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    Tavis Smiley touts new show for religious network after PBS dumps him for 'misconduct'

    So let's get this straight...a guy is fired for sexual misconduct, and he's immediately hired to do his own show on a religious network. Makes sense. Another that immediately comes to mind is when Clarence McClendon divorced his wife because he found his 'soul mate' and he never skipped a beat appearing on TBN and his church didn't even require him to step down (and was married to his new wife by Earl Paulk a week after he was divorced). They just let him keep coming on anyway without blinking an eye. What is it about 'religious' networks, etc, that don't hold these people accountable for their sin, especially fornicators. At least let them be 'restored' in some capacity.
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    Tavis Smiley has announced a bevy of new projects, including a new television series, less than a month after being ousted by PBS amid allegations of "sexual misconduct."

    In a Facebook video posted Monday afternoon, Smiley said his new weekly online series "The Upside With Tavis Smiley" will "celebrate the spirit of resilience, the power to overcome that resides in each of us." He said the show would be distributed by the Word Network, which bills itself as the "largest African-American religious network in the world." The show is expected to debut in the spring.

    "We are thrilled to have Tavis share his insightful programming with our vast audience," Kevin Adell, the network's chief executive, said in a statement.

    Smiley is also planning a five-city town-hall-style tour called "The Conversation: Women, Men and the Workplace" in which he says he will discuss "how to create safe and healthy work environments."

    "The polling is all over the place regarding what women and men think about where the lines are, and what constitutes acceptable office protocol," Smiley said, adding, "we need to have a national dialogue about these issues so women and men know how to engage each other in the workplace."

    PBS suspended distribution of the 53-year-old host's program Dec. 13, citing "multiple, credible allegations" against Smiley. PBS said in a statement it had "engaged an outside law firm to conduct an investigation immediately after learning of troubling allegations regarding Mr. Smiley."

    Variety reported Smiley had engaged in sexual relationships with several subordinates and some "expressed concern that their employment status was linked to the status of a sexual relationship with Smiley."


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    When the Smiley story broke, his side of the story seemed to be he thought the sex was consensual and that PBS had rushed to judgment. PBS didn't really fire him, because the show was his production in the first place, they just carried it and decided to no longer carry the show. I miss his show.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    So let's get this straight...a guy is fired for sexual misconduct, and he's immediately hired to do his own show on a religious network. Makes sense.

    Another that immediately comes to mind is when Clarence McClendon divorced his wife because he found his 'soul mate' and he never skipped a beat appearing on TBN and his church didn't even require him to step down (and was married to his new wife by Earl Paulk a week after he was divorced). They just let him keep coming on anyway without blinking an eye.

    What is it about 'religious' networks, etc, that don't hold these people accountable for their sin, especially fornicators. At least let them be 'restored' in some capacity.

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