PBS officials decided last week to not allow new religious programming at member stations over concerns that the programming could violate the organization's nonsectarian status.
According to RNS, select PBS stations may continue broadcasting their current faith-based shows. The ruling would not affect news shows or documentaries. From RNS:
"The board has basically voted to insure that the religious programming that stations currently provide and that communities have come to rely on are able to stay on air," said PBS spokesperson Jan McNamara.
Only six of over 350 member stations broadcast religious programming, according to McNamara. At stake for at least three of the stations were long-running Sunday Masses, broadcast mostly to the elderly.
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