MURPH, Ervin et al.
I agree with you on this one if it is true except for the petition which
does not speak to the issue. If it is true it is scary- if anyone is
taking it seriously. I do not believe it and it sounds like it is an urban
legend. To force religion and expressions of faith off the airwaves is not
what needs to happen IMHO. The FCC needs to be in the business of promoting
diversity on the airwaves rather than limiting it.
Schools are a different matter. As Camilla has stated- we live in a
multicultural society and people need to be aware of that fact and the State
should not sanction a particular set of beliefs or belief at all. Imagine
if a Satanist or a believer in witchcraft demanded that their beliefs be
given equal time to Christianity what would the fundamentalist community say
then? BTW that is exactly how many non-Christians feel when confronted with
the Christian message. I think it is far better that the prayer, Bible
reading and celebration of Christmas and other Christian or Jewish holidays
be kept out of schools rather than open the door for that which would be the
logical outcome of allowing Bible reading.
In any case if religion was offered as part of the school day it would have
to be taught objectively as if it were not accepted fact. "e.g. Christians
believe that ..." Is that how the fundamentalist Christian community wants
their religion presented to their children?- I think not!
Sorry about this off-topic rant but I had to get my opinion registered.
Charlie
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----- Original Message
From: ERVIN J MCCARTHY <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 8:36 PM
Subject: Fw: IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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> Subject: FW: IMPORTANT INFORMATION
>
>
>
>
> If this is true, it's pretty scary. Please pray about this
> and
> take action. Please share this with everyone! We don't need
> to sit
> back and be passive On this one. This is really scary and
> once you
> read it.
>
> CBS would be forced to discontinue "Touched By An Angel"
> because
> they use the word"God" in every program. Madeline Murray
> O'Hare, an
> atheist, successfully eliminated the use of Bible reading
> and prayer
> from schools fifteen years ago. Her organization has now
> been
> granted a Federal Hearing on the same subject by the
> Federal
> Communications Commission (FCC) in Washington, D.C.
>
> Their petition, No. 2493, would ultimately pave the way to
> stop the
> reading of the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
> on the
> airwaves of America. They took this petition with 287,000
> signatures to back their stand. If this attempt is
> successful, all
> Sunday Worship services being broadcast either by radio or
> television
> will stop. This group is also campaigning to remove all
> Christmas
> Programs, Christmas songs and Christmas carols from public
> schools.
>
> You can help! We need one million signed letters. This would
> defeat
> their effort and show that there are many Christians alive,
> well and
> concerned in our country. Please print this letter then cut
> off and
> sign the form below. PLEASE DO NOT SIGN JOINTLY, such as
> Mr. &
> Mrs. Each person should sign one letter seperately, and
> mail it in
> separate envelopes. Be sure to put "Petition 2495" ON THE
> ENVELOPE
> when you mail the letter. This has to go out regular mail.
> It's
> important that you do it right away. Please e-mail this
> letter to all
> your friends and relatives and to anyone else you feel led
> to. Or photo
> copy it and mail it. Christians must unite on this.
>
> Please do not take this lightly. We did once and lost prayer
> in schools
> and in offices across the nation. We cannot let this attempt
> succeed.
>
> ******************************************************
> Date: ________________
>
>
> Federal Communications Commission
> Washington, D.C. 20054
> Re: Petition 2493
>
>
> Dear Sirs;
> I am an American and am very thankful for my American
> Heritage.
> Our forefathers founded this country under the premise of a
> strong
> belief and faith in God and his principles. I am also very
> much aware
> of the role that our Christian faith has played in the
> freedom that we
> Americans now enjoy.
> Therefore, I protest any effort to remove from radio or
> television,
> programs designed to nurture faith in God, or to remove
> Christmas
> programs,Christmas songs and Christmas carols from public
> airwaves, schools, office buildings, etc.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Name:___________________________________________
>
> Address:________________________________________
>
> City & State____________________________________
>
> Zipcode_________________________________________
> Have a great day :-)
>
> Diane Dalton
> Title 1
> Wheelersburg Elementary School
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