Be Aware…Be Informed
Part 2 of 2 Series –Do we know the difference.
Part 1 was looking at 3
random chosen conservative groups. Part 2 is looking at 3 random chosen liberal
groups. Do we really know the
difference? ***Red denotes me, my opinion. ***
There is that word “progressive” organization. I noticed that this
word is also listed on several conservative organizations web sites. “Progressive”
means to “happen” or to “develop.”
Americans United for Separation of
Church and State (AUSCS) I have to object
to the name of this group right off the bat. I am looking at the acronym and to
me that seems too much like Auschwitz. But according to their website they
actually go by AU. I will follow suit. They are a “nonpartisan
organization dedicated to the preserving of church-state separation to ensure
religious freedom for all Americans.” It
was found in 1947 because government wanted to extend aid to private religious
schools which would clearly violate the constitution of government becoming
involved in private religion. Well “hot-dog!” Isn’t
that interesting, it had nothing to do with prayer in schools at the inception.
But went on to tackle
prayer in schools and school sponsored Bible reading. Incidentally, this was in
1962 and 1963 according to their web site. What
I find wonderful, the Bible is still read in school and kids still pray, but on
their own which is far greater than a teacher or a school requiring a younger
person to do so. A young person growing and going toward Jesus and God on their
own is greater than being told they “have to.”
One of this issues I see that they
have been dealing with is a 55-foot tall cross in Cross Part. According to
Barry W Lynn, executive director of AU, “The City cannot have an official
religion and it can’t send that message either.” (Meaning the cross denotes
Christianity.) Who is Barry W Lynn? He is an ACLU attorney and an
ordained minister with the Church of Christ (COC).
I wonder how many COC members are aware of this. The last major church I was
affiliated with was COC and I wasn’t aware of it. I can guarantee you that many
of my friends are not either. He has also worked very heavily with “Pat
Buchanan and Company.”
This is a liberal group. I thought conservative groups
were mainly Christian and faith based—called right wing? But this is a
religious group fighting for the constitution to be upheld. Either way,
according to Wallace Stegner, a great writer just ask that no one become over
zealot because that is when people have the tendency to be murdered at the hands
of Christians, and “It not only becomes dangerous but has often masked itself
as religious in nature to lift up the down trodden.”
Americans United for Separation of Church and
State. Washington, DC. 2012. 19th August 2012 Web.
Gediman, Exec. Prod. Dan. This I believe. The Bob Edwards Show: 2nd April 2010. Robert Stegner. “Everything is Dangerous” Circa. 1950s. http://thisibelieve.org/essay/17017 Web 1st
October 2011
Children’s Defense Fund (CDF)
has spent years to ensure policies and programs for health care, protection
from abuse and neglect, education, moral and spiritual and spiritual
foundations for children. This is a
national advocated group for children. “CDF provides a strong, effective and
independent voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby or
speak for themselves. We pay particular attention to the needs of poor and
minority children and those with disabilities. CDF educates the nation about
the needs of children and encourages preventative investments before they get
sick, drop out of school, get into trouble or suffer family breakdown.” I am not sure what I am reading, but if this group is
still in existing, they must not have enough money to really be effective.
“CDF
began in 1973 and is a private, nonprofit organization supported by foundation
and corporate grants and individual donations.” (This is why they are not a strong group. They
need money!)
The
CDF grew up in Jackson, Mississippi after being born in 1973. (Of all places? And, I think it was a great idea, too.
Why? Mississippi had a history before and after World War II of not believing
in its children. I personally caught a glimpse of their loving children attitude
when I couldn’t believe my ears when listening to an educator in 2002. “We have
no funds to teach your child. That is why we passed him to the 6th
grade. We just give them a coloring book and put them at a table. (That was a Harrison
County Schools Special Education teacher talking about dyslexia—Wortham Road
Elementary-I heard it personally being said to a mother.) When the child
reaches 17, contact the Army. They will help him get into the military. They
take everybody.” Mississippian farmers also had a strong disliking for
motorized plows; the child was the better of the two. Strap a plow to a child
and it was more cost effective according to several people I have spoken with
and there were no “white and black issues” with the plow. (Although it was a
contention that a black child could pull a plow better because they suffered hunger
more; which this stopped being an issue after World War II.)
