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from the news (insert joke here) service of the American Family Assn.:
'Fairness Doctrine' and a Democratic majorityCharlie Butts - OneNewsNow - 8/29/2008 8:00:00 AM
With the curtains closed on the Democratic National Convention, the question arises once again whether the so-called "Fairness Doctrine" has a chance of being revived.
The old Fairness Doctrine, in effect, was a demand for equal time on controversial issues on radio and television. Print sources were not required to comply. Frank Wright of National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) believes times have changed, however -- and revival of what he refers to as the "un-Fairness Doctrine" could be problematic for Christian broadcasters.
"Today, if the Fairness Doctrine were to be re-enacted, almost every single Christian doctrine you can think of (would) be viewed by someone as a controversial viewpoint," Wright contends.
That would mean many sources could potentially demand equal time, he explains. "Think of any significant Christian doctrine, and there will be someone from Islam or Hinduism or Taoism or Buddhism or pick your 'ism' who will say, 'I don't agree with that. I find that to be controversial. I demand equal time,'" Wright adds.
The NRB spokesman does not believe the current Congress will revive the policy; but it could happen, he warns, if Democrats take the White House and win a solid majority in both houses of Congress.
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=231658 (the link will get Rick-rolled because the AFA has some kind of DU cloaking mechanism on the OneNewsNow site. If that happens, go to the AFA's home page at www.afa.net and scroll down to OneNewsNow area, where you'll see the story.)