So I checked my email this morning before I get to work and I see this email in my box that says something about Dobson and CBS. I get to looking closer, and I find out that it is from my mother... my good hearted, well intentioned, wing nut mother...
Here is what the email said:
Dr. Dobson & CBS Response
Apparently we are to be allowed to watch TV programs that use every foul word in the English language, but not the word "God." It will only take a minute to read this and see if you think you should send it out
DR. DOBSON'S PLEA FOR ACTION
CBS discontinued "Touched by an Angel" for using
the word God in every program. Madeline Murray
O'Hare, an atheist, successfully managed to
eliminate the use of Bible reading from public
schools a few years ago.
Now her organization has been granted a federal
hearing on the same subject by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) in Washington, DC.
Their petition, Number 2493, would ultimately pave
the way to stop the reading of the gospel our Lord
and Savior, on the airwaves of America.
They got 287,000 signatures to back their stand!
If this attempt is successful, all Sunday worship! services being broadcast on the radio or by television will be stopped. This group is also campaigning to remove all Christmas programs and Christmas carols from public schools!
You as a Christian can help!
We are praying for at least 1 million signatures. This would
defeat their effort and show that there are many Christians
alive, well and concerned about our country. As Christians
we must unite on this. Please don't take this lightly.
We ignored this lady once and lost prayer in our
school and in offices across the nation
Please stand up for your religious freedom and let
your voice be heard. Together we can make a
difference in our country while creating a way for
the lost to know the Lord.
Please press "forward", and forward this to
everyone that you think should read this.
Now, please sign your name at the bottom (you
can only add your name after you have pressed the
"Forward").
Don't delete any other names, just go to the next
number and type your name and state. Please defeat this
organization and keep the right of our freedom of religion.
REMEMBER! : Our country was founded on freedom of religion
and our Constitution is based on the 10 Commandments.
PETITION TO REINSTATE PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Now the problem with this is that while Madeline Murray O'Hair is in fact a real person, she is also in fact dead... and has in fact been dead for a long, long time. I did a bit more digging and found out that this whole chain letter BS that this woman supposedly sent out and used to get some show pulled from the air is a total hoax. It simply never happened. I got this from the EWTN web site (after a Google search), which as far as I can tell is a fundamentalist catholic channel... I actually get this channel and their REALLY love Santorum and Michael Medved on there from the few times I've watched it).
I'm not sure if this letter that supposedly came from Dobson is actually from him or anyone associated with him or not, but if it is it is really scary.
I sent my mom a nice letter back basically telling her that Dobson is a nut and that she needs to do a little bit more research about who is sending her this shit before she signs it or before she forwards it to other people, and certainly before she gives them any personal information... of course, she signed the damn thing. I told her it looks to me like a blatent attempt to get people's information for campaigning... not that she would care.
Anyone else know anything about any of this or has anyone seen this sort of crap before?