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December 13, 2002
Mr. Ray Davis
Program
Director,
WTAM
6200 Oak Tree Blvd, 4th Floor
Independence, OH
44131-2510 |
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| Gentlemen, |
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| I want to thank WTAM for their
wonderful work recently when anti-Semitic murals were posted on a building on
East 55th street near Chester Ave. I must, however, bring to your attention a
hateful ad that now appears on your radio station from Calvary Chapel that
refers to Jews as "pigs." |
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| The specific radio ad is part of a
series in which one ad refers to Jesus fighting religious people and then
called the religious people "pigs". This is undoubtedly a reference and slander
to Jews since Jews were the religious people in ancient Israel. As you know,
allowing any group of people to be called pigs in an ad on your radio station
is unconscionable. I am bringing this to your attention, as you may not have
heard the content of the ad. After all, nobody would expect inflammatory
language in a church ad. Sadly, that is the case in the Calvary Chapel ads on
WTAM. |
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| WTAM recently led the Cleveland
community in a rally against hate and facilitated the posting of the famous
"Hate Stops Here" billboard. Now Calvary Chapel is engaging in hate mongering
and doing it on the WTAM airwaves. Just as any part of a Nazi message is
considered unacceptable, the Calvary Chapel ads should also be considered
unacceptable on any radio station, especially WTAM considering how you champion
fighting hate. It is imperative that WATM remain consistent in its efforts
against hate and remove the Calvary Chapel ad from its airwaves entirely, not
just the one ad. |
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Sincerely yours,
(name withheld)
CC:
Anti-Defamation League
Cleveland Jewish News
Betar |
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