noticed that program has spread to the Atlantic Provinces and Alberta thanks to Global TV. When I started this Van Impe Presents was only available on some Christian cable channels and Global broadcast it in Winnipeg and on BCTV.
The Jack Van Impe Ministries does NOTHING in Canada to help the poor or infirm. There is no food bank or food kitchen.
So to
sum up, Jack Van Impe is a bigot and he profits from fear and hate mongering. Canwest Global Tv knowingly and willingly broadcasts his message of intolerance which make them just as guilty of spreading messages of hate. So folks if you are a Christian or of another
faith or no faith and Van Impe and Global TV offends you should contact:
CRTC www.crtc.gc.ca also cc CBSC www.cbsc.ca and Global TV KClout@globaltv.com
or MMedford@globaltv.com Tim Jones is Global Winnipeg Station Manager TJones@globaltv.com
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