Sentences with phrase «most religious programs»

For reasons already noted, however, most religious programs have aired on Sunday mornings when the potential audience is lowest.

Most religious programs that purchase their air - time are supported by funds solicited from their viewing audiences.

While the broadcast evangelists envisage television as a God - given tool by which to reach «the world» with their message, research on religious television programs indicates that the actual audience of most religious programs is highly segmented and that those who watch usually do so for very specific reasons.

Because most religious programs are lower - rating programs, to place them in prime - time could have a detrimental effect on the audiences for programs before or after the religious program

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These broadcasters, who once could not get enough time, have been so effective in their struggle that they now hold a virtual monopoly over air - time used for religious programming, having forced most other religious programs off the air by their cut - throat purchase of time.

«If I were a conservative Christian (which I most certainly am not), I would be very reasonably fearful, not just as to tax exemptions but as to a wide range of other programs — fearful that within a generation or so, my religious beliefs would be treated the same way as racist religious beliefs are.»

Most stations broadcast a certain amount of religious programming as part of their license obligation to operate in the public interest.

the proof of Gods presence in us is not limited to the material or biological evolutionary development only, but most important scientific proof is the effect of His will in historical development of the world.A computer program now used and tested a powerful machine by inputing all recorded events in history during the last hundreds years and found out that it has a purpose and not random.Meaning that an intelligent being could have influence it.It is now presumed by the religious observers that it could be His will.The process now is under improvement, because the computers is not powerl enough the deluge of information and data since the beginning of history, some analyst believes that in them near future if the Quantum computers which is much powerful than the present coventional will be used, then dramatic results and confirmation will be at hand.

The religious right, most recently through the extremely dangerous «Tea Party,» have hi - jacked what SHOULD be logical public discourse or social programs, and turned them in to a Bible fight by claiming, incorrectly, that this is a Christian nation, and that we should be legislating the Bible.

While most kids are probably pre-programmed by their parents to follow the chosen family tradition, many kids are indoctrinated through community programs established by various religious organizations.

FCC does not have the authority to force stations to present religious programming, most broadcasters feel that to ignore the FCC's recommendations would be a decided risk at license renewal time.

The most likely scenario is that the latest «religious» programming will only further segment the audience in an already - crowded field.

«This would seem to be a far higher proportion than is found in most other programming, with the exception of a specifically religious show like Touched by an Angel,» said Heeren, who previously examined religious content in newspaper comics.

Perhaps most important, as the study puts it, «in both prime - time drama and religious programs, blue - collar workers, the unemployed, the retired and housewives are practically invisible.

Even former New York Governor Mario Cuomo, one of the most articulate Christian political leaders, seemed uncomfortable as he fielded questions from moderator Tim Russert that hinted there is something nefarious about religious groups receiving government funds for programs that serve the public.

Most of the religious broadcasters make available in - house statistics on the number of people who have been converted through their programs.

Research by the Christian Broadcasting Network indicates that most of their viewers regularly watch other religious programs as well.

In spite of these findings, most religious broadcasters make little effort to establish personal contact between respondents to their programs and a local church, though they frequently claim to be supportive of the idea.

The pressure on the paid - time religious broadcasters to maintain the specific structure of their audience because it is the most financially supportive for them has had the effect of shaping the character of their programs away from their original intention of evangelism, even though they keep the intent of evangelism as a masthead.

Because of the strong dynamic of defense mechanisms, the major effect of religious television programs will be one of reinforcement of existing attitudes that most viewers would hold in harmony with the broadcaster.

Women 18 - 49 and men over 50 formed approximately equal proportions of the audience for most of the major paid - time religious programs.

Most Americans assume that the separation of church and state is a fundamental principle deeply rooted in American constitutionalism; that the First Amendment was intended to ensure that government does not involve itself with religion (and vice versa); and that contemporary debates over such vexing issues as school prayer, voucher programs, government funding of faith - based organizations, and the rights of religious minorities represent ongoing attempts to realize the separation intended by the Founders and like - minded early Americans.

(5) Solt, in a study of religious program audience in a New York county, found significant differences occurring at age 44, (6) while Buddenbaum found that frequent viewers of religious television were most likely to be over the age of 62, while those who never watch are more likely to be under age 34.

One interesting observation to be gained from these figures is that the paid - time religious programs had reached the peak of their influence, numerically at least, almost three years before most public attention was given to them in the election year of 1980.

However, for people who are dissatisfied with their local church, who have little established connection with a local church, or whose religious consciousness may be awakened by a viewed religious program, the research indicates that paid - time religious programs, by presenting themselves as competent alternatives to the local church, offering a range of services similar to the local church, and not referring respondents or enquirers to a local church, may be acting as a barrier to people's developing their faith most fully within this interpersonal context.