Marian
Wright Edelman, 1st black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar,
founded the CDF. “Yet, in the wealthiest
nation on earth, millions of children still do not get the head start in life
they need and the opportunities to fulfill their God-given potential.” I had to bold this comment, because it is true. If a
child has a great set of parents, they get pretty much all the support and
opportunity unless the economic hinders them. There are great parents with
little to no money for children. It may not have started out that way, but in
these times it ended up that way. Children are left out in the cold and in the
cracks of society. Why is that? Can anyone answer that question? I cannot
fathom as to why we often forget our children in the daily course of our lives.
Recently a parent told me, they were able to get everything their children
wanted and needed, including the “XBOX.” I asked the parent if they loved their
children. Of course they responded favorably. Then I asked them why are they
subjecting their children to murder, rape, car theft, hate crimes, reasons not
to talk, anti-educational propaganda, and possible addition leading to a
possible psychosis – mental disorder? There was no answer to the question. I
will tell you the answer, XBOX teaches children to murder, rape, car theft,
hate crimes, reasons not to talk except in cursing every other word,
anti-educational propaganda, and possibly leads to mental disorders. Not to
mention “getting children everything they want” does not make a parent good
just that means a parent is throwing money down a hole and is confused as to
what a child needs.
According
to the website, Dr. Jeanne Middleton-Hairston, CDF Freedom Schools Programs,
was only able to serve 8,000 students at over 124 sites in 61 cities across the
country. This
statistic just made me sick. This is nowhere near enough help for the amount of
children who are actually slipping through the cracks of society. SOMEONE
DONATE TO THIS GROUP. GIVE THEM SOME MONEY.
Do what is right for the future of our children—the future of our country. If I
had any money to donate I would. But, I just spent my last $5.00 on gas to move
on campus to get my master’s degree and being an associate teacher, my work
doesn’t start back up unit after the last week in August. I too am broke!
Children’s Defense Fund.
Washington, DC 2012. 17th August 2012 Wed. http://www.childrensdefense.org/
Park Foundation, Inc. This
liberal organization was founded by Roy Hampton Park, Sr. He graduated high
school at the age of 15 years old where he went on to NC State U and majored in
journalism according to their website. This is a very private organization that
promotes communications. He worked for H.E. Babcock (founder of Grange League
Federation--now “Agway”—which sells products to grower or buys products and markets
them through various channels nationally and internationally.) I was curious about the last name Babcock and if there
was any relation to the Mary Reynolds Babcock foundation from North Carolina. I
couldn’t find any link between the two. Mary Reynolds Babcock was the daughter
of R J Reynolds (Reynolds tobacco) and Katherine Smith. She married a Charles
Henry Babcock from Lafayette, IN.
This
is a 501(c)(3) organization that believes in higher education with limits set
at Ithaca College and NC State University for exceptional students in the areas
of scholarship, leadership, service and character; it further more “supports
interests in media that raises awareness of critical environmental, political
and social issues to promote a better informed citizenry in the U.S.” The foundation promotes healthy drinking
water systems in the U.S, nationally significant animal welfare, sustainable
Ithaca as well as their community needs (Tompkins County, NY.) The Board of Trustees
are from areas around the country NY, NC, DC, and FL. The student receiving the
scholarship needs to also have a financial need or such.
There is not a lot to say about this organization other
than their premise is short, sweet, and to the point. But then there again,
nothing denotes it as being liberal and or conservative.
Park Foundation. 2012. Ithaca, NY. 18th August 2012
Web. http://www.parkfoundation.org/
In determining what is liberal
versus conservative, in all honesty we do not know. Morality and character is a
major common factor with all 6 groups that were examined. Christianity and the
constitution is a common factor among 5 groups. So with the similarity
involved, why all the “mud sling and finger pointing” between the democrats and
republicans? Why the hate? The major
common factors are the foundations; we want to see our Constitutional rights
remain in tack and Christianity a forefront leader—which in my opinion, neither
candidate nor any candidate can claim top priority to this election year.
YOU DECIDE!
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