Posted on 01/08/2014 7:05:40 AM PST by Olog-hai
In response to a letter from a coalition of religious liberty advocates concerned about anti-Christian bias in Defense Department “equal opportunity” training materials, the Department of Defense says it is reviewing those materials and will decide this month whether to continue using “private organizations” as resources in developing them. The coalition specifically cited the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as a group the military should stop relying upon as a source for equal opportunity training. […]
The Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty, a member of the coalition, filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the DOD seeking training materials, including those used by the DOD’s equal opportunity training offices. One of the training documents released as a result of this FOIA was a Powerpoint presentation, entitled “Extremism & Extremist Organizations,” that was used at a March 2012 Pennsylvania Army Reserve Equal Opportunity training presentation. It states, “The number of hate groups, extremists and anti-government organizations in the U.S. has continued to grow over the past three years, according to reports by the Southern Poverty Law Center.” A page in this Powerpoint presentation is entitled “Religious Extremism.” Among a list of radical groups—such as Al Qaeda, the Nation of Islam, and the Ku Klux Klan—are also listed “Evangelical Christianity (U.S./Christian)” and “Catholicism (U.S./Christian).” …
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None of this crap would ever have happened during the Cold War. I wonder what will happen if China decides to start a war...
The things of nightmares, FRiend.
The feral government sincerely believes only the feral government can make sure the feral government doesn’t accidentally overstep the commoners’ rights.
The Leftist pigs at the Southern Proverty Law Center are pimping DOJ propaganda against Christians, paid for by our tax dollars??? Is there a more egregious example of wickedness in high places? Someone should be fired for this one.
North Carolina city, county, and state law enforcement are REQUIRED to attend training that is based on Southern Poverty Law Center propaganda. A close friend “taught” one of the classes and I was able to peruse the material. It was sickening.
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