Walter Cronkite endorses Campaign to Force Christianity out of U.S. Public Life

LifeSiteNews ^ | 2/28/07 | Gudrun Schultz

[wagglebee]

SAN JOSE, California, February 28, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A new campaign to force Christian influence out of the public sphere was launched last week in San Jose, California, in response to what is seen as a returning strength of religious organizations in American society.

Led by members of the Interfaith Alliance, an organization dedicated to countering the influence of the conservative Christian Coalition on federal politics, the new campaign is designed to promote policies that would silence the political voice of the “religious right.”

Called ‘First Amendment First’, the campaign has been billed as a defense of the separation of church and state, which organizers claim is threatened by religious organizations’ involvement in political lobbying and endorsement of candidates.

Recommendations promoted by the campaign would see sweeping bans imposed on church activities affecting public policy, including a prohibition on church endorsement of political candidates. Research and health policies should not be founded on “religious doctrine”, the campaign states and a ban should be imposed on schools promoting a particular religion.

As well, campaign petitions include an end to state funding of any charitable organization that “discriminates in its hiring” or requires people hold a particular faith to receive services.

American news personality Walter Cronkite, a veteran of US media, endorsed the campaign, as did the Rev. Welton Gaddy, president of the Interfaith Alliance.

Cronkite, now 90, served as anchor for CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981.  He is the spokesman and honorary chairman of the Alliance, which includes multi-faith and atheistic members. In addition to opposing religious influence on politics, the organization is dedicated to promoting public acceptance of homosexuality, calling for an end to “discrimination based on sexual orientation.”

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[jackieaxe]

In my life, the Catholic schools have practially been wiped out. What more does this Secular Humanist Commie Eh Whole want?

[Arrowhead1952]

I thought the RATs were going to clean up Congress. I really think they just moved worse lobbyists into the offices.

Another subject. I've looked through all the threads since yesterday, and cannot find any outrage about the last segment on the Hannity and Colmes show last night.

This "artist" in (I think) California had his "art" in his yard and one was a silhouette of Bush with a knife in his forehead. He did get a visit from the SS after someone complained.

If I'd have seen that garbage, I would have paid him a visit as well, but he would have been staring at the business of a full choke 10 gage shotgun for about 1/2 second.

[wjcsux]

I remember Cronkite selling us out after the Tet Offensive. The Viet Nam war was definatly winnable but the libs here convinced the rest of the country it was a quagmire. BTW, my oldest son is 2 years older than you are.

[BigFinn]

The spirit of Anti-Christ is alive and well... for the moment.

[Arrowhead1952]

Beachy, take a look at the link on the Rush thread here. This is what I was referring to in reply #102 earlier.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1793347/posts?page=87#87

[boop]

So the InterFAITH Alliance never actually says anything about God, just how bad people are who believe in him.

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

Walter Cronkite endorses...

You mean he's not dead? He must be 120 or so. Who listens to 120 year olds?

[Trajan88]

Walter... do not you have a boat to go sail or a landscape to watercolor paint-by-numbers to finish?

[polymuser]

Of the people that have hurt America over the last 50 years, old Walter's at the top of many lists.

[Marathoner]

Bump to remind people just what this America hater was all about.