From ********@***.com Tue Dec  7 19:00:10 1999
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 20:59:37 EST
From: ********@***.com
To: *****@****.com
Subject: Re: Petition 2495, to the FCC, by Madelin Murray O'Hare

Thank you for helping.  I suspected that this wasn't specifically true, but 
it helps to hear from someone that knows more or has more resources to check 
things out.

I am attaching a written form of the e-mail.  If you want more information 
about it contact Roger at

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I received this from a friend and want to pass it along. Please don't take
it lightly, as it could affect all churches and set a precedent for more
intrusion into the church's rights in the future. Roger
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>CHECK IT OUT PRAY ABOUT IT.THIS IS ALL I KNOW

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 you'll realize that CBS would be forced to discontinue shows like "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, DC 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 back to 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 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. and Mrs. Each person should sign one letter separately, 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. (When you forward, copy and paste into a new message and you won't have all the >s in the message, or photocopy 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. Even if you are not a practicing Christian and enjoy some of the programs listed above, or just don't like the idea of what Madeline O'Hare's group is trying to accomplish, please sign the petition and help us all out. We REALLY need all the help we can get. Thank you.



Date:__________________

Federal Communications Commission
Washington, DC 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,



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