Why was "Welcome to the Neighborhood" Spiked?

You tell me and we'll both know. However, the NYT poses some questions and theories including ABC/Disney having a much bigger marketing target to cultivate with "Chronicles of Narnia" and the Southern Baptists.

Maybe ABC/Disney was uncomfortable with the animosity toward the gay couple shown by their potential neighbors. There was a tolerance lesson learned by at least one neighbor.

Maybe ABC/Disney didn't want to be in the position of delivering a "people can change their attitudes" message? Or more ominously, they just didn't want to show a gay couple winning.

Intrigue aside, "Neighborhood's" no-go does seem to at least fit the general trend that you can have gay people on big network TV as long as they are funny stereotypes ... or played by straight actors.