No Christian Channels available on any DIRECTV STREAM package.

I am sure you will see more of the channels you want, as the service ages. I feel the same way about the RSN Sports package that they have on DirecTV. I would like to see it available on DIRECTV STREAM also, and I am sure after time it will be there. Most of the Sports Networks, in the DirecTV package, are slowly coming on line and available to local viewers. I am hoping you and I will see the channels we are looking for soon, along with all of the DirecTV shopping channels and PPV On Demand movies.

DIRECTV STREAM needs to get Christian channels. I didn't realize when I signed up for DIRECTV STREAM that they had 00 Christian networks. I never thought to check because I assumed that would be on every network. If I had known I would never have signed up now I'm stuck in it contract. Warning to all christians, do not buy DIRECTV STREAM

I would not have signed up If I had known they had no Christian channels whatsoever. I can't imagine any Network not having that choice. If you are a Christian you don't want it.

I have been searching for a TV provider that does not force me pay me for religious programming or contribute to religious beliefs.  Is it true that DIRECTV STREAM offers such a plan? If people want to support religious beliefs, most providers support them dozens of Christian channels.  I'm not sure about other religions. I prefer not to support any of them.

DIRECTV STREAM doesn't offer an explicit "no religions" plan, but as far as I know none of the existing plans offer any overtly religious channels.  (This isn't true of U-Verse and may not be true of DirecTV.) 

However, they add channels (to some extent) based on customer demand. so they could add such channels in the future.  My guess is that even if they did, you wouldn't be paying for them, as I'd think they don't charge the carriers.  In general, every user is going to find some channels they don't like or even actively want gone (this is particularly the case with the news or pseudo-news channels).  People need to accept that there are other subscribers who very much like channels they don't, and cope with just skipping over the channels they don't want.

I was frustrated by this also. However, I looked in the app section and there are christian apps (TBN, FaithNow, Daystar, RedeemTV and a few more) that can be downloaded. Some require a subscription but several are free. 

That's why I like Directv Stream. No religious (Edited per community guidelines). Not having to pay to be indoctrinated with something that is fiction is great. 

I find this to be a fascinating 2 yearlong set of posts.  If readers will indulge me, I would like to reflect on several of the comments.

First a question: Are there any other well-known television providers that eliminated all religious channels from their program schedule?  I know Spectrum, Time Warner, Comcast, Dish and even regular Direct TV has or has had religious channels; why is Direct TV Stream so unique.

Back to my commentary:  some posts suggested that Direct TV Stream would likely add some religious channels over time.  The earliest post is over 21 months ago, and still no religious channels at all.

The fallacious argument that they also don’t carry atheist channels made me smile.  By not carrying any religious channels at all, in itself, defines Direct TV Stream as an atheistic TV provider.

Other misleading comments imply that subscribers are seeking overtly religious programming.  Of the hundreds of channels offered, I think at least 3 or 4 might suffice.

It also appears that some people posting want to pay TV providers only for programs THEY enjoy; interesting concept.

Other posters are afraid that a few religious programs in hundreds of channels will indoctrinate them; another fascinating concept.

Another posting prefers not to have any fiction programming.  Now that would be an interesting channel lineup.

In conclusion:  Why have we become so intolerant of other people’s interests.  I am religious, but I would never be intolerant of non-religious people.  I could not conceive of not wanting another person to be able to view his TV channels of choice.  For the religious people today, this covid-19 situation has many senior citizens worried about attending church gatherings, and therefore they depend on religious programming on their TV.

I pride myself on being aware before signing up for any services.  However, I almost got caught this time.  I knew our friends that had Direct TV service had religious programming, so I made the wrong assumption that Direct TV Stream would also have these channels.  I signed up and was waiting for the installation when I decided to help out my wife by typing out a list of Direct TV Stream channel numbers for stations she would enjoy; surprise, no religion channels at all.  I then realized that Direct TV Stream has several program packages available, so I decided that I would pay more money to get the channels we would enjoy.  Second surprise, none of their more expensive packages had religion channels.  At that point I called and cancelled the installation.

Finally, for any religious readers, I deferred to Joshua 24:15.

@ajtony Very well said, I appreciate your comment, thank you and Amen brother. 

Are there any other well-known television providers that eliminated all religious channels from their program schedule?

Not eliminated.  Never had them.  Compare with YouTube TV and other streaming services, vs the CATV / Satellite.

The normal model for this programming is that the owner of the content pays the provider to carry the channel.  Similar to shopping networks and in contrast of most channels where the provider pays the content owner to get access to the content.  I don't work for DIRECTV and have not been in any conversations with such content owners and DIRECTV, but I'm betting that the owners don't see the value in paying a streaming service to carry their channels. 

Have you asked your Christian content channel of choice why they're not on DIRECTV stream?

I appreciate ajtony's essay but kinda missed my point.  I am not searching for atheist programming.  Atheism is no different than religion as far as I am concerned.  Both are simply opposing belief systems.  Neither have any experimental validation for the either assertion .  Agnosticism is the only honest position because it admits because there is proof. A belief is a belief is a belief.  Richard Dawkins' position cannot prove the non-existence of the supernatural any more than the Pope can prove that (Edited per community guidelines) it the son of Yahweh or that Krishna is the avatar of Vishnu. People can believe what they want...and they will.  

I simply did not want to support either belief system by giving them my money.  It's quite simple.  I've always had the freedom to simply ignore religious channels...and I have.  I just don't like having to support them by paying for their broadcasts.  

But thank you all for the direct answers to my simple question.  That was all I was looking for.  

I just don't like having tosupport them by paying for their broadcasts.

@Odd_Bob , as I stated above, in nearly every case of religious programming the channel pays the provider to carry the channel.  Thus you're not, even indirectly, paying for their broadcasts as a subscriber.  They're paying for you to be able to receive their broadcasts.

Atheism is based on fact and science. Religion is based on hearsay and fiction. They are not the same.

@Ludwick577 your replies here contain unnecessarily inflammatory statements.  It is not necessary to attack someone's belief system in order to discuss the presence or absence of channels pertaining to that belief system.

My only reason for posting my earlier comment was to share my concern that with the vast amount of programing subjects available to TV viewers, Direct TV Stream selectively omitted all religious programing.  I did not post to this forum to initiate a religion discussion.

However, as a retired science researcher and teacher, I really felt the need to respond to the @Ludwick577 comment that atheism is based on fact and science.  By definition, atheism is a belief in the absence of God, or any type of supreme being.  In the world of science, you cannot prove the absence of anything; it is an impossible task.  Science requires facts, and experimental proof. 

Both theism and atheism are untestable beliefs.  Whether or not a person believes in God is not based on scientific facts, but instead is derived from their personal life experiences and observations.

If one wishes to truly understand science, then we must conclude that science doesn’t prove anything.  Science mainly draws conclusions based on experimental evidence derived from the information available at any given period of time.  In classical physics, you cannot travel faster than light, and something cannot be in two places at the same moment in time.  However, experimental quantum mechanics experiments “prove” faster than light transmission of information (entanglement).  Other quantum experiments “prove” that something can indeed be in two different places at the same time (superposition).

Please excuse my digressions.