Democratic plans to revive government censorship of the radio and TV
airways will strike hardest at religious broadcasters who stand in the
way of a liberal social revolution.

Christian broadcasters tell HUMAN EVENTS they will be targeted once
President Obama's appointees gain control of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) this year.

"The Left Wing, I think, will immediately start filing complaints, and
it will in short order shut Christian broadcasting down," says Warren
Kelley, president of "Point of View," the first Christian talk show to
go on the air via satellite 37 years ago. "I think it will so limit
what they say that, in essence, they will cease to be Christian
broadcasters."

A number of prominent congressional Democrats, among them House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, want the FCC to bring back the so-called
Fairness Doctrine. Until its abolishment by President Ronald Reagan,
the doctrine gave the five-member FCC the right to demand that
broadcasters present contrasting views or risk losing their broadcast
license.

What is even more troubling to Christian talk show hosts is a left-
wing movement to use regulatory boards like the FCC to cancel
broadcast licenses and to stamp out free speech altogether. Such
government power is already being exerted in Europe and Canada, where
those at the microphone cannot criticize Islam or homosexuality
without risking a blackout.

"Our founders believed the most important liberty was religious
liberty," says Frank Pastore, whom some have dubbed the "Christian
Rush Limbaugh" for his daily radio talk show in Los Angeles. "They
enshrined that belief in the First Amendment. And now that religious
liberty is threatened. We need to just look at Canada and Europe and
see what liberals have in mind. I don't want to be France. I don't
want to be Canada. I want to continue to be America."

Says Bruce Fein, the FCC general counsel during the Reagan
administration, "The whole purpose of the Fairness Doctrine is to
force contrasting views even if it violates the broadcaster's
scruples. The overall objective is to try to make it sufficiently
expensive, so it isn't worth it so I'll say nothing at all. The
alternative is not to have more views but to have fewer."

History tells Pastore and his colleagues they have has good reason to
be concerned. Religious broadcasters were the most targeted during the
Kennedy-Johnson administration. In perhaps the most infamous case --
the FCC crackdown on Christian fundamentalist Carl McIntire and his
radio station, WXUR -- the commission leveled a series of complaints
for McIntire not presenting "contrasting views." Finally, it refused
to renew his license. McIntire, big on Christian values and anti-
communism, was off the air in 1973.

Perhaps coincidentally, Christian broadcasting has grown since the
Fairness Doctrine went away, producing some of the great conservative
voices. Men like Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell and James Dobson became
a major pillar within the Republican Party. Their flocks help elect a
Republican Congress in 1994 and George W. Bush in 2000.

Their association, the National Religious Broadcasters, meets in
Nashville's Opryland this weekend for an annual convention, just as
Democrats in Congress mull how to bring back a doctrine that would
stifle the family values message.

The convention features a panel of lawyers and broadcasters discussing
possible threats from the new Obama administration.

"Will hate crimes and the Fairness Doctrine now threaten the
broadcasting landscape?" the convention program states. "Where can you
expect attacks on your religious programming content. What is the
prospect for religious liberties in America.?"

One panel speaker is the host of "Janet Parshall's America," a daily
popular show on the Salem Radio Network. Some congressional Democrats
have talked of specifically targeting Salem and its 95 radio stations
by challenging its license renewals. In all, there are over 2,000
Christian radio stations in America and 100 TV stations.

"What we want to do is tell the message of Jesus," Parshalls tells
HUMAN EVENTS. "What the Fairness Doctrine would have us do is give
equal time to Buddha, Allah and [scientologist] L. Ron Hubbard."

Indeed, the issues the conventioneers tackle especially rankle the
Left. Christian broadcasters oppose same-sex marriage, abortion,
rampant illegitimacy, teen pregnancy, strict teaching of evolution and
the liberal secular movement. They promote marriage, home schooling,
prayer in school and homosexual-to-heterosexual conversion.

"These are things that would make religious broadcasters prime
targets," Fein said.

When voters in California last November approved Proposition 8, which
defines marriage as between a man and woman, religious broadcasters
may have made the difference.

"We were a large mouth piece that kept the base informed," Pastore
says.

The party holding the White House enjoys a 3-2 commission majority,
meaning the Obama FCC merely has to draw up a new Fairness Doctrine
and vote to institute it.

The Dallas-based "Point of View" is an example of a talk show that
uses the Christian world view to discuss public policy issues. A
second category of Christian broadcasting is the pastor who goes on
the air to preach the Gospel.

