WYLL AM 1160 Cancels Christian Radio Program Due to Pressure from the Clergy

"Believe God no matter what the Clergy tell you" may be too much for the clergy to stand. Salem Communications received a few complaints from nameless, faceless sources about our teaching, prompting Salem/Wyll AM 1160 to cancel our show effective immediately.

We were told that they had one call to their station manager, and one Pastor mentioned us over a lunch meeting. What is our crime? Our crime is preaching the gospel of the grace of God. We have been accused of going against mainstream Christianity. Thank God for that! It seems like no one believes that modern Christianity could possibly be in Apostasy. Even though the entire history of Old Testament Israel, and the letters of Paul concerning the last days of the Church, tells us that every age ends in Apostasy.

I guess if you have pretty buildings, millions of subscribers to a Christian magazine, and multi-million dollar budgets, you couldn't possible be in Apostasy.

What is the duplicity in all this? I received a call from Salem Communications a few months back. They told me how happy they were with the program and that they like what we are doing. And since they like us so much they would like to move us from our 9pm time slot to a better time, 8PM.

Since we moved up we've had great live shows with great calls, wonderful feedback by way of phone calls, e-mail and even a little monetary support for the show. The show was doing very well both for us as well as WYLL.

The real issue is this: We believe and teach that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. And were are told by Paul to be teaching these things.

"This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation. For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of those that believe. These things command and teach." (1 Timothy 4:9-11)

However, WYLL wants to pigeon-hole our teaching to make it out to be something it isn't. While we've tried to explain our doctrine to them, it has fallen on deaf ears. Whether this is out of fear of other Clergy or fear of orthodoxy or history, we are not certain.

In any event, we will be continuing our ministry in teaching the truth. Stay tuned for more audio files on our web site, DVDs and other means to get the message out. For those of you who have been listeners, thank you for your support. If you believe this message, you are responsible before God to make it known to others. You greatest enemy is the Adversary, Satan; and who are Satan's instruments? The modern Christian world! Remember his ministers masquerade as ministers of righteousness.

Make Your Voice Heard

If like us, you feel this treatment of our radio show is not only unfair but very un-Berean like, you may contact Salem/WYLL and make your feelings known. While we appreciate any support you'd like to give in this manner, we leave the decision to do so completely in your hands.

You can contact the General Manger, Dave Santrella at 847-956-5030. Alternately, you can e-mail him at dsantrella@salemradiochicago.com

If you prefer to write, WYLL's address is:

WYLL Radio
25 Northwest Point / Suite 400
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

Again, we appreciate all of you who have supported us and who love the truth of God's Word. Rest assured we will continue to work on getting the truth out to the lost, and to help build up the Body of Christ in any way that the Lord directs us.

Sincerely,

Dan Sheridan and Tom Dell'Aringa
Cross and Throne Bible Church

If you have any questions, contact Dan Sheridan at dan@crossandthrone.com