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- From: lmh@world.std.com (Larry M Headlund)
- Subject: Re: 48 Hours on CBS - Miracle at Lourdes
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- References: <GERRY.92Jul23114310@onion.cmu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 21:06:04 GMT
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- In article <GERRY.92Jul23114310@onion.cmu.edu> gerry@cmu.edu (Gerry Roston) writes:
- >Before I really start flaming CBS, did anyone have the patience to sit
- >through the entire program, 48 Hours - Miracle at Lourdes, last night?
- >I watched the first 30 minutes, and all they showed were people
- >claiming that miracles occured there, etc. Did they show even one
- >skeptic?? Isn't this the same channel that recently brought us
- >biblical recreations and has had televangilists on during prime time?
- >Who owns this channel anyway?
- >
- I sat through the whole thing and was disgusted. They did have
- one skeptic on for about five minutes and he just discussed icon miracles
- like weeping madonna pictures and that htey could be faked.
- CBS did not critical investigation of any of the events that I could
- see. At least they could have read _The Faith Healers_ by Randi which
- discussed some of these very sites (particularly Lourdes and NM) with
- debunking and names of people to interview.
-
- Sheesh!
-
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