Please pray BoW ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Brian Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 7:25 PM Subject: Fw: BB:- FW: Urgent Message from United Christian Broadcasters > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: BBHQ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: BB Mailing List (E-mail) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 9:41 AM > Subject: BB:- FW: Urgent Message from United Christian Broadcasters > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Evangelical Alliance [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 27 April 2001 17:16 > > To: URGENT MESSAGE > > Subject: Urgent Message from United Christian Broadcasters > > > > > > The message below is from United Christian Broadcasters, a > > member of Evangelical Alliance. The Evangelical Alliance > > encourages you to support their campaign. > > > > www.eauk.org > > ------------------ > > Dear Friends, > > > > As respondants to the Government White Paper on broadcasting, we believe > > you need to be aware of how your submissions were treated by the > > Department of Media, Culture and Sports. > > > > Any assistance you can give to distributing this information to Christians > > within the UK and Northern Ireland would be much appreciated. > > > > Yours in Christ > > > > Ian Mackie > > Managing Director > > > > WHITE PAPER - WHITE WASH > > > > Dear Friend, > > > > Fourteen years and still asking for freedom to broadcast. > > > > Recent Developments > > > > * 6,500 Christians responded to the Government White Paper asking for > > lifting of the ban to allow Christians to apply for a national licence - > > Great! > > > > * Broadcast Minister, Janet Anderson MP announced the lifting of the ban > > in her local press before Christmas - she now appears embarrassed by this! > > > > * We objected to the unfair statistical analysis of White Paper responses > > that excluded the 6,500 responses for national Christian broadcasting, but > > included 250 other responses about other broadcasting issues. We are now > > waiting for the Government to produce an unbiased analysis. > > > > * The Broadcast Minister agreed to meet and offered a church consultation > > with us to discuss religious broadcasting. Seemed Great! > > > > Shocked ! > > > > * Suddenly, UCB representing three hundred thousand supporters for > > national Christian radio are excluded from the consultation. Can you > > believe it? > > > > * Suddenly, our opponents, the BBC Central Religious Advisory Committee > > (CRAC) who were used to lobby for the ban against Christian broadcasting > > except for Public Service (BBC) in the first place - have been called in > > to represent us. Can you believe it? > > > > * Consultation leads to law! The danger is that a decision against us > > would ban Independent Christian broadcasters for another 10 years or force > > us to change religious beliefs to multi-faith to be able to apply for a > > licence. You'd better believe it ! > > > > * The Government are now saying in the press that it would be a political > > nightmare to give the Christians a licence to broadcast nationally. And > > they believe it! > > > > * This Government is banning Christians. This is NOT democracy. > > > > We believe that you need to know what is happening and have an opportunity > > to speak out! > > > > WHAT CAN YOU AND I DO? > > > > James preached faith and works; Jesus prayed to His father and then acted > > out His faith. > > > > Please pray, pray some more and write, email or phone your local paper and > > the national papers and ask them to cover this story. Above are the brief > > facts and below is a press release to help you. Thank you > > > > Please would you copy this to as many people as possible and ask your > > church andfellowship to join you in making this public in as many > > newspapers as possible? > > > > Standing up for Jesus Christ, God bless you. > > > > Gareth Littler Patricia Hargreaves > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > MEDIA RELEASE: For Immediate Release Monday 30th April > > > > CHRISTIAN OUTCRY OVER BLAIR BAN ON RELIGIOUS GROUPS > > > > > > Tens of thousands of Christians are this week calling on the Government to > > lift a ban on national religious broadcasting, in response to news that a > > Government forum on the future of religious broadcasting is set to exclude > > independent religious broadcasters. > > > > The Government forum, to be held at the Department of Culture, Media and > > Sport on Thursday 3rd May 2001 (2.30pm-4.30pm), was originally proposed in > > connection with United Christian Broadcasters (UCB). However, UCB have > > learned that the meeting now excludes independent religious broadcasters, > > and is misrepresentative of the 6,500 responses made in a White Paper > > consultation requesting the lifting of the ban. > > > > The response of Christians forms part of a growing movement of strong > > concern, including 300,000 supporters of UCB, (a Christian radio station > > that has been banned from applying for a national licence in the UK for > > the past 10 years but broadcasts via satellite) about freedom of speech. > > The response also unites Christians from a wide range of denominations and > > organisations who are concerned that the ban is both unjust and > > undemocratic. > > > > Gareth Littler, Director of UCB, said, "I can only conclude sadly that > > this White Paper consultation is a white wash. If the ban is not lifted, > > Christians in the UK will never be able to listen to the national radio of > > their choice, even in the light of the digital explosion. At UCB we are > > speechless, both in disappointment and in the stark reality of being > > unable to broadcast Christian music to those who wish to hear it. We hope > > and pray that the Government will stop banning Christians and instead > > start listening to them". > > > > The ban on religious broadcasters has been in place since the 1990 > > Broadcasting Act, and the UK is one of only four countries to have such a > > ban, alongside Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Iran. Over a period of 10 > > years hundreds of MPs of all parties have supported lifting the ban and > > numerous petitions have been presented to the Government, numbering in > > excess of 276,000 signatures. However, the current position of the > > Government defies a vast groundswell of opinion, and the policy support of > > all the mainstream political parties except the Labour Party. > > > > In place of the initial delegation proposed, the meeting at the DCMS will > > be held with the Central Religious Advisory Committee (CRAC). Reports from > > the time of the 1990 Broadcasting Act prove that CRAC was responsible for > > calling for the ban on independent religious broadcasters in the first > > place. A selection of multi faith leaders are also invited. > > > > Ends. > > > > > > EDITORS NOTE: (STRICTLY MEDIA ONLY) For further information and to request > > an interview with Gareth Littler (Director) or Patricia Hargreaves > > (Consultant to UCB), please call Jane Green at Oasis Media on 020 7450 > > 9031. 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