In a message dated 12/7/99 5:26:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
> General Superintendent Thomas Trask has issued a letter in response
> to inquiries to the Assemblies of God Headquarters in Springfield,
> Mo., concerning Procter and Gamble.
>
> "These rumors have been proven false and verified by us and other
> leaders as Billy Graham, Don Wildmon, Jerry Falwell, and other
> prominent Christian leaders," the letter reads in part. "Procter
> and Gamble has successfully filed suit against persons who have
> been involved in the circulation of this rumor and are willing to
> file suit against anyone found guilty of propagating it. We urge
> you not to become part or party of promoting this false rumor."
>
> A second piece of misinformation with a recent increase in
> circulation concerns well-known atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair and
> the Federal Communications Commission. According to the rumor,
> O'Hair was granted a hearing to promote a petition "P.M. 2493" to
> stop the reading of the gospel on the airwaves. Various forms of
> the rumor are worded differently, but usually involve O'Hair and
> the FCC. Not only is the rumor totally false, but O'Hair has been
> missing for several years. The O'Hair/FCC legend is now about 25
> years old.
>
> "The FCC has never and is not now considering any bill to ban
> gospel programming," states Juleen Turnage, national director of
> Public Relations for the Assemblies of God.
>
> The FCC maintains a website concerning the O'Hair rumor at
> <http://www.fcc.gov/mmb/enf/forms/rm-2493.html>. The statement
> reads in part: "Since 1975 to the present time, the FCC has
> received and responded to millions of inquiries about these rumors.
> Many efforts have been made by the FCC to advise the public of
> their falsehood. The laws and the FCC's policies on the broadcast
> of religious programming have appeared in numerous publications
> (including newspapers, religious publications, 'TV Guide' and 'Time
> Magazine') and have been discussed in religious group meetings."
>
>
Iron Mike Burke adds:
People have also said the same type of thing toward the Gannett
Company and their newspaper publications, such as USA TODAY due to their logo
resembling a 1/2 moon symbol. All of this is false also. The symbol is that
of the letter "G" as a cut-out of a globe. There is nothing Satanic about
it or any of the Gannett Company affiliates. I used to work for Gannett's
USA TODAY when it first got off the ground and I really enjoyed it. The USA
TODAY headquarters is located in Roslyn, VA, and I was involved in their
pilot home delivery services. I had to report back to supervisors in Roslyn
all the time on the progress and customer satisfaction.
Iron Mike
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