See also:
www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/decdoc/letter/1975--08--13--religious.html
A sample of the text of the hoax appears below.
> THOUGH SHE'S DEAD AND HAS JUST BEEN LOCATED, AFTER 5
> YEARS, THIS WOMAN
> CONTINUES TO HAUNT US FROM HER SHALLOW GRAVE.
>
> CBS will be forced to discontinue "Touched by an
> Angel" for using the
> word God in every program.
>
> Madeline Murray O'Hare, an atheist, successfully
> managed to eliminate the
> use of Bible reading from public schools a few years
> ago. Now her
> organization has been granted a Federal Hearing on
> the same subject by the
> Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in
> Washington, DC. Their petition,
> Number 2493, would ultimately pave the way to stop
> the reading of the gospel
> our Lord and Savior, on the airwaves of America. They
> got 287,000 signatures
> to back their stand! If this attempt is successful,
> all Sunday worship
> services being broadcast on the radio or by
> television will be stopped. This
> group is also campaigning to remove all Christmas
> programs and Christmas
> carols from public schools!!
>
> You as a Christian can help! We are praying for at
> least 1 million
> signatures. This would defeat their effort and show
> that there are many
> Christians alive, well and concerned about our
> country.
>
> As Christians, we must unite on this. Please don't
> take this lightly. We
> ignored this woman once and lost prayer in our
> schools and in offices across
> the nation. Please stand up for your religious
> freedom and let your voice be
> heard. Together we can make a difference in our
> country while creating an
> opportunity for the lost to know the Lord.
>
> Please press "forward" and only delete out what is
> not needed, and forward
> this to everyone on your list. Now, please sign your
> name at the bottom you
> can only add your name after you have pressed the
> "Forward."
>
> Don't delete anything, just go to the next number and
> type your name. Please
> do not sign jointly, such as Mr. & Mrs. Each person
> should sign his/her own
> name. Please e-mail this to everyone you know, and
> help us defeat this
> organization and keep the right of our freedom of
> religion.