For both, the Fairness Doctrine "is going to have a chilling affect,"
Kelley tells HUMAN EVENTS.

The process would work this way: a Muslim group such as the Council on
American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) or a homosexual rights group such as
the American Civil Liberties Union would file a complaint with the FCC
because, for example, "Point of View" did not provide a contrasting
view.

This would spur a formal FCC investigation involving the 370 radio
stations who relay the show to an estimated two million listeners. The
commission would be empowered to force the station to present pro-gay
rights programing or lose its license. Some stations might opt to
cancel the show to avoid the controversy -- and the legal expense.

"For the teaching ministry in today's culture I think they will be
dramatically affected," Kelley says. "If you have a pastor who talks
of salvation through Jesus, then Muslim clerics will want equal time
and to force Christian broadcasters to provide time to competing world
views and religions."

"If 'Point of View' does a program that deals with the problems of
homosexuality, then any station that carries us would be forced to
give air time to homosexuals, and I think that most broadcasters,
rather than being forced into that situation, would restrict their
broadcasters in the content they would put on the air."

Pastore has doubts the Democrats and Obama will be so blatant. He
believes a Democratic-controlled FCC will turn to the concept of
"localism" to hamstring Christian broadcasters and deny license
renewals.

"We are going to take back the airways and give it back to local
ownership," is the way the Left will begin the movement, Pastore says.

Under Pastore's scenario, liberal groups will organize against certain
broadcasters under the premise that the public airways should devote
more time to local issues of importance. They then file complaints
against radio stations across the country. The FCC interprets these
complaints as a public outcry and establishes rules requiring stations
to devote more time to pressing local issues. The end result: talk
show hosts such as Pastore must relinquish air time.

"Lets get a Christian host saying something that a gay listener is
offended by," explains Pastore. "Just say that's wrong. He complaints.
You have rally cry on the Left. this will set up the case for
localism. Barack comes on and says, 'I can hear the voices of the
people.'"

Parshalls believes the FCC itself will set up panels across the
country to monitor talk shows and report to Washington that station X
if violating "localism" and needs new ownership.

"So you dilute, dilute, dilute the message of the Gospel until there
is no Gospel message left," Parshalls says. "What they want to do is
have us sell all kinds of good [but] we believe them to be false
except the Gospel of Jesus Christ."

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=30580

On Feb 8, 3:42*pm, wrote:
Democratic plans to revive government censorship of the radio and TV
airways will strike hardest at religious broadcasters who stand in the
way of a liberal social revolution.


Such nonsense! I live in an area where we get nothing BUT rightwing
talk radio every day, ALL DAY LONG. I've complained to the single
talk radio station's owner several times and he always hands me a load
of bull about how these shows are the only ones he can get. We hear
G. Gordon Liddy, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, and Lars Larson. Each
of these guys are always on about the slightest progressive notion
being tantamount to high treason. As a result, the people in my area
are almost exclusively highschool educated retired machinists and ex-
military without a clue. They think it's perfectly alright to poison
the hell out of their homes and yards because they don't understand
the slightest thing about the environment and don't want to know.
They think only stupid people go to college or would want to go to
college. This is what these morons have done to this country,
propagandizing an already mentally challenged populace into believing
that being dumb and ignorant is a quality rather than a major drawback
to proper citizenship. And you actually think making a first attempt
at correcting this appalling situation is a problem? Nobody cares
about the religious stations. What we care about is social and
political discussion where only the far rightwing perspective is
presented as absolute truth. Enough! These stations are supposed to
be run in the public interest, not in the Republican interest. They
must obtain licenses to broadcast. It is NOT strictly free enterprise
at stake here but the public's right to know what is going on in the
world both inside and outside the local community.

On Feb 8, 5:35*pm, traveler wrote:
On Feb 8, 3:42*pm, wrote:

Democratic plans to revive government censorship of the radio and TV
airways will strike hardest at religious broadcasters who stand in the
way of a liberal social revolution.

