[BC] Gaming the FCC Process

[Charles Ring]

This makes me think again of RM2493, the circa 1975 FCC petition that 
was wrongly trumpeted as an attempt by Madelyn Murray O'Hair to ban all 
religious broadcasting. In fact, it was not filed by that notorious 
atheist, and never tried to do that. It proposed that religious 
organizations not be allowed to own NCE-FM stations, only. I think of it 
every time I tune across the NCE-FM band and mostly hear 
satellite-delivered preaching, sappy music, and appeals for money. I 
wonder if the petitioners foresaw this. The FCC quickly ruled it had no 
authority to do what the petition asked for, but the false story that 
O'Hair was trying to ban all religious broadcasting kept spreading until 
she, her son, and granddaughter were murdered by fellow atheists.

On 4/3/2010 17:37, Jerry Mathis wrote:
> I know I'm going to catch flak for this, but Dana, you are right. A number of these so-called religious broadcasters operate on the basis they have a mandate from God to spread the Gospel to all mankind. They ALSO have a belief that they don't have to obey the laws of man. The ends justify the means. This contradicts EVERYTHING that Jesus taught. Of course, I also think that a lot of these groups are using the name of God as a means and justification to enrich THEMSELVES in the process.
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> To paraphrase an old saying, 90% of the religious broadcasters give the other 10% a bad name.
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> This, along with other non-related issues, is why I no longer identify myself as a member of any main-stream religious denomination. Yes, I believe in Christianity, and I call myself a Christian, but trust me, there's a BIG difference between Christianity and Religion.
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