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TOUCHED BY A HOAX
No doubt many of you have received this email over the last few months ....
"Please sign.
CBS will be forced to discontinue "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 D.C. Their petition, Number 2493, would ultimately pave the way to stop the reading of the gospel of our Lord and Savior, on the airwaves of America. ............. "
Sounds like a worthwhile cause to support, doesn't it ? Don't waste your time - unfortunately it is (yet) another email hoax.Here's an extract from the official Touched by an Angel website news page:
Touched By A Hoax
(And A 7th Season!)For the past several months, a chain email has been floating around the internet and our message board stating that the FCC is forcing CBS to take Touched By An Angel off the air because we mention the word "God." The email goes on to ask its readers to send a petition to the FCC to save the show. This is a new variation of an old hoax that has circulated (originally in paper chain letter form) for the past 26 years. If you are a recipient of this email, please ignore it. As a matter of fact, we are very pleased to announce that CBS has already renewed our show for 24 episodes next season! Although we are still finishing up the sixth season, we are excited by the opportunity to bring you a seventh season of Touched By An Angel. If you'd like to voice your support of the show, you can always do so by dropping a letter to CBS. For the address, click on the "How To Contact Us" link. Thank you to all of those who voiced their concern.
You can also find a lot more information about this type of hoax at http://www.scambusters.com
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