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made you a watchmen for the house of Israel; so here the word I speak and give them
warning from me. When I say to a wicked man, you will surely die, and you do not warn him
or speak out to dissuade him from his evil ways in order to save his life, that wicked man
will die for his sins, and I will hold you accountable for his blood. But if you do warn
the wicked man and he does not turn from the wickedness or from his evil ways, he will die
for his sin; but you will have saved yourself." Ezekiel 3:17-19.
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RELIGIOUS BROADCAST
RULING RESCINDED BY FCC
by Jon Dougherty – www.worldnetdaily.com
The Federal Communications Commission has reversed a controversial earlier ruling which critics said moved the federal agency closer than ever to regulating broadcasting content, particularly religious content. In its Jan. 6 decision to grant a transfer of licenses between Pittsburgh TV stations Cornerstone Television WQED -- a PBS affiliate and member of the National Religious Broadcasters -- and Paxson Communications, the FCC singled out religious stations by establishing new, stringent standards for the "educational" programming that non-commercial educational TV stations must air to remain qualified to hold their licenses.
The "additional guidelines" the agency included in the order stated for the first time that "not all programming, including programming about religious matters, qualifies as ‘general educational’ programming. For example, programming primarily devoted to religious exhortation, proselytizing, or statements of personally-held religious views and beliefs generally would not qualify as ‘general educational’ programming," the FCC said.
However, following media coverage of the FCC’s ruling, an explosive national protest ensued with broadcasters and congressmen bringing pressure to bear on the FCC. "On January 28, 2000, the Commission, by a 4-1 vote, issued an Order vacating the ‘Additional Guidance’ on this issue that was contained within the Order on the Cornerstone decision," said a press release sent to WorldNetDaily by the FCC.