Sermon (ie, small sermons) is a generic term for locally produced short religious messages that are aired by many US television stations during the period of entry and exit.
While some of these segments contain the title of the actual "Cermonette" program, there are various names used by each station, such as "Pray for Today", "Meditation", "Give Us Today", "Devotion", "Five Minutes To Living With "," Reflection "," Words of Inspiration "," One Minute With Your Bible "or the like.
Sermons are generally about three to five minutes long, and feature religious priests from churches in the local coverage area. Reflecting the religious beliefs of the majority in the US, the scholars involved are almost always Christian (Protestant or Roman Catholic), although in the TV market with a large Jewish population, a rabbi may sometimes be called and a TV market with a large Muslim population, the priest may be called. The segments that are pre-taped to show in the morning or late-night time slots are usually scheduled.
Articles written for church bulletins are often basically sermons. They contain an introduction, often a really stupid joke, a body or situation under discussion, a biblical/scriptural equivalent and a wrap or point that binds the illustrations and scriptures together in a meaningful way. Similar articles often begin with stupid jokes or comedy openings that should lead to serious discussions and sharp statements to the audience.
Some stations also feature inspirational messages that are recorded nationally or recorded, either in addition, or in place, of local messages. One of the most famous national sermons is the A Seed from the Sower , presented by Michael Guido.
Along with the films featuring the game "The Star-Spangled Banner" and other short features that are patriotic or inspirational, the sermon gradually disappears from the US TV schedule as more and more stations are turning to 24-hour programming, eliminating the classic routines sign-on and sign-off.
In the United Kingdom, similar short religious programs are usually broadcasted at the end of the schedule, but are called "epilogues" rather than "sermons" and broadcast on BBC and ITV. "Epilogue" is also the name of the sermon that airs in Australia at the end of each broadcast day. CTV affiliates in some Canadian cities broadcast sermons at the beginning or end of every broadcast day. In Mexico local TV and then Azteca TV affiliates send sermons featuring Catholic priests.
In the 1970s, comedian Chevy Chase delivered a parody sermon as a routine on Saturday Night Live, speaking as a pastor of the "Church of Confusion". This type of program is also parodied by Scottish comedian Rikki Fulton in his "Scotch and Wry" comedy show, where the "Last Call" segment features Fulton as a number of different ministers, including the drunken David Goodchild, WE Free, and (most often) a grim and ironic face named Reverend IM Jolly.
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