Magyar News, 2003. szeptember-2004. augusztus (14. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2004-07-01 / 11-12. szám
The waves carry obscene language, hatred against religions Budapest: On a Sunday in January 2004 about ten-thousand people braved the cold and gathered in front of "Tilos rádió" one of the publicly funded radio stations in Budapest in order to protest against the radio's repeated attacks on Christians and against the refusal of the national TV and radio authority to sanction the radio. The demonstration was organized by several civic associations. The World Federation of Hungarians is one of the participating organizations Over the last years, Christians in Hungary have become painfully aware of a growing attack on Christian symbols and values. This disturbing trend has culminated in three radio programs diffused by the publicly funded "Tilos rádió" on 9, 19 and 24 December 2003. At the first occasion the radio proposed that the crosses set up for the Advent season be used as firewood or as advertising poles. On 19 December, amidst obscene words, Christ was called a "bastard". On Christmas eve, in another obscene discussion, one of the anchormen said that he would like to exterminate all Christians. During the following days, unknown persons spilled paint over crucifixes and attached indecent inscriptions to them. Whereas several Church-party-and NGO Leaders raised their voice against this creation of hatred, the public authority for radio and television was unable to agree to any sanction against "Tilos rádió". Angered by the growing freedom of publicly funded media to attack Christians and to use obscene language, the demonstrators demanded the immediate withdrawal of "Tilos rádió's" license. They also called for responsible journalism instead of provocation and creation of hatred, for value-oriented radio and TV stations, and asked for the promulgation of legislation against obscenity in publicly funded media. The demonstration indicated that the Large majority of the population is fed up with the attack on Christian values and symbols, with the obscenity and immorality transmitted by the media and the impact of all these on the education of children. It was also an expression of the population’s anger at the silence of the government and at the complicity of the TV and radio authority; which, after two session on the subject, was unable to sanction the radio. Article and photographs submitted by Rev. Gabor Nitsch (Calvin Synod HERALD) Statistics: Religions of the Hungarian people: Roman Catholic 67.5%, Calvinist 20%, Lutheran 5%, atheist and other 7.5% AZ 1956-OS EMIGRÁCIÓ UJ BUDAPESTI SZOBORTERVE A Connecticutbeli Fairfieldben működő Magyar Studies nevű szervezet az 1956-os forradalom 50. évfordulójára, 2006-ra, a magyar forradalom szelleméhez méltó "pesti srác" szobrának felállítását szervezi. A szobrot Budapest központjába, a Parlament elé tervezik. A szervezet kampányt indított, hogy a világon szétszóródott magyar 1956- os emigráció adományaiból váljék lehetségessé a szobor kivitelezése. Az adományok beküldhetők: Magyar Studies of America Inc. 242 Kings Highway Cut-off Fairfield, CT 06824-5394 Felvilágosítás: Lengyel Zsuzsa (203) 746-2162 telefonszamon. (Nyugati Hírlevél 65-ös száma, New Orleans, LA 70124) Page 10 Magyar Baráti Közösség ITT-OTT Találkozója AUGUSZTUS 14-21 Lake Hope State Park Zaleski, Ohio Információért keressék Dr. Somogyi Balázst E-mail: balazssomogyi@cs.com ugyancsak lehet az internetre menni: www.mbk.org Ne mulassza el!!! Fäirfield Countu REAL ESTATE# COMPANY I 200 Mill Plain Road. Fairfield, CT 06430 Office: (203) 259-9999 Fax: (203) 255-5952 Voice Mail: (203) 336-7182 www.fcre.com Erika R. Urszenyi Realtor Associate