Such nonsense! *I live in an area where we get nothing BUT rightwing
talk radio every day, ALL DAY LONG. *I've complained to the single
talk radio station's owner several times and he always hands me a load
of bull about how these shows are the only ones he can get. *We hear
G. Gordon Liddy, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, and Lars Larson. *Each
of these guys are always on about the slightest progressive notion
being tantamount to high treason. *As a result, the people in my area
are almost exclusively highschool educated retired machinists and ex-
military without a clue. *They think it's perfectly alright to poison
the hell out of their homes and yards because they don't understand
the slightest thing about the environment and don't want to know.
They think only stupid people go to college or would want to go to
college. *This is what these morons have done to this country,
propagandizing an already mentally challenged populace into believing
that being dumb and ignorant is a quality rather than a major drawback
to proper citizenship. * And you actually think making a first attempt
at correcting this appalling situation is a problem? *Nobody cares
about the religious stations. *What we care about is social and
political discussion where only the far rightwing perspective is
presented as absolute truth. *Enough! *These stations are supposed to
be run in the public interest, not in the Republican interest. *They
must obtain licenses to broadcast. *It is NOT strictly free enterprise
at stake here but

- the public's right to know what is going on in the
- world both inside and outside the local community.

What About The 'Choice' Of The Public Not To Know :

i know what 'i' know and 'i' need know no more ~ RHF
- - - For I Have Faith and I Believe [.]

-ps- oops that right you just want to force your views
on others and jam your opinion down their throats.
* Scream At Them that There Is No God
* Tell Them That They Have No Political Rights
* Teach Their Children Evolution {Only} and that
their Parents Beliefs are Ignorant {Religious}

*These stations are supposed to
be run in the public interest, not in the Republican interest. *They
must obtain licenses to broadcast. *It is NOT strictly free enterprise
at stake here but

- the public's right to know what is going on in the
- world both inside and outside the local community.

What About The 'Choice' Of The Public Not To Know :


Simple. Those who want to believe patent nonsense can listen to their
favorite dip**** programming. Those who wish to be informed will have
the opportunity to listen to programming designed for people with good
minds and a good education. Both types of programming will be
available, not just one, as is the case in many areas today.

i know what 'i' know and 'i' need know no more ~ RHF
- - - For I Have Faith and I Believe [.]

If God had intended for you to be an ignorant moron, he wouldn't have
given you a brain, let alone the free will to use it.



-ps- oops that right you just want to force your views
on others and jam your opinion down their throats.


No, that's YOUR bag, not mine.

* Scream At Them that There Is No God

You're talking to the wrong fellow. If there truly is a God, as I
believe most of the time, he's just as close to me and my life as he
is to yours. In fact, for all you know, I may be closer to God than
you are.


* Tell Them That They Have No Political Rights
* Teach Their Children Evolution {Only}

Wrong again. The kids around here don't even know what evolution is,
anymore than you do. All they understand is creationism that they get
in church and they don't even have to take Biology in school, which
the vast majority of them know nothing about. In fact, I just
listened to a degreed student preparing for medical school tell me
that she thinks Biology is "a bunch of bull****." She said it
conflicted with her Christian religion. I asked her how she intended
to get through medical school if she doesn't understand Biology and
she responded that she is able to "cram" the information at will
without liking it or understanding it. That doesn't sound like a
plausible plan to me. As I told her, the Theory of Evolution is only
a model for the origin and diversity of life. It never was intended
to be taken as absolute fact and anyone who thinks it was or is is
misguided and mistaken. Nevertheless, it's a good model, the best one
we've come up with so far. Problems arise when people obsess on it
and act as if it is absolute fact when it is merely a well tested
theory. Oddly, religious people such as yourself continually make the
mistake of believing that biologists consider natural selection to be
a fact, when in reality, it is merely a a set of carefully considered
and vigorously tested assumptions that are in accord with the vast
majority of our observations of the living world but that someday will
no doubt be amended or discarded for a more accurate model.


and that
their Parents Beliefs are Ignorant {Religious


You said it

On Feb 10, 2:09*am, traveler wrote:
*These stations are supposed to

be run in the public interest, not in the Republican interest. *They
must obtain licenses to broadcast. *It is NOT strictly free enterprise
at stake here but

- the public's right to know what is going on in the
- world both inside and outside the local community.

What About The 'Choice' Of The Public Not To Know :

- Simple. *Those who want to believe patent
- nonsense can listen to their favorite dip****
- programming.

Rush, Sean, Bill, etc are only on 500 Radio Stations

-*Those who wish to be informed will have the
- opportunity to listen to programming designed
- for people with good minds and a good education.

2400 NPR Radio Stations already exist.

-*Both types of programming will be available,

Both Types of Programming Are Already Available,

With Conservative Programming on 500 AM Talk
Radio Stations -and- Liberal Programming on
2400 FM Public Radio Stations.

