November 25, 2004
Declaration of Independence Banned at California School or Red-baiting Liberals on Thanksgiving Day
by Liza Sabater
With the help of "conservative" bitch Matt Drudge, members of the Pharisee Nation have made public on Thanksgiving Day a lawsuit brought by California teacher who claims he has been barred from using materials from American history that refer to God, including the US Constitution. As Dave Johnson of Seeing The Forest - a Weblog of Politics points out, the tactic of releasing this during the Thanksgiving weekend is typical of the dominionists agenda of carefully timing their attacks. Go read his whole article at Seeing The Forest - a Weblog of Politics : "Declaration Of Independence Banned" - It's A Lie!
This is an amazing example of how the left needs to get their act together and start reframing politics as a fight for the libertarian integrity of the US Constitution. These kinds of shenanigans are carefully orchestrated by alleged non-profit, non-sectarian, civics oriented organizations that are just the store-front of dominionist ministries across the United States. And if you don't believe this is an orchestrated effort by the right, check out Falwell's Thanksgiving message: "I thank God" f ... [Media Matters for America].
Put in another way, the Left has to start looking closely at the churches and ministries that fund organizations like Alliance Defense Fund and HSLDA | Home School Legal Defense Association. The lines between religious ministry and political fundraising and lobbying are often non-existent within these organizations. Anybody from the Pharisee Nation can found a church or ministry, get tax-free status. Without paying taxes to the government and virtually no one monitoring them, the Pharisee Nation can then use that money to fund not just anti-democratic political activities, but lobbying efforts that are meant to further their "christian takeover" of every single aspect of the US government.
We ought to start going to church more often. Don't you think?
Around the blogosphere:
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THE DAOU REPORT
Eschaton
Hullabaloo
Kidding On The Square: Digby Finds The Sweet Spot Again
Brilliant at Breakfast: Poor Persecuted Christians: Thanksgiving Edition
Homeschool & Other Education Stuff: LESS HERE THAN MEETS THE EYE?
different strings: Things may not always be as they appear
First Draft - This Must Be One of Those Frivolous Lawsuits We Hear So Much About
The Blue Lemur - Progressive Politics and Media News » Declaration of Independence ban at public school said bogus: Teacher reportedly forced pupils to listen to Christian dogma
Posted by Liza Sabater in Activism, Censorship, Christian Fundamentalism, Culture War, Dominionism, Education, Fascism, Government, HSDLA, Liberalism, Politics, Prejudice, Propaganda, Religion, Schooling
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