----- Original Message ----- From: George J. Miller <littlefx@redrock.net> To: William R. Miller <Viksund31@aol.com>; Stephen Shelly Miller <dman@magiclink.com>; Stan & Winona Gordon <noni@redrock.net>; Monte Miller <sl4yr@cc.usu.edu>; Michelle Miller <shellroxs22@yahoo.com>; Marlene Whitmore <revloc@juno.com>; Mark Miller <MMiller@SundayRiver.com>; Mac & Jeri Lu Hansen <mac2494@burgoyne.com>; Lmandel1 <Lmandel1@aol.com>; Linda Anderson <cander9267@aol.com>; Larry Keen <swamprat@gte.net>; Kathy & Mark Miller <mkmiller@megalink.net>; Karl & Marvella Naylor <Marvella@deseretonline.com>; James C Miller <james.miller@WWFUS.org>; Hilton Mason <htmason@livenet.net>; Hilton Mason <Mason_N_Ga@hotmail.com>; Glen Whitmore <sourdough3@juno.com>; Einer Pedersen <eepedersen@email.msn.com>; Earl Grant <earlsdg@srv.net>; Dean & Dawn Callister <DawnCall@juno.com>; Daniel A. Jo <danjanet@e-z.net>; Christine Gordon <cgm000@aol.com>; Charles j. Sent: Sunday, May 23, 1999 8:09 AM Subject: Fw: Something worth your time! > > > > Date: Thursday, May 20, 1999 9:38 AM > > > Subject: FW: Something worth your time! > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>Madline Murray O'Hare, an atheist, whose efforts successfully > > > >>>>eliminated the use of Bible reading and prayer from public schools > > > >>>>fifteen years ago, has now been granted a federal hearing in > > > >>>>Washington, D.C. on the same subject by the Federal Communications > > > >>>>Commission (FCC). Her petition, No. 2493, would ultimately pave the > > > >>>>way to stop any reading of the scriptures on the airwaves of > America. > > > >>>>She took her petition with 287,000 signatures to back her stand. If > > > >>>>her attempt is successful, all Sunday worship services being > > > >>>>broadcast, either by radio or television will stop! Ms. O'Hare is > > > >>>>also campaigning to remove all Christmas programs, Christmas carols > > > >>>>and songs from Public Schools. > > > >>> > > > >>(personal note: this would serve to block all broadcast of General > > > >>Conference sessions, BYU devotionals adn re-broadcast of any LDS > Church > > > >>programs from KSL or even KBYU, who also must have FCC approval.) > > > >>>> > > > >>>>continuing.....YOU can help this time! We need one million signed > > > >>>>letters. This would defeat Ms. O'Hare and show that there are many > > > >>>>Christians alive and well and concerned for our country. This > > > >>>>petition is No. 2493. Print, cut off, sign and mail the form below. > > > >>>>PLEASE DO NOT SIGN JOINTLY as Mr. & Mrs. You each should sign one > > > >>>>separately and mail in separate envelopes! (This helps us get one > > > >>>>million letters more quickly.) Be sure to put "Petition No. 2493" on > > > >>>>the envelope before mailing the petition. This has to go out > > > >>>>"snail-mail" (U.S. Mail). > > > >>>> > > > >>>>It is important / Please do it today! Please forward this e-mail to > > > >>>>everyone in your address books. Also, please print, copy and > > > >>>>distribute this letter among all your non-e-mail type friends and > > > >>>>relatives. 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. DO NOT LET THIS WOMAN WIN AGAIN!" > > > >>>> > > > >>>>"Here's the letter you need to copy/print, sign and mail: > > > >>>> > > > >>>>Federal Communications Commission > > > >>>>RE: Petition No. 2493 > > > >>>>Washington, DC 20054 > > > >>>> > > > >>>>Gentlemen: > > > >>>> > > > >>>>I am an American and am very thankful for my American heritage. 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 human effort to remove from the radio or > > > >>>>from 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, > > > >>>> > > > >>>>Signature: __________________________________ > > > >>>> > > > >>>>Name: _____________________________________ > > > >>>> > > > >>>>Address: ___________________________________ > > > >>>> > > > >>>>___________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >