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Subject: Freeze your rear off, Andy Tannenbaum!
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Date: Fri, 16-Mar-84 16:53:33 EST
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* METEOROLOGICAL ALERT: Severe Ice Storm heading in from California! *

Who does Andy Tannenbaum think he is, trying to raise support for his
new-found pet organization?!? If someone were to post a "plea for finan-
cial support for a non-profit organization" headed by Jerry Falwell, the
flames generated would make the Towering Inferno look like a safety match!

> This message contains a plea for financial support for a non-profit
> organization.  Read no further if you are upset by such things.

Note the simple, casual intro. Maybe for the March of Dimes?

> I'm disgusted by the efforts of right wing groups trying to force their
> morals on us.  Prayer in the schools, censorship, and other invasions
> on our privacy and freedom are banging on our doors and windows.

And I'm disgusted by the efforts of groups (whose ideologies shall
remain unnamed) trying to force their morals on us. Worship of the great
gods Man, Money, and Temporary Pleasures being thrust on us everywhere,
indoctrinating children by forcing them to read books that contain
obscene language or that convey low moral standards as being acceptable,
being forced to allow perverted behavior under the pretense of "civil
liberty" and essentially forcing me to keep *my* religion to myself,
taking kids away from parents under the pretense of "social welfare" --
I'm doing my best to keep my doors and windows intact.

> This past week I saw Demond Wilson (formerly Red Foxx's sidekick on the
> TV show "Sanford and Son") talking with Ted Koppel on the TV news.  Mr.
> Wilson said that he wanted to see the US become a Christian state.
> There were all these other pop stars and politicians saying the same
> kind of thing.  I could not believe I was seeing this happen in America.

I could not believe that the land of the free and the home of the brave
would turn itself into a breeding-ground for the destruction of man from
the inside. Stay tuned after the evening news and see people cheat on
their spouses, show complete disrepect for authority, and find excuses
to justify just about anything.

> One organization that fights against this sort of stuff is called "People
> for the American Way."  It was started by TV producer Norman Lear, and it
> fights for freedom for all, and against the forces of censorship.

One organization that fights against this sort of stuff is called "Moral
Majority." It was started by Rev. Jerry Falwell, and it fights for
decency and respect for all, to show the real meaning of freedom, and
against those who twist "freedom of speech" and "freedom of religion"
into saturation by their views and censorship of opposing views.

> I get periodic mailings from PfAW, and they talk about what progress
> they've made in fighting censorship, producing documentaries, and
> such.  Most of the material is factual and I find it interesting.
> Sometimes their pleas for money seem a bit brash, but they are fighting
> a tough fight, so I can excuse that.

I don't get periodic mailings from MM (but Andy's article may prompt me
to start). I have seen a couple of their reports, and they talk about
what progress they've made in fighting state intrusions, getting the
hidden facts to the public, and such. The material is factual; most of
it is available from public sources, but is generally not published in
the news media.  Some people don't like MM's pleas for money, but the
battle is tough when the opposition occupies nearly all the media and
has companies *paying them* to produce TV shows to further saturate
people with their value system (besides the preaching inherent in the
commercials themselves).

I don't have Moral Majority's address with me (I should be able to
get this weekend), but you may also get it by sending a post card to
	Jerry Falwell
	Lynchburg, VA 24514
and asking for it. Contributions to MM are not tax-deductible.
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