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: : Please read this and in a prayerful manner take action to prevent the further deterioration of the quality of television that is coming into our homes. We must take action now. Action is something we should have done 20-30 years ago, and if we had, we would not be in the position that we are in today. As Christians it is our responsibility to see that things like this do not continue. It is no longer acceptable to just turn the TV off. If we do that we are just encourging the non believers that don't "just turn the TV off" to continue to have it blaring all this garbage into their homes and allowing another generation to grow up accepting this type of speech. We must follow God's scripture and return television to something that is acceptable to God. Please take action on this by writing a letter to the heads of the TV networks listed below. A hand written letter is many times more powerful than e-mail which you can also do in conjunction with your letter. : : Parents beware! The TV networks are about to launch another fall season, and there is word that Hollywood producers plan to give you plenty of more reasons to turn off your television set. : : The New York Times quotes Aaron Sorkin, executive producer of NBC's The West Wing, who says he hopes to break a longstanding network taboo this season. He wants a character to use the Lord's name in vain. At Disney-owned ABC, the executive producer of a new legal drama called Philly has proposed having a character use language that takes the profanity already in use on NYPD Blue to new levels. And, according to The Times, not to be outdone, CBS executives say that writers are submitting scripts for programs that include every crude word imaginable. : : The newspaper says all of these proposals must still clear network censors -- but it says given the experience of the last few years, even more leeway will likely be granted. : : The Times report says this network push comes because they are feeling pressure from cable channels which gave up on decency long ago. The report indicates that besides the language, ual content will become even more graphic in the coming season. : : One Orthodox Jewish rabbi has reacted to the report, which came out over the weekend. Rabbi David Eidensohn, director of the National Non-Sectarian Council of Pro-Family Activists, says caring parents have to make a choice -- put either their TV or their children in the trash. "There is no way that children can see a television program with such filth and remain unmoved." : : Eidensohn claims parents generally are unaware they are at war for their families when it comes to entertainment. He wonders why parents are silent when, as he says, "the poisonous messages of a pagan program" are allowed into homes every night. A veteran yst of network television says he is not surprised that prime time producers are trying to put more and foul language into their shows. : : Ed Vitagliano, director of research for the American Family ociation, says network television is in a moral free fall. "A number of taboos that have been just shattered are just kind of mind boggling," he says. "This latest report about the new fall season is no surprise for people who've been paying attention." : : Network officials say they must use more foul language and include even more graphic scenes in order to compete with cable programming. : : "Network television may be a lost cause," the researcher says, "[and] as far as the producers and writers of some of these shows, a great many of them, I'm afraid, have those types of things in their hearts. As a result, they just spew forth this stuff -- and that's why these kinds of : : vulgarities and overt and explicit uality and violence appear on these programs. : : ACTION NEEDED : : Contact the networks below and politely urge them - for the sake of our children - to reconsider plans to push the decency envelope even further this fall. You might want to consider mentioning the fact that if the content of network programming does not make significant changes for the better, then our next step will be the program sponsers. : : Network Contact Information: : : Mr. Jeff Zucker : : President, NBC Entertainment : : NBC Entertainment : : 3000 West Alameda Ave. : : Burbank, CA 91523 : : Phone: (818) 840-4444 : : Email : : Mr. Leslie Moonves : : President & CEO : : CBS Entertainment : : 7800 Beverly Blvd. : : Los Angeles, CA 90036 : : Phone: (323) 575-2345 : : Email (form) : : Mr. Steven Bornstein : : President, ABC Entertainment : : ABC Entertainment : : 500 S. Buena Vista Ave. : : Burbank, CA 91521 : : Phone: (310) 557-7777 : : Email : : Ms. Gail Berman, President : : Fox Entertainment : : Fox Broadcasting Co. : : 10201 W. Pico Blvd. : : Los Angeles, CA 90035 : : Phone: (310) 369-1000 : : Email : : File a informal consumer complaint with the Federal Commuications Corporation (FCC) if the networks do push the decency envelope on our public airwaves this fall. There is no fee for filing an informal complaint. : : Simply send a letter in your own words describing the problem to: : : Federal Communications Commission : : Consumer Information Bureau : : Consumer Complaints : : 445 12th Street, SW : : Washington, D.C. 20554 : : Phone: 1-888-CALL-FCC or 1-888-TELL-FCC : : Fax: 202-418-0232 : : Email : : The FCC asks that you include the following in your typed or legibly printed letter/email: : : Your name, address and the telephone number or numbers involved with your complaint; A telephone number where you can be reached during the business day; Specific information about your complaint, including the names of all companies involved with your complain; Names and telephone numbers of the company representatives that you contacted, the dates that you spoke with these representatives, and any other information that would help process your complaint.

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