Hilarity Ensues

[babylonsister]

Evangelist Doug Sehorne Uses 'Modern Family' Photo On Cover Of Fundamentalist Ebook; Hilarity Ensues

The Huffington Post | By Yasmine Hafiz Posted: 08/15/2013 1:50 pm EDT | Updated: 08/15/2013 5:54 pm EDT


Fundamental Evangelist Doug Sehorne got a nasty shock when he realized that the image he had chosen for the cover of his e-book, "Bible Principles of Child Discipline from the Book of Proverbs)," was in fact a picture of a famous family from a "wicked TV show involving a gay couple!" according to his Facebook page.



Yep, he put the much-loved Dunphys from TV show "Modern Family" on his book cover, who aren't beloved at all by many fundamentalist religious groups. The show was once called the "next big thing for gay rights" for positively depicting a gay couple with an adopted child, which makes it "wicked" in Sehorne's eyes.



He furiously ranted about the mix-up on his Facebook and Twitter pages, condemning "Modern Family," gay couples, TVs, TV shows, Google Images, and sodomy:

[PowerToThePeople]

1. Copyright violation probably too. n/t

[babylonsister]

3. ??

By who? I got it off of FB who got it off of HuffPo. Does this subject upset you? Did you not like the show?

[mockmonkey]

4. I think he meant the picture

Property of ABC or Lloyd-Levitan Productions I imagine.

[PowerToThePeople]

5. The book author, not you.

The book author used a copywriten photo for his cover. Did the author get permission to use the photo?

edit- the show is funny, I like it.

[TroglodyteScholar]

8. They ought to sue him through and through...

"Which I assumed" is an idiotic excuse!

[babylonsister]

14. OK, thanks. Might be moot by now. nt

[pnwmom]

20. Based on what he said, I'm sure he didn't.

He thought that because he got it from google images it was free from copyright.

[Wednesdays]

29. Which goes to show you how thorough is his ignorance.

[LiberalLovinLug]

40. Yes, Google images are NOT public domain

You can be sued if you use an image for commercial purposes without consent. He was too ignorant to find that out. Also he was too cheap to simply buy an istockphoto image for maybe $20, or even just get one of the perfect Christian families that he must know to pose for a shot.

[kentauros]

42. "Too cheap" says it all.

And if he expected his book to sell well, buying a stock photo factors into the costs (and possibly tax benefits) later.

Although I do wonder how often he uses his computer as a TV set...

[Fearless]

58. If he's anything like Republican politicians

and their use of music at their rallies, I'd say probably not.

[Scuba]

2. Snort.

[snort]

27. Indeed.

[sufrommich]

6. Lol,God I love Modern Family,it's one of the

few comedies that makes me laugh out loud,Parks and Rec being the other.

[msanthrope]

7. It's just his god's will, I guess. nt

[winter is coming]

9. So, no family he actually knows wanted to be the poster family for his book?

Or is it just that none of the people he knows can be seen in mirrors or photographs?

on edit: Looking forward to his next tome, 'Biblical Culinary Principles from Leviticus'.

[sheshe2]

10. Evangelist Doug Sehorne ....

Oooops is right!

pic from his FB page.



God really does work in mysterious ways~

Thanks I needed a laugh!

[freshwest]

16. Smitten by the Copyright Gods! ZAP!

[sheshe2]

18. ZAP!

God has her own bug zapper~ Yikes no wonder we have so much lightning!

She's always busy. So many bugs to fry~ so little time.

freshwest

[malaise]

11. So he also stole the photo

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Thou shalt not steal. I hope they sue for copyright violations.

[tanyev]

38. I hope they ask Sehorne to send them some books and let them use it in a future storyline.

[Marr]

12. "I got the image off Google Images, which I assumed were not copyrighted". Riiiight.

Why would anyone make that assumption?

More like, "I stole the image thinking I would never be called on it".

[dixiegrrrrl]

19. Do you get the idea this is a vanity publication?

ie: self published.

[kentauros]

43. To be fair to those that self-publish, or are looking at that avenue,

it's no longer called "vanity publishing." Have a look at this author's blog about that:

http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/

[WorseBeforeBetter]

13. Teevee is eeeeevil, but Facebook is pure?

I'll NEVER understand their thought processes.

[hibbing]

26. boob tube

Hi,
Evil TV, surprised I didn't see fluoride on the list too.

