NPR: Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me
http://www.npr.org/programs/waitwait/
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A VERY COOL - funny but a bit rowdy - show that I have to recommend. I've tuned in to this show on WHYY-FM 90.9 Philadelphia on RadioTime.
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I have to say that I am dismayed at the recent inclination of public radio recently of the leaning away from Christian programming of a benefit to the overall community. I haven't decided on how I feel about it as of yet as far as doing anything strong as a boycott at the moment. But it will reflect in any possible future donations I know.
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A strong part of the community at large is religion. Avoiding or denying that is not good in order to pander to those who don't care for it - for one reason or another - is unfortunate.
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I thought of this recently:
It is sort of like saying that those people who absolutely hate chocolate ice cream - and see no point in chocolate ice cream because their circle of people hate it also - win out on the removal of all chocolate ice cream out of the marketplace due to the fact they only see the point in, or will only tolerate, butter pecan - therefore chocolate ice cream is then irrelevant.
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Since when did the term 'public' become to mean secular or non-religious?
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I was not raised in that kind of world.
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I'm going to keep an eye on what public radio/tv decides to do. I haven't heard anymore on it as of yet.
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PBS to Begin Phasing Out Religious Programming From The Airwaves
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Originally posted: 12/21/08 - 10:31 PM.