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FCC Hires Christian Activist As Advisor on Indecency Issues

HeadlineAug 09, 2005

The Federal Communications Commission has hired an anti-pornography activist and lobbyist to work as an advisor of indecency issues. The hiring of Penny Nance is expected to expand the FCC’s campaign to fight what it views as indecent broadcasts. Penny Nance founded the Kids First Coalition and until recently served as a board member of Concerned Women For America. That group describes its mission as helping QUOTE “to bring Biblical principles into all levels of public policy.”

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