----- Original Message ----- From: Kenneth St. John <kstjohn@worldnet.att.net> To: Baccus, Garry & Kim <GarryBee@aol.com> Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 12:25 PM Subject: Fw: Petition 2493 (Our Christian Heritage Rights) > > > Mary Ann Ferguson > > Phone: (504) 465-3101 > > 682-3101 > > > > 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 even 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 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. > 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_________________________________________ > > >