There appear to be three main reasons for the concentration of religious programs on Sundays: (1) Sunday is the traditional day of Christian worship and therefore seemed most appropriate for Christian broadcasts; (2) Christian broadcasts on the networks were originally conceived as alternatives for those, such as shut - ins, who could not attend regular services at a church; (6)(3) Sunday morning was the period of lowest audience for broadcasters and therefore was the least commercially damaging for stations in fulfilling their FCC obligations by providing free air - time for religious broadcasts.

While in most audiences of religious programs there is a percentage of people who are unchurched or who indicate little interest in religion in general, it needs to be noted that this percentage is consistently small.

One of the most in - depth studies of the reasons why people may view religious programs on television is that of Frank and Greenberg, published under the title The Public's Use of Television: Who Watches and Why.

Their displacement of network programs on affiliate stations began to be felt around 1976 - 77 as can be seen in NBC religious specials (see Table 8.5), Before this decline, many of these network programs were regularly attracting a larger audience than most of the paid - time religious programs.

The adoption of this intensive audience solicitation within the organization enabled the program to expand to such an extent that in 1971 it was the third most widely syndicated religious program in the country.

Rarely a week passes on most paid - time religious programs without the viewer's being offered the opportunity to receive one of these gifts.

One of the most useful models for evaluating the personal effects of religious television programs is found in Television and Human Behavior by George Comstock and his associates.

The lack of liaison between religious broad - casters and local churches both through program content and counseling referral suggests a loss of the service identity and relationship by most current religious broadcasters.

The research indicates that after a decade of steady growth, audience sizes for most major paid - time religious programs reached a plateau in 1977 and have been fluctuating since then.

Network religious programs are frequently aired in more favorable time - slots than the paid - time religious programs and have usually drawn comparable or larger audiences than even the most popular of the paid - time religious programs.

On the one hand, the top university programs in religion have not been interested in religious practices or practical theology, in fact, most first - rate university religion departments are militantly nonconfessional and operate in an ethos of objective research.

Several Jewish religious organizations, most notably Chabad - Lubavitch, a pietistic Brooklyn - based sect with a highly developed and zealous outreach program, are currently challenging the American Jewish consensus on public religious invisibility.

On the most basic level, our jail must provide its inmate population a full array of services, including meals, medical and mental health care, clothing and linens, laundry, visitation, mail and telephone, recreation, religious programs, and access to courts and attorneys.

People involved with Malaysia's space program say that other religious questions will most likely be addressed by drawing on compromises developed on Earth.

The most generous judicial interpretation of the voucher question could at most require that states not exclude religious schools from choice programs that are open to other private schools.

Challengers pointed out that most of the schools involved in the voucher program (46 of 56, accounting for 96 percent of the students) were religious.

The adult in the school who students would be most likely talk to about creating intra-group programs, among the following: a coach, a school counselor, a friend, a parent, a religious leader, a teacher, or somebody else.

Even if most of the private schools participating in a voucher program are religious, as long as some viable options exist within the public school system, the genuine choice requirement should be satisfied.

Hanes was among a handful of Democrats who rankled some liberals in 2013 when they backed the GOP - launched Opportunity Scholarship Program, a controversial program of public vouchers that helps pay for low - income children to attend private schools, most of them with religious backgProgram, a controversial program of public vouchers that helps pay for low - income children to attend private schools, most of them with religious backgprogram of public vouchers that helps pay for low - income children to attend private schools, most of them with religious backgrounds.

Most Students Use Vouchers to Attend Religious Schools — A significant majority of the private schools participating in the DC voucher program are religious, which threatens fundamental principles of church state separation: «A higher share of participating schools than non-participating private schools is religiously affiliated (64 percent versus 29 percentReligious Schools — A significant majority of the private schools participating in the DC voucher program are religious, which threatens fundamental principles of church state separation: «A higher share of participating schools than non-participating private schools is religiously affiliated (64 percent versus 29 percentreligious, which threatens fundamental principles of church state separation: «A higher share of participating schools than non-participating private schools is religiously affiliated (64 percent versus 29 percent).»

In most voucher programs, private religious schools are permitted to discriminate on the basis of religion in hiring and admission.

• Expansion in the statewide voucher program, with no limits on vouchers after 11 years; most current voucher schools are religious schools.

In particular, the study found severe accountability problems with both programs, most notably: they do not serve students in rural areas where there were virtually no private schools or scholarship organizations (SOs) present; they fund primarily religious schools, which are not required to be accredited or adhere to the same standards for curricula as public schools; they do not require the same testing requirements as public schools, making it impossible to gauge student achievement; and they do not require reporting by schools or SOs.

As you know, in one of the most anticipated church - state decisions in decades, the United States Supreme Court last year made clear that the First Amendment doesn't prohibit the inclusion of religious schools in certain state - financed school voucher programs.

Most voucher money in Florida is spent on private religious schools where there is little oversight or proof that the program helps students academically.