- not just one, as is the case in many areas today.

Yeah 2400 to 500 is better than Four-to-One [4-to-1]
Which is really Weighted in Favor of the Liberals
and supported by my Tax Money.

i know what 'i' know and 'i' need know no more ~ RHF
- - - For I Have Faith and I Believe [.]

- If God had intended for you to be an
- ignorant moron, he wouldn't have given
- you a brain, let alone the free will to use it.

- - - = = = RHF's Canned Reply 'Rant' = = = - - -
[: To Liberal Name Calling :]
ROTFL - You Know When You Are Winning An Argument :
When a Super-Smart 'Enlightened" Liberal Starts Name Calling*.
* They Lose Their Ability To Think And Get Emotional - rotfl ~ RHF
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...8979fbe8546cfa

On Feb 8, 9:18*pm, RHF wrote:
On Feb 8, 5:35*pm, traveler wrote:





On Feb 8, 3:42*pm, wrote:

Democratic plans to revive government censorship of the radio and TV
airways will strike hardest at religious broadcasters who stand in the
way of a liberal social revolution.

Such nonsense! *I live in an area where we get nothing BUT rightwing
talk radio every day, ALL DAY LONG. *I've complained to the single
talk radio station's owner several times and he always hands me a load
of bull about how these shows are the only ones he can get. *We hear
G. Gordon Liddy, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, and Lars Larson. *Each
of these guys are always on about the slightest progressive notion
being tantamount to high treason. *As a result, the people in my area
are almost exclusively highschool educated retired machinists and ex-
military without a clue. *They think it's perfectly alright to poison
the hell out of their homes and yards because they don't understand
the slightest thing about the environment and don't want to know.
They think only stupid people go to college or would want to go to
college. *This is what these morons have done to this country,
propagandizing an already mentally challenged populace into believing
that being dumb and ignorant is a quality rather than a major drawback
to proper citizenship. * And you actually think making a first attempt
at correcting this appalling situation is a problem? *Nobody cares
about the religious stations. *What we care about is social and
political discussion where only the far rightwing perspective is
presented as absolute truth. *Enough! *These stations are supposed to
be run in the public interest, not in the Republican interest. *They
must obtain licenses to broadcast. *It is NOT strictly free enterprise
at stake here but

- the public's right to know what is going on in the
- world both inside and outside the local community.

What About The 'Choice' Of The Public Not To Know :


Why doesn't this "God" you speak of do something about it? Or is he
no longer returning your calls because he never existed in the first
place.

On Feb 8, 7:35*pm, traveler wrote:
On Feb 8, 3:42*pm, wrote:

Democratic plans to revive government censorship of the radio and TV
airways will strike hardest at religious broadcasters who stand in the
way of a liberal social revolution.

Such nonsense! *I live in an area where we get nothing BUT rightwing
talk radio every day, ALL DAY LONG. *I've complained to the single
talk radio station's owner several times and he always hands me a load
of bull about how these shows are the only ones he can get. *We hear
G. Gordon Liddy, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, and Lars Larson. *Each
of these guys are always on about the slightest progressive notion
being tantamount to high treason. *As a result, the people in my area
are almost exclusively highschool educated retired machinists and ex-
military without a clue. *They think it's perfectly alright to poison
the hell out of their homes and yards because they don't understand
the slightest thing about the environment and don't want to know.
They think only stupid people go to college or would want to go to
college. *This is what these morons have done to this country,
propagandizing an already mentally challenged populace into believing
that being dumb and ignorant is a quality rather than a major drawback
to proper citizenship. * And you actually think making a first attempt
at correcting this appalling situation is a problem? *Nobody cares
about the religious stations. *What we care about is social and
political discussion where only the far rightwing perspective is
presented as absolute truth. *Enough! *These stations are supposed to
be run in the public interest, not in the Republican interest. *They
must obtain licenses to broadcast. *It is NOT strictly free enterprise
at stake here but the public's right to know what is going on in the
world both inside and outside the local community.

JA! - HEIL HITLER!

On Feb 8, 8:59*pm, wrote:
On Feb 8, 7:35*pm, traveler wrote:





On Feb 8, 3:42*pm, wrote:

Democratic plans to revive government censorship of the radio and TV
airways will strike hardest at religious broadcasters who stand in the
way of a liberal social revolution.

