Ask the FCC to Say ‘No’ to Obscenity on Television

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The FCC is considering lifting its longstanding policies against nudity on broadcast TV.

The commission is accepting comments on the proposed policy changes. To ask the FCC to maintain its current policies against nudity and expletives, do the following:

  1. Go to http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/upload/begin?procName=&filedFrom=X
  2. Enter “13-86” in the “Proceeding Number” box, and fill out the required information.
  3. Submit your comment asking the FCC not to change its policies on nudity and expletives on TV.
  4. Ask your friends to do the same.

You can read the proposed policy changes here. In a nutshell, the commission is considering adopting a new standard permitting “isolated expletives” and “isolated (non-sexual) nudity” on broadcast television. Please contact the FCC, and ask them not to make these changes.

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State Reps Refuse to Pass Religious Freedom Bill

2 CommentsLegislature, Religious Freedom,

Please call your state representative at 501-682-6211, and ask him or her to support SB1119, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act by Rep. Ballinger and Sen. Hether.

SB1119, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act by Sen. Hesther and Rep. Ballinger, failed to pass the House Judiciary Committee today.

The bill initially passed on a voice-vote, but failed when committee members demanded a roll call vote be taken. The bill received 7 votes; it needed 11 to pass.

Rep. Ballinger can bring the bill up for a second vote—and it might pass, if some committee members who were absent today are present for that meeting—but here’s the deal: This bill should not even be controversial.

  • Alabama wrote language very similar to SB1119 into its state constitution in 1999.
  • Ohio’s state supreme court established its religious freedom protections through case law in the 1980s and 1990s. The standards Ohio uses to protect religious freedom are very similar to SB1119’s.
  • Arizona has a religious freedom law comparable to SB1119.
  • New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee, Missouri, Louisiana, Kentucky, and other states have similar laws as well.

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