Posted on 04/18/2009 9:38:28 PM PDT by Daniel T. Zanoza
President Barack Obama's head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Janet Napolitano, has created a firestorm of controversy with the release of a "right-wing extremism" report. To paraphrase this report, returning U.S. military veterans, pro-life proponents, anti-illegal immigration activists and Evangelical Christians -- including conservative Catholics -- may be considered threats to the American government or possibly terrorists.
The Obama administration sees you, pro-life and pro-family citizens across the nation, (including IFI email subscribers), as a possible threat. While you may think you hold valid concerns and are being good citizens by exercising your First Amendment rights to make this country a better place, the Obama administration suggests that you should be classified with the likes of domestic terrorists.
This report is not innocuous. It is designed to be used by the nation's law enforcement community and could affect our freedoms to peacefully protest at abortion mills, hold marriage rallies, or assemble for prayer at the capitol. The dominant media and even our schools may use this report to further communicate and teach liberal socio-political ideology and against "right-wing extremism", as they refer to it.
According to an AP story: ...
(Excerpt) Read more at illinoisfamily.org ...
>>Evangelical Christians — including conservative Catholics
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>WRONG!
Christian Identity is mentioned in the report; however, that is the only group specifically named [IIRC]. Were it not for the capitalization thereof there would be no reason to think that that organization was what was being referenced. (To someone unfamiliar with it, until I looked it up, I would have thought that they were referring to “identifying with Christ”.)
Evangelism emphasizes direct reading of the Bible and a personal relationship with Jesus. Catholics believe otherwise. There was this whole thing called the Reformation that dealt with the issue.
I don’t know if this reporter misspoke or the report got it wrong. Whoever it was needs to watch themselves.
(All Hail the Pope!)
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