Such nonsense! *I live in an area where we get nothing BUT rightwing
talk radio every day, ALL DAY LONG. *I've complained to the single
talk radio station's owner several times and he always hands me a load
of bull about how these shows are the only ones he can get. *We hear
G. Gordon Liddy, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, and Lars Larson. *Each
of these guys are always on about the slightest progressive notion
being tantamount to high treason. *As a result, the people in my area
are almost exclusively highschool educated retired machinists and ex-
military without a clue. *They think it's perfectly alright to poison
the hell out of their homes and yards because they don't understand
the slightest thing about the environment and don't want to know.
They think only stupid people go to college or would want to go to
college. *This is what these morons have done to this country,
propagandizing an already mentally challenged populace into believing
that being dumb and ignorant is a quality rather than a major drawback
to proper citizenship. * And you actually think making a first attempt
at correcting this appalling situation is a problem? *Nobody cares
about the religious stations. *What we care about is social and
political discussion where only the far rightwing perspective is
presented as absolute truth. *Enough! *These stations are supposed to
be run in the public interest, not in the Republican interest. *They
must obtain licenses to broadcast. *It is NOT strictly free enterprise
at stake here but the public's right to know what is going on in the
world both inside and outside the local community.

JA! - HEIL HITLER!

Your hero?

In article
,
traveler wrote:

On Feb 8, 3:42*pm, wrote:
Democratic plans to revive government censorship of the radio and TV
airways will strike hardest at religious broadcasters who stand in the
way of a liberal social revolution.


Such nonsense! I live in an area where we get nothing BUT rightwing
talk radio every day, ALL DAY LONG. I've complained to the single
talk radio station's owner several times and he always hands me a load
of bull about how these shows are the only ones he can get. We hear
G. Gordon Liddy, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, and Lars Larson. Each
of these guys are always on about the slightest progressive notion
being tantamount to high treason. As a result, the people in my area
are almost exclusively highschool educated retired machinists and ex-
military without a clue. They think it's perfectly alright to poison
the hell out of their homes and yards because they don't understand
the slightest thing about the environment and don't want to know.
They think only stupid people go to college or would want to go to
college. This is what these morons have done to this country,
propagandizing an already mentally challenged populace into believing
that being dumb and ignorant is a quality rather than a major drawback
to proper citizenship. And you actually think making a first attempt
at correcting this appalling situation is a problem? Nobody cares
about the religious stations. What we care about is social and
political discussion where only the far rightwing perspective is
presented as absolute truth. Enough! These stations are supposed to
be run in the public interest, not in the Republican interest. They
must obtain licenses to broadcast. It is NOT strictly free enterprise
at stake here but the public's right to know what is going on in the
world both inside and outside the local community.

Excellent propaganda. I think there is a future position on the FCC
commission for you.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

On Feb 8, 8:32*pm, Telamon
wrote:
In article
,



*traveler wrote:
On Feb 8, 3:42*pm, wrote:
Democratic plans to revive government censorship of the radio and TV
airways will strike hardest at religious broadcasters who stand in the
way of a liberal social revolution.

Such nonsense! *I live in an area where we get nothing BUT rightwing
talk radio every day, ALL DAY LONG. *I've complained to the single
talk radio station's owner several times and he always hands me a load
of bull about how these shows are the only ones he can get. *We hear
G. Gordon Liddy, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, and Lars Larson. *Each
of these guys are always on about the slightest progressive notion
being tantamount to high treason. *As a result, the people in my area
are almost exclusively highschool educated retired machinists and ex-
military without a clue. *They think it's perfectly alright to poison
the hell out of their homes and yards because they don't understand
the slightest thing about the environment and don't want to know.
They think only stupid people go to college or would want to go to
college. *This is what these morons have done to this country,
propagandizing an already mentally challenged populace into believing
that being dumb and ignorant is a quality rather than a major drawback
to proper citizenship. * And you actually think making a first attempt
at correcting this appalling situation is a problem? *Nobody cares
about the religious stations. *What we care about is social and
political discussion where only the far rightwing perspective is
presented as absolute truth. *Enough! *These stations are supposed to
be run in the public interest, not in the Republican interest. *They
must obtain licenses to broadcast. *It is NOT strictly free enterprise
at stake here but
- - the public's right to know what is going on in the
- - world both inside and outside the local community.

- Excellent propaganda.
- I think there is a future position
- on the FCC commission for you.
-
- --
- Telamon
- Ventura, California

The "Traveler" would appear to be a 'fellow traveler'.