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Call Butzel Conference Center, for brochure and application. 661-0600, LIQUIDATION SALE 50-70% OFF Entire Summer Inventory EVERYTHING MUST GO! " / N Previous Purchases Excluded No Charges, Please On The Boardwalk Off of Orchard Lake Rd. West Bloomfield la pump NEWS 851-2698 producers of the show. Littlebery says that his son- in-law Whalen runs off the postcards on his business computer, and sends out about a 1,000 before each show. The postcards are sent out locally, but the group also sent one to the FBI in Washington, D.C. The show has received lit- tle protest so far, according to Margie Topous, public ac- cess co-ordinator for Conti- nental Cablevision. She has only received one phone call concerning the program. The Farmington Hills Post Office says the postcard falls within its guidelines and they cannot restrict its mail- ing. A U.S. postal official told The Jewish News that the postcard is "up to in- terpretation" and the post office "cannot stop opinions." The program, entitled "Questions for Gene Littleb- ery," was aired May 24, May 29 and June 4. The 48- minute show begins with an actor in prison singing a song with the line, "Life can't flourish until God is dead." The majority of the program is an interview with Littlebery. When asked how to elimi- nate crime, Littlebery re- sponds, "Get rid of money .. . Money is for Jewish people. They manipulate money." The show also claims that capitalism is evil, gold equals God and Passover and Easter are "money-making gimmicks." Littlebery discusses the roles of blacks and indians in today's society, claiming that whites, especially Jews, con- trol everything. Jews and Christians control the books in public schools, he alleges. "Christianity is based on vio- lence," he says, and Chris- tians "don't tolerate other religions." The programs also in- sinuates that the Bible is used as a tool by the federal government to stir emotions and disorient people, the cold war with Russia is a fabrica- tion, as is the Holocaust. Topous says Family of Seven began broadcasting over a year ago. Their first show was a Christmas pro- gram that Topous describes as a "bastardized verion of The Christmas Carol." The Family of Seven Productions also made a documentary about themselves, a program on home schooling and a number of "Questions for Gene Littlebery." Although Topous says that "every public access producer is allowed to show their pro- gram three times within two months," "Questions for Gene Littlebery" will be given a fourth showing due to complaints the Family of Seven Productions has leveled against the channel. The group has accused Con- tinental of distorting the audio and video portions of their program and editing announcements. Kathy Sherman, cable co- ordinator for the City of Southfield, says there are The show and the post cards have received few protests. few guidelines restricting what goes on the air. Any- one, after learning to make their own videos, can have access to the channel, as long as the show falls under the Cable Commission's guidelines. Continental does have the right to preview the tape. The guidelines state that a show cannot be aired if it is used for commerical purposes or if it has "mate- rial which has been held to be obscene by compptent jurisdiction." Continential Cablevision and the city of Southfield had lawyers review "Ques- tions for Gene Littlebery." The lawyers found the pro- gram within the legal guidelines. Continential Cablevision has "no editorial input into (public access) programm- ing," according to operations manager Candace MacGilliv- ery. The channel also has no control over the postcards. Topous was eager to dis- cuss the matter because "we'd like someone to take a look at it." Littlebery told The Jewish News his pro- grams try to show what it is like to live in a world where everyone is religious. There is no more real charity, he says. "It's all a front. "We are not pro-Nazism. We want to save the Jewish people by rebuking them sharp enough to see what is going to happen," Littlebery says. At the end of the program, a message on the screen says "Questions for Gene Littleb- ery" was shown in the inter- est of "finding alternative ways of bringing peace."