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To Request the Restoration of “Issues, Etc.” on KFUO AM, the Disclosure of Board for Communication Documents Related to Its Cancellation, and an Independent Audit of KFUO:
Whereas, members of Iowa District East have voiced their confusion and frustration at the handling of the “Issues, Etc.” cancellation and firing of its host and producer; and
Whereas, “Issues, Etc.” has been a blessing to many people – Lutherans, other Christians, and the unchurched – listeners in the KFUO broadcast area, listeners of stations across the country which carry this program in syndication, and thousands of listeners from around the world who download audio files of the show on the Internet; and
Whereas, “Issues, Etc.” has been a valuable resource for pastors and congregations, keeping us abreast of current issues at the intersection of theology and American society, and helping us to respond to these issues in a truly biblical, evangelical, and Lutheran way, indeed serving as a model LCMS outreach effort; and
Whereas KFUO recently cancelled “Issues, Etc.”, pulled it from and subsequently restored it to the KFUO web site, and dismissed its on-air host, Todd Wilken, and its program director, Jeff Schwarz, for widely-disputed reasons; and
Whereas, over 7,000 Christians from around the world and across denominational lines, including soldiers serving in Iraq, have signed an online petition requesting KFUO to reinstate “Issues, Etc.” with its host (www.petitiononline.com/Issues/petition); andÂ
Whereas, resolutions attesting to the faithfulness and value of the “Issues, Etc.” program have recently been passed in Central Illinois, Southern Illinois, South Wisconsin, and South Dakota Districts, and quite a number of LCMS seminary professors, pastors, and district officials, and laity have signed the aforementioned petition; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Board of Directors of the Iowa District East of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, requests that the Board for Communication Services and KFUO AM publicly apologize to the dismissed staff and their listeners and strive toward a mutually agreeable arrangement under which Rev. Wilken and Mr. Schwarz may continue their exemplary production and airing of this program, and reinstate “Issues, Etc.” to its previous broadcast times as soon as possible; and be it also
Resolved, That the Board of Directors of Iowa District East of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod requests, for the sake of trust and unity, that Mr. David Strand and the Board for Communication Services make public all internal documents and memos concerning this cancellation, and, in addition, allow for a complete, independent, and publicly documented audit of KFUO finances, including directly comparable financial performance of all of the station’s programs.
Passed by IDE BOD April 22, 2008
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