JEK@NIHCU (James Kiefer) (02/08/90)
THE RUMOR ABOUT MRS. O'HAIR'S LATEST ESCAPADE IS A FRAUD!!!!
Every few years, the FCC is inundated with letters from Christians
who have heard a rumor that Mrs. O'Hair is petitioning to have all
religious broadcasting removed from the airwaves. Every few years,
the FCC replies with form letters explaining that this is not true,
and asking co-operation in squelching the rumor. (Actually, the
cycle may be shorter than that -- the rumor surfaced on this board
last spring or thereabouts.)
Now someone might reasonably object that a series of false
alarms does not eliminate the possibility of an eventual genuine
alarm, and that Mrs. O'Hair may even have deliberately set off many
false alarms so that when she really did make her move, no one would
believe it was happening until too late. But I think it is a safe
bet that there are enough non-atheists in the FCC and other
government bureaus so that if there ever are real hearings of the
sort described, you will read about them in the major newpapers and
newsmagazines of all editorial slants, and hear about them on the
six o'clock news. Until that happens, relax.
Yours,
James Kiefer