More on the FD

[Paul Hopfgarten]

As far as 'religious' broadcasts......

The issue is NOT to ban, but to allow ANY to have equal access to the 
airways. If the Church of Satan wants a station or network, its allowance 
should be subject to the same rules as ANY OTHER church.

Banning Religious broadcasts is NOT the answer.

The real question that has NEVER really been tackled is WHAT IS A 
RELIGION......because banning ALL expressions of Religion in any public 
venue, including on the airways is the cowardly way out, and IMHO counter to 
the Constitution and the intent of our Founding Fathers.

Maybe Religion is like Obsenity......"I'll know it when I see it" <G>

Maybe as simple as 'documentable membership in the USA'.....

-Paul Hopfgarten
-Derry NH



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "A. Joseph Ross" <joe@attorneyross.com>
To: "Sid Schweiger" <sid@wrko.com>
Cc: <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:34 PM
Subject: RE: More on the FD


> On 26 Feb 2009 at 19:45, Sid Schweiger wrote:
>
>> But: They won't.  Their audience is energized by this sort of thing,
>> especially since Limbaugh has effectively called the President a liar
>> for saying he doesn't favor the FD's return.  RL is absolutely
>> convinced that some form of FD will be enacted via some sort of
>> back-door rider on a bill which the President will feel compelled to
>> sign.
>
> And then when it doesn't happen, they'll take credit for preventing
> it.
>
>> With the conservative base, this issue has the same kind of legs as
>> the persistent urban legend, which the FCC still feels compelled to
>> periodically quash, that they will be banning religious broadcasting.
>
> They're not?
>
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