[BC] The religious radio rant

[Bailey, Scott]

MMMM....Willie, here in the south, that's not the case.  I've had a ton
of some so called "Preachers" that float around from station to station
in the Nashville Area, run up bills with the station and don't pay them.
I know of one who is in jail for Credit Card fraud. I bet I could ask
some of these "so called preachers" who the NRB is and they won't know.
Anybody can run around and call themselves a preacher. Beware and check
them out before you let them buy time from you.

Scott



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Subject: Re: [BC] The religious radio rant

In a message dated 09/06/2006 04:20:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
jjohnson at goodnews.net writes:

>  It appears that many, many folks want to hear religious programming
and 
> are paying to hear it.

Right. Willingly and gladly. As I said, the *vast* majority of Preachers
are 
100% legitimate. Only a *small minority* are not, yet it is *that* tiny
group 
that gets all of the attention. There are voluntary Accountability
standards 
to which many of the larger, reputable organizations adhere. (Some
smaller ones 
do, as well.) The ECFA, (Evangelical Council for Financial
Accountability) 
being the most prominent. Their standards are very high, and enforcement
is 
strict. Any organization that bears their seal must meet all of those
standards. 
By giving to one of these orgs, you have the assurance that your
contributions 
are being used properly. (The financial books of member organizations
are open 
to public scrutiny, and frequent audits by 3'rd parties.)

The NRB, (National Religious Broadcasters) is another national
organization 
that stations & programmers voluntarily join. Members must adhere to
certain, 
high standards of conduct. There are some stations that simply cannot
afford 
official membership, but still adhere to the standards. There are many
more who 
can afford it, and are full members of the NRB. Again, stations bearing
that 
seal can be trusted to handle listener contributions properly.

If the Bakker scandal did anything good, it was to raise the bar for 
Christian programmers and stations. The formation of the ECFA was a
direct response to 
that travesty.

The company I work for is a member of the NRB, and has been for many
years. I 
am honored and privileged to work here. (19-plus years, and counting.)

Willie...
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