And it is indeed an effort, I think, to silence the people of God in this country who dare to take a stand against the abrogation and denigration of the Judeo-Christian ethic. Indeed, the FCC ruling was described by right-wing groups as an outright attack on religion itself. Supporters of the legislation made no effort to hide the fact that they believe they are constitutionally entitled to use the public's educational air space for the promotion of their interpretation of Christianity. Although the abandoned language in the FCC's clarification restricted sectarian proselytizing only when it amounted to over half of the content of material aired under the special NCE classification, fundamentalist broadcasters cast the FCC's guidelines as a muzzle on their First Amendment rights in general. H.R. 4201 is scheduled to go to the House floor sometime this month.
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