Church Group: FCC Botched God Decision

CHURCH GROUP: FCC BOTCHED GOD DECISION
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The United Church of Christ says the FCC's Media Bureau got it all wrong when it denied the church's license challenge to two TV stations for silencing the voice of God, or at least TV ads promoting that voice. UCC says that if the decision stands, it could affect the FCC's oversight of children's TV, “news staging” and payola. The church, whose Office of Communication has frequently challenged TV licenses for a variety of reasons, did so in 2004 after CBS and NBC declined to air UCC's “God is still speaking” ads on religious tolerance. Last week, the UCC filed a formal appeal to the full Commission, arguing that the Media Bureau had come up with a novel reading of communications law to conclude that a station wasn't liable for the network decisions of its parent and that concluding that was a stretch that went beyond its authority.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6476848.html

* Church Appeals FCC Staff Ruling on License Renewal Challenges to Entire Panel
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2007/09/church_appeals_fcc_staff_rulin.php

* UCC press release:
http://www.ucc.org/news/ucc-appeals-to-full-fcc-about.html