Newt Gingrich, candidate in the Republican presidential race, has spoken out against new ABC comedy GCB.
The series stars Kristen Chenoweth, Leslie Bibb and Annie Potts as ruthless Texas socialites. It is based on a novel called Good Christian Bitches by Kim Gatlin.
Politico reports that Gingrich adressed a crowd in Gulfport, Mississipion Friday (March 9), talking about how inappropriate the show is.
Gingrich said: "To show you the biases of the elite media, look at the new show that's on that has the word 'Christian' in it and I want you to take the exact name, drop out Christian and put in Muslim.
"And ask yourself, is there any network that would have dared to run a show like that? And you know the answer is not a one, because anti-Christian bigotry is just fine in the entertainment industry, but they have to be very protective of Islam."
New York City councilman Peter Vallone also recently called for a boycott of the show's alleged "attack on the Christian faith".
Elsewhere, Philadelphia has pulled adverts for the show due to complaints from consumers.
Despite the controversy, GCB managed to gain 7.6 million viewers for its premiere episode on March 4.
GCB continues this Sunday (March 11) on ABC.
