By AJ Dellinger Published March 12, 2025 | Comments (5) | YouTube TV channels screen displayed on a smartphone Caitlin McGarry/Gizmodo Brendan Carr has some questions about God. Mainly, why isnt he getting more air time? Donald Trumps pick to head the Federal Communications Commission sent a letter last week to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan asking if YouTube TV has any policies that discriminate against faith-based programmingan ask prompted by a complaint from Great American Media, which claims the streaming TV provider refuses to carry its cable networks. Carr doesnt seem to see any reason why YouTube TV wouldnt want to pick up Great American Medias Great American Family channel. After all, as Carr writes, its the second-fastest growing channel in cable television and its already been picked up by platforms and services like Comcast, Cox, Hulu, FuboTV, and DirecTV. So, Carr wants to know, whats YouTube TVs beef with good, old-fashioned American programming like Farm Kings or Celebrity Motorhomes? Now, a reasonable operator may assume that YouTube TV has simply done the math and figured there isnt much to gain by adding Great American Family to its network, given that its a pretty niche operation that mostly produces made-for-TV films that answer the question, What if Hallmark was born-again? But where most may see a very normal business decision, Carr fears there may be something insidious. He fears that YouTube TV might be marginalizing faith-based and family-friendly content. Worse, he believes that by not carrying channels like Great American Family, YouTube TV might be hurting the public discourse.In too many cases, tech companies silenced individuals for doing nothing more than expressing themselves and in the digital town square, he wrote.Another observer might see the FCCs pursuit of this whole thing to be a bit of favor-trading. Great American Media is co-owned by Bill Abbott, a Trump-orbiter who spoke at CPAC this year and has been using Trumps victory to try to push his own programming, going so far as to claim the 2024 presidential election shows there is a demand for content that uplifts faith, family, and country. The son of Great American Medias other owner, Tom Hicks, served as the National Finance Co-Chairman for Trumps 2016 campaign and was the Texas chair for Trumps America First Super PAC. Frankly, it seems a little silly that God would need access to an over-the-top streaming platform when he has the ability to speak to humans directly, be it through speaking to people in their dreams or flooding the entire Earth to send a message. If anything, seems like God has the advantage when it comes to reach.Daily NewsletterYou May Also Like By AJ Dellinger Published March 3, 2025 By Thomas Maxwell Published February 12, 2025 By AJ Dellinger Published February 6, 2025 By Lucas Ropek Published January 31, 2025 By Todd Feathers Published January 2, 2025 By AJ Dellinger Published December 31, 2024