What do you get when you mix the truth with money?

Irony.

The Fox Broadcasting Company appears to have an allergic reaction to telling the truth, particularly when it comes to politics. But it definitely has no adverse reactions to money.

True to form, the company is once again rejecting the truth, along with the Author of Truth….this time during the Super Bowl.

Fox recently denied a commercial planned by Fixed Point Foundation, a Christian organization in Alabama, citing a policy prohibiting religious organizations from advertising to advance their faith.

But it’s OK, according to Fox policy, to allow Bud Light to advance the causes of liver cancer, broken homes, physical assaults and drunken-driving fatalities.

Why was Fixed Point nixed? They had the audacity to submit a commercial with a simple message of hope: LookUp 3:16. The $3.1 million they were willing to pay for the 30 second message (without asking for donations or trying to sell anything…they didn’t even mention their organization in the ad) will be collected by Fox from someone peddling chips, insurance or something else we willfully pay inflated prices to obtain due to the cost of advertising, like beer.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son and whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.”

That’s all Fixed Point Foundation was trying to say.

How dare they attempt to alter our morally defunct society with a positive message!

Granted, Fox isn’t discriminating. They won’t allow Muslims or atheists to broadcast their views either. Being perceived as taking a religious stance could cost the company millions of dollars.

But take a look at a dollar bill or pick a coin out of your piggy bank. Isn’t it ironic that the one thing that motivates a company like Fox happens to be stamped with the words “In God We Trust”? The company’s stance, as well as the content of its numerous broadcasts, speaks volumes about its “policy.”

This is the irony pool where we all willfully swim.

There are 6.2 million “In God We Trusts” that file into the Fox business account for every minute of commercials aired during the Super Bowl. But Fox won’t allow God to be advertised.

So, in whom does Fox place its trust? Us. The ones with the dollars.

The irony to me is that we still choose to have God’s name on our money. It’s the one thing that keeps us from ever truly knowing Him.

Billy Bruce is a freelance writer who lives in Pedro. He can be contacted at hollandkat3@aol.com.