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Freedom Writer |
May 1994 |
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Christian leaders can help
diminish anti-Semitism
The Institute for First Amendment Studies believes that, although we
may have political or theological differences, many of the Christian
leaders and groups mentioned in this report are responsible citizens
and organizations. When wrongs are pointed out, we believe these
individuals and groups will do the right thing. With this in mind, the
Institute for First Amendment Studies is calling for:
- Conservative Christian leaders to denounce every form of
anti-Semitism, and refrain from using anti-Semitic stereotypes.
- Conservative Christian leaders to denounce attempts to eradicate
Judaism through conversion of every last Jew.
- Christian schools and home schools to cease using materials that
denigrate Jews, and to include books that talk about Jewish
contributions to society.
- Christian schools and home schools to specifically cease using
McGuffey's "original" Readers.
- Mott Media and Thoburn Press, publishers of McGuffey's Readers, to
remove from the Readers all negative references to Jews before any
more books are sold.
- Life Dynamics to cease publication and distribution of Bottom
Feeder.
- The Conservative Book Club to cease from advertising and selling
McGuffey's Readers until such time as the anti-Semitic content is
removed.
- Rev. Donald Wildmon to publicly disassociate himself and the
American Family Association from the Liberty Lobby, The Spotlight, and
LogoPlex.
- Pat Robertson to purge his Christian Coalition of any existing
anti-Semitism.
- Christian right leaders to stop using humanism as a vehicle to
besmirch those with whom they disagree.
- Keystone Inspiration Network to drop Pastor Pete Peters'
television program.
- Pat Robertson, the Rev. Jerry Falwell, the Rev. Benny Hinn, the
Rev. James Robison, and other evangelical ministers, to pull their
programs from the Keystone Inspiration Network, until Keystone removes
the anti-Semitic Pete Peters.
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