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Hooray! The Christian Coalition Loses Donald Hodel
A year and a half later, none of this has happened. The group's membership is stagnant, and it suffered serious setbacks during last November's elections. In addition, the group's tax-exempt status has repeatedly been called into question, and evidence indicates that the IRS may finally be ready to deny the organization the right to operate as a non-profit.
Barry W. Lynn, Executive Director Americans United for Separation of Church & State Next Month in The City: 'The Teen Files'
The San Francisco Police Department has helped develop and
produce a segment on teen hate and prejudice toward gays and lesbians for a
nationally syndicated television series that will air next month.
The Teen Files will show students from Downtown High School traveling throughout San Francisco with a police officer. The officer serves as a liaison in discussion groups between the students and gay teen-agers. By the end of the segment, the officer has built a positive relationship with the students. The officer reveals that he is gay and breaks many stereotypes discussed in the episode. The show will air March 5 at 10 p.m. on KBHK, UPN Channel 12. Paul GLAAD Alert Special: Fox Files Update!
For the past several weeks, GLAAD has been keeping you informed about the outcry over the January 21 Fox Files' segment "Undercover in the Night." As of today, GLAAD's continued efforts to create a dialogue with Fox have failed . GLAAD is now asking the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and its allies to send letters and e-mails to Fox Files' advertisers.
The following information regarding the segment, is available to view at GLAAD Online … An extensive analysis of the segment including comments by many of those interviewed in the story … Community leaders denounce segment … GLAAD's condemnation of the segment … Letters from the community GLAAD's criticism of Fox Files is not based on a belief that stories portraying the community in a negative light should never be told. GLAAD strongly believes that all Americans should be educated on issues that impact our collective lives. However, that belief is firmly rooted in the principles of journalistic integrity, as well. Regardless of the topic, stories should be fair, accurate and balanced. Simply put, Fox Files presented an unfair, inaccurate and unbalanced story. "Undercover in the Night" is a series of short, unsubstantiated and dangerous stories mixed into a slick and sensationalistic package that serves to demonize members of the community. GLAAD encourages members of the community to write or e-mail the following advertisers of the January 21 edition of Fox Files and let them know why the segment was offensive to you. Encourage them not to advertise on any of FOX's news programs until the network agrees to open a dialogue with the community about "Undercover in the Night." We also encourage you to copy your letters and e-mails to FOX Broadcasting Chairman David Hill. FOX: Mr. David Hill, Chairman, Fox Broadcasting Company., 10201 W. Pico Blvd., LA, CA 90035, e-mail: publicity@foxinc.com January 21 Fox File Sponsors Advantica Restaurant Group Chrm. Jim Adamson 203 East Main Street Spartanburg, SC 29319 American Honda Motor Company Pres. Koichi Amemiya 1919 Torrance Blvd. Torrance, CA 90501 AT&T CEO/Chairman C. Michael Armstrong 32 Ave. of the Americas New York, NY 10013 Feedback form for comments to Chairman and officers: www.att.com/cgi-bin/ATT_WEB/feedback/ write/corp_exec.html?id=wts_corp_policies&parseform=1 Block Drug Company, Inc. Chrm. James A. Block 257 Cornelison Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07302 e-mail: corpcomm@blockdrug.com Burger King Corporation CEO Dennis Malamatinas 17777 Old Cutler Road Miami, FL 33157 Church & Dwight Co, Inc. Chrm. Dwight C. Minton 469 N. Harrison St. Princeton, NJ 08543 The Coca-Cola Company Chrm. Douglas Ivester PO Drawer 1734 Atlanta, GA 30301 feedback form: www.thecoca-colacompany.com/faq/equery.html Combe Incorporated Chrm. Ivan D. Combe 1101 Westchester Ave. White Plains, NY 10604 e-mail: combe@combe.com Doctor's Associates Inc. Pres. Fred DeLuca 325 Bic Dr. Milford, CT 06460 e-mail: asksubway@subway.com Ford Motor Company Chrm. William Ford PO Box 1899 Dearborn, MI 48121 feedback form: www2.ford.com/investors/information/emailgateway.asp Futuredontics CEO Peta Gorshel PO Box 2164 Santa Monica, CA 90401 Greyhound Lines, Inc. President/CEO Craig Lentzsch PO Box 660606 Dallas, TX 75266 International Home Foods Sr. VP/General Manager David Roe 1633 Littleton Road Parsippany, NJ 07054 Interstate Bakeries Corporation Chrm. Charles A. Sullivan 12 E. Armour Blvd. Kansas City, MO 64111 Kellogg Company Chrm. Arnold G. Langbo One Kellogg Square PO Box 3599 Battle Creek, MI 49016 feedback form: www.kelloggs.com/contact.html Nintendo of America Inc. Pres. Minoru Arakawa 4820 150th Ave., NE Redmond, WA 98073 e-mail: nintendo@nintendo.com RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. Chairman/CEO Steven Goldstone 1301 Ave. of the Americas New York, NY 10019 feedback form: www.nabisco.com/csamail.html Slimfast Foods Company Chrm. S. Daniel Abraham 777 South Flagler Dr., Ste. 1400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Sprint Corporation Chrm. William T. Esrey 2330 Shawnee Mission Pkwy. Westwood, KS 66205 feedback form: www.sprint.com/feedbacknew/feedback_form.html Reckitt & Colman Inc. Chrm. Michael F. Turrell 1655 Valley Rd. Wayne, NJ 07474 feedback form: www.reckitt.com/feedback.asp The GLAADAlert is an activation tool of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. GLAAD promotes fair, accurate and inclusive representation in the media as a means of challenging homophobia and all forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity. |
Christian Coalition Chairman Pat Robertson (center) with outgoing President Don Hodel (left) and Executive Director Randy Tate. 
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