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PBS Bans New Religious Programming

Channels that already carry church services allowed to continue

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 17, 2009 8:20 AM CDT

(Newser) – PBS has voted to enforce its longstanding prohibition on sectarian broadcasts and ban its stations from carrying any new religious programming, the Washington Post reports. As a compromise, the few stations that already air church services and religious lectures will be allowed to continue to... Read full story »

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