Friday, October 10, 2008

Help Protect Christian Broadcasting!

A couple weeks ago there was an email going around about a bill that was trying to get the FCC to stop allowing Christian broadcasting by people such as Joyce Meyer, Rod Parsley, etc. It was asking for people to sign the petition and forward it on. It was returned stating the rumor was not true and that the FCC could not stop Christian broadcasting.

Well, this is actually what I believe they were referring to. There is a bill in legislation that is trying to be resurrected called the "Fairness Doctrine". This bill would require Christian programs such as Believers Voice of Victory, Creflo Dollar, Rod Parsley, Joyce Meyer, actually ANY Christian program, to provide “equal time” for opposing viewpoints. This means whatever they share as according to the Word, they would have to give the opposing viewpoint the same amount of time to share the opposite view. Can you imagine some of these great ministries sharing the Word on all the issues we face today, and then have to allow EQUAL time in their program, for the opposition to share their worldly view! As Rod Parsley's website shares, "this qualifies as a blatant violation of the right to free speech protected under the U.S. Constitution."

While we are careful about the issues and fights we involve ourselves in, I couldn't help but feel grieved as I was watching this information being shared on television. That here in America, you could actually have no choice in sharing your views on morality on a Christian program that you paid the broadcasting time for! We just felt this needed to be shared so others would know.

Our whole goal in sharing this on this blog is just to inform other Christians of the threat that exists in the passing of this bill. For more information, you can go to Rod Parsley's website, https://orders.rodparsley.com/Order_First.aspx?ostr=edCLPN0dHHE%3d.

You research the information and decide for yourself if you want to take action or not. We, more than anything, just wanted to help inform the Christian people about what is going on.

Thanks for listening!

3 comments:

  1. My personal view on it, is if they want equal time, then why in the world don't they use their money to pay for broadcasting time, and get their own channels or something? Whatever. This stuff just gets me.

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  2. This is horrible, but one thing that Larena has always taught me is don't get fearful. When I was reading your post, my heart sank... but why? God will overcome, he wants his people to be fed and not with garbage. We have every right to fight for our freedom, but over all God will fight for us. Let's start a Prayer Chain, everyone who reads this post, say a little prayer right now!!

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