[CS-FSLUG] NI: YOU CAN HELP PROTECT RELIGIOUS TELEVISION

[Fred A. Miller]

CHRISTIAN COALITION OF AMERICA
ACTION ALERT
Roberta Combs, President                  Thursday October 20,2005
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YOU CAN HELP PROTECT RELIGIOUS TELEVISION

Congress will soon vote on legislation that will impact the future of 
religious television programming!

Your help is needed to pressure Congress into adopting measures that will help 
protect the level of religious programming available on your local cable 
television systems.  

Congress is currently considering legislation concerning the transition from 
analog to digital television and it is essential that consumers of religious 
programming be represented in this debate.  

Religious broadcasters offer a haven for wholesome entertainment in the midst 
of the sea of increasingly indecent and sexually explicit programming.  But 
the degree that they can continue to do so depends on what action Congress 
takes now - and whether or not those congressmen hear from religious 
conservatives.

To maintain the level of religious programming on cable, it is imperative that 
Congress pass what is known as a "multicast must-carry" provision to its 
digital television legislation.  This provision provides that local cable 
systems must carry the programming of all local broadcasters - whether 
secular or religious.

We strongly believe that without "multicast must-carry" the conservative, 
faith and family broadcasters will be at a disadvantage. The major media 
networks do not need this provision to get their programming carried on local 
cable systems. However, the cable companies do not readily carry the 
Christian networks and the "multicast must-carry" provision will force cable 
and satellite companies to treat secular and faith oriented broadcasters 
equally.  

Congress will act soon - so it is imperative that Christians act soon as well.  
Unless we do, the level of religious programming made available on local 
cable systems could well decrease in coming years.

We ask you to call upon Congress and urge them to include a "multicast 
must-carry" provision in the digital television legislation.  Time is of the 
essence. Please call or email your congressman or Senator today.   (Call the 
U.S. Capitol switchboard at 202-225-3121 or you can go to 
http://www.cc.org/contactcongress.cfm) 

Please go to http://www.cc.org/mcmc.cfm and visit our website and find out 
more information on this important issue.  We have a complete list of 
lawmakers there that need to hear from you as soon as possible.  Please act 
today.


Please be sure to forward this message on to as many people as possible! 
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Christian Coalition of America
P.O. Box 37030
Washington, D.C. 20013
www.cc.org 
Telephone: (202) 479-6900
Fax: (202) 479-4262 

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