Peace

[Egnever]

35. That was my first thought

WTF tv is evil but you have no problem with the internet?

[Shrike47]

15. He doesn't condone such wickedness as TV?

What about the 700 Club?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

21. Which begs the question...

Doesn't he know a straight family he could have photographed?

[progressoid]

22. Oh Sweet Jesus.

[alfredo]

49. At first I thought he was wearing a Military Intelligence insignia.

http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/armybranches/blmi.htm

[ljm2002]

23. "I got the imate from a search on Google Images"...

..."which I assumed were not copyrighted".

What an ass. I'm guessing that image is copyrighted. I hope they sue his ass, just for fun.

[struggle4progress]

24. heh! :)

[bluedigger]

25. Time for this one again...

[HardTimes99]

28. ROTFLMAO!!!! - nt

[Jamastiene]

30. No wonder Jesus wept.

He has so many followers who are so ignorant.

What a moron. Why would anyone assume images that turn up on a Google search are not copyrighted? Wasn't one of the Commandments "Thou shalt not steal?"

[jmowreader]

31. I thought Facebook and Twitter were of the devil...

Real influential guy, this "Evangelist Doug" who has 43 followers.

[Rebellious Republican]

32. Well its a good thing he was not trying fool anyone that was him and his family....

What with all the small part on the cover. You can hardly read it.

[blkmusclmachine]

33. .

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[Wounded Bear]

34. Excuses are like assholes....

Everybody has one, and everyone thinks the other guy's stinks.

[In_The_Wind]

36. Yup!

[tanyev]

37. Forget the gay couple, the Dunphys themselves are hardly examples

of the type of parenting I imagine he espouses.

[hueymahl]

39. What an idiot . . .

Not that we needed more proof!

[kentauros]

41. He should have picked this family:

It's even got a patriot in there!

[mountain grammy]

62. One of my favorite shows ever.. way ahead of it's time.

[kentauros]

66. I know :)

And I think I'm going to have to netflix it now. What better way to watch a soap-parody than one episode a day?

[KoKo]

44. Hilarious...Thanks for this post.

Blinded by hate many of these "Family Values Folks" end up looking like fools.

[A Simple Game]

45. What is really ironic about his book on child discipline is that the child actress in the middle

was a victim of child abuse. Took her mother to court and now lives with her sister.

Probably the perfect example for this idiots book.

[sakabatou]

46. Could've bought a stock image, but this is fucking hilarious.

[Nevernose]

47. I'll go w/ Patti Smith on "Biblical child-rearing" whatever that is

"We worship the flaw, the belly, the belly, the mole on the belly of an exquisite whore.
He spared the child and spoiled the rod. I have not sold myself to God."

[Scurrilous]

48. LOL

[MADem]

50. He has forty three followers? I wonder how many are socks? nt

[leftyladyfrommo]

51. I think that is just hysterical. n/t

[Scootaloo]

52. "I got the image from a search on google images, which I assumed were not copyrighted"

I have to say, it's hard to fake that level of stupid.

[mwb970]

53. So. Fracking. Stupid.

All of them!

We are assaulted by monumental stupidity from the far right EVERY DAY now. It is truly unbelievable to me that there are so many people like this.

[underpants]

54. I had to find this picture of Phil's van

[underpants]

55. That comment on his excuse is a realy DUH! --wow 43 whole folllowers!!!

[Kber]

56. If the book's content is as well researched as the cover photo

Well, actually, the content is probably crap pulled from his ass, too.

[drm604]

57. Google Images?

He doesn't watch television but he does use the internet?

Doesn't he realize that the internet has things much more sinful than anything he'll ever see on TV?

[Grins]

59. "Thanks for the friends who warned me"

"Thanks for the friends who warned me."

I can only assume that that would be the same friends, good "Christians" all, who watch Modern Family...?

[ninjanurse]

60. Thou Shalt Not Steal

always better to use your own original images-- don't be a cheapskate

[Ilsa]

61. Why didn't his god warn him ahead of publication? nt

[mountain grammy]

63. May he and his 43 followers enjoy their hatefest.

[marble falls]

64. Acts 14:32 "And hillarity soon ensued."

[AlbertCat]

65. Hasn't watched TV for 35 years....never heard of the 4 year old show

Why would anyone take parenting advice from someone so completely out of touch?

I mean, I hardly watch TV, but I still know about the show! One has to really be insulated (and completely uncurious) to avoid huge things in pop culture.