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MARRIAGE UNCENSORED, a
unique Canadian TV show, was launched when someone donated a year of
airtime on a local cable station to Family Life Canada.
The Langley-based ministry, which operates through
Campus Crusade for Christ, started the program to provide creative
programming for the family in the Vancouver viewing area. The program is
now aired on the Canwest Global network across Canada, and on PBS in the
U.S.
Guests on the talk show – co-hosted by Dave
Currie and Christie Rayburn – have included radio personality Laura
Schlessinger; Gary Chapman, author of The Five
Love Languages; Henry Cloud, author of Boundaries and Integrity; and Bill
and Pam Farrel, authors of Red Hot Monogamy.
“The show isn’t about white picket fence
issues, but we try and cover the difficult issues – real issues
families might face on their journey; and we seek to offer practical
support,” says Janice Nikkel, one of the program’s producers.
The aim, she says, “is to help build strong
marriages. Two-thirds of our shows are about marriage issues, one-third are
about parenting. We strive to be culturally relevant for audiences outside
the church.”
Topics range from sex, parenting and teens to dating,
infidelity and the loss of a child.
Some of the show titles include: Marital Mayhem – Stupid Things Couples Do; Sexual Addiction
–Does Your Husband Have a Secret?; and When Bad Things Happen to Good Marriages.
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| Co-hosts Christie Rayburn and Dave Currie share a light-hearted moment on the set of Marriage Uncensored. |
Aimed at couples who are busy juggling kids and careers
while trying to keep their marriages together, Marriage
Uncensored seeks to be a source of real
hope with real answers.
The half hour show is designed to be engaging, open and
almost raw – uncensored – in its discussion of family-related
issues.
“We aren’t afraid to tackle any issue, be
it abortion, broken marriages, pornography, sexual anorexia,
affairs,” says co-host Currie. “We cover all the difficult ones
within a marriage, and how to face them.”
When faced with marital struggles, or other crises,
some people might not go to marriage counselling or seek help at a church,
but they will watch television or go to the internet for help. Currie says
he hopes the show can “improve what goes on in the four walls of your
house.”
Currie notes: “People get education on how to
drive cars. They even take a course to get a boating license. But they can
get a marriage licence without taking a course on how to have a great
marriage. Our argument is that they need to get help in just building a
good marriage.”
Asked how long he sees himself as the director of
Family Life Canada, Currie quickly states: "Until I see a decline in the number of divorces in this country." He adds: "You will never regret putting your marriage and family first."
- Michael Ireland, Assist News Service
May 2007
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