"Religious" Groups Scrutinized
from
How Clinton Sold Our Children to Islam
(see
actual list)
President Clinton and Richard W. Riley,
U.S. Secretary of Education presented these guidelines with an
introductory message:
"In April of 1995, for example, thirty-five
religious groups issued "Religion in the Public Schools: A Joint
Statement of Current Law" that the Department drew from in developing
its own guidelines."
Many of these groups are FAR from "religious."
The ACLU describes these groups as "sharing a committment to the
separation of church and state." See this list, leading with the
ACLU, at
http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:wk-RrjXEmeAJ:www.aclu.org/issues/religion/relig7.html+Religion+in
and don't miss the copyright!
Some of the groups named on the President's guidelines are changed
from the ACLU's copyrighted version. For instance, "Religious
Action Center" (President's copy) states on their website they are
the "Washington office of the
Union of
American Hebrew Congregation" (ACLU's version) which also operates under the name of "Union
for Reform Judaism." This group describes itself as
"the most liberal", "committed
to the full participation of gays and lesbians in synagogue
life" and sponsors pro-abortion marches.
Clinton's so-called "Christian" groups:
An organization's agenda is better exposed
by their actions. In 1997, the Christian Coalition and other
conservative Christian groups supported a fabulous Constitutional
amendment proposed by Rep. Ernest Istook (R-OK):
"To secure the people's right to acknowledge God: The right to
pray or acknowledge religious belief, heritage or tradition on
public property, including public schools, shall not be infringed.
The government shall not compel joining in prayer, initiate or
compose school prayers, discriminate against or deny a benefit on
account of religion."
Even though this wording is very similar to what Clinton
disguised his guidelines to be, there are
no loopholes, no back doors for the ACLU to exploit at will. This amendment was unbelievably opposed by
three
religious-sounding organizations listed on President
Clinton's guidelines:
Religious Action Center
Christian Legal Society
National Association of Evangelicals
(with Forest Montgomery)
(I note Forest Montgomery because the NAE, now with Ted Haggard, has
undergone some very positive changes since this occurrence and
the Presidential Guidelines)
The amendment was also objected to by groups listed on the ACLU
version of Clinton's guidelines:
People for the American Way
Baptist Joint Committee
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State
Interfaith Alliance
Rev. J. Brent Walker (Baptist Joint C.) gave the excuse:
"To the extent that our laws have not worked well or have been
misapplied or misconstrued the answer is education, not more
legislation...We don't need more laws on the books. If it ain't
broke, you don't fix it."
The duplicity is OBVIOUS. When loopholes are
installed on Clinton's guidelines, these "Christian groups"
supported it. When the loopholes are removed, they opposed it. And
because of Christian sounding titles, they were listened to.
Deception couldn't be more clear.
Posted on the President's guidelines are organizations that can
"answer questions," and in most cases can be verified as originally
issuing the guidelines:
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
[aka UAHC listed on the ACLU version)
American Association of School Administrators
American Jewish Congress
National PTA
Christian Legal Society
National Association of Evangelicals
[at that time with
Forest Montgomery]
National School Boards Association
Freedom Forum
The "Freedom Forum," posted on President Clinton's version,
also operates under the name, "First Amendment Center" and partnered
with the Council on Islamic Education (discussed later) to
write "Teaching about Religion in National and State Social Studies
Standards" which promotes applying pressure to states whose
guidelines violate theirs. See
http://www.blessedcause.org/CIEandFF.htm
"The Freedom Forum curriculum...is headed by the former director of
the radical Americans United for the Separation of Church and
State Research Foundation... the Freedom Forum and its leaders
oppose such traditions as the posting of the Ten Commandments in
public buildings and consistently support controversial liberal
causes." See
http://www.bibleinschools.net/img/br/section3.jpg
In addition to objecting to the proposed
amendment, the
Christian Legal Society
posted on Clinton's guidelines, is part of the
"Board of Reference" for "Christian Educators Association
International" (CEAI) which denied the pro-Islam bias
in the textbook "Across the Centuries." This group
successfully represented Christians because of their name and
squelched public outcry. The former director later admitted:
"...we focused only our attention on the Christian perspectives
that were written and did not look at or compare the other content
of the texts...In essence we did no evaluation of the other
religions addressed in any of the textbooks of the [Houghton
Mifflin] series."
No evaluation. Yet the director of Christian
Educators
publicly defended Houghton Mifflin and quelled public outrage. (details)
I have not scrutinized the other names on
President Clinton's "religious" guidelines, but I caution
Christians, it is becoming more and more popular for wolves to
parade as Christians. Ungodly organizations
claiming a religious, patriotic or educational
name in their title are often not so. God wrote
their would be many false Christs, and we have witnessed so many in
today's market and politics. Wolves are springing up everywhere
cloaked in sheep's clothing, especially when education and politics
are involved. Beloved, take heed. These are dark times indeed.
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