I wholeheartedly agree with Hilary... This list should not be used as anyone's religious forum or political stuff unless it pertains specifically to PD.. Thanks for taking a stand! Cheers, Brenda Hilary Blue wrote: > BARBARA AND JANET AND ANYBODY ELSE" > > PLEASE, PLEASE PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!! > > KEEP RELIGION OFF THE LIST. > > SOME OF US HAVE DFFERENT BELIEFS, AND SOME OF US FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT > THOSE BELIEFS. > > THJS IS NOT THE PLACE FOR AIRING THOSE DIFFERENCES. > > THANKS > > HILARY BLUE > > ***************************************************************************************** > > ERVIN J MCCARTHY wrote: > > > > [log in to unmask] > > > > 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 > > [log in to unmask]