From Watch97@aol.com  
Date: Mon, 15 May 1995 19:18:08 -0400
Subject: c.c.watch alert!!

C.C.WATCH ALERT for May 15, 1995

Christian Coalition to Unveil Its Own Contract

The Christian Coalition will unveil its  10-point "Contract with the American 
Family" on Wednesday, May 17. The Wednesday press conference is scheduled for 
10 AM. C-Span is not yet announcing coverage, but the Legislative Office of 
the Christian Coalition says that "CNN and all the major networks" are 
scheduled to be there.

Executive Director Ralph Reed will explain the plan to viewers on tomorrow's  
"700 Club." (Check your local listings.)  As tomorrow is also the 3rd Tuesday 
of the month, the "contract" most likely will be thoroughly discussed on the 
Christian Coalition satellite TV show at 8 PM. (The first half hour is on the 
National Empowerment Network. The 2nd half hour is a closed session downlinked 
to sites around the country via Galaxy 4, 99 degrees west.)

(An article in the Virginia Pilot on May 11 said that all indications were 
that the "contract" would stop short of asking for a constitutional amendment 
banning abortion. Christian Coalition spokesperson Mike Russell was quoted as 
saying that "These are 10 suggestions; they are not 10 commandments. Right 
now, we'd like to see favorable reactions from the leadership." The 
"contract's" release will kick off a huge lobbying effort by the Christian 
Coalition to refocus debate to "family issues."  Analysts were predicting a 
document palatable to both Christian Coalition members and the Republican 
Party.)

It should be very interesting to compare what is said to "700 Club" viewers 
and Christian Coalition members on Tuesday,  to what is said to the "national 
mainstream press" on Wednesday.

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