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Aside from the external protests, Soap was also subject to heavy internal revisions from ABC's Broadcast Standards & Practices department, which monitors the content of programs.

Writer / Creator Susan Harris had developed a story arc for Soap in the form of a " show bible " which traced all the major characters, stories and events for five seasons.

The Standards & Practices executives ( then commonly referred to as " censors ") reviewed this extensive bible as well as the script for the two-part pilot and issued a long memo to Harris voicing their concerns about various story lines and characters.

In addition to the sexual material that was widely reported in the press, the censors also took issue with the show's religious, political, and ethnic content.