Current Events – Page 38

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

Apr 11, 2013JerryCurrent EventsCurrent Events

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:

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

California Bill Would Punish Boy Scouts, Others

Apr 9, 2013JerryCurrent EventsBoy Scouts, Current Events, Religious Freedom, Religious Liberty

The California Legislature is considering a bill that would punish nonprofit youth organizations like the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, Little League, Special Olympics, American Youth Soccer Organization, Future Business Leaders of America, and many religious organizations that serve youth, because these organizations “discriminate on the basis of gender identity, race, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, or religious affiliations.”

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Seventh Circuit Court: School May Not Rent Church Facilities

Feb 7, 2013JerryCurrent EventsCurrent Events, Religious Freedom, Religious Liberty

The Seventh Circuit Court has ruled a school who rented a church facility for a graduation violated the Establishment Clause to the Constitution.

The school’s gymnasium was deemed too uncomfortable for hosting the graduation ceremony; as a result, the school sought a different venue. They settled on renting a church facility. A group sued the school for its decision. The school won every court case up until it was appealed to the entire Seventh Circuit Court. The Seventh Circuit ruled the church’s “pervasively religious” facility and conventional religious symbols constituted a violation on the part of the school.

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