IFAS | Freedom Writer | July 1994 | whattodo.html

What to do when the
Religious Right comes to town

• Form a group to study and research the groups and activists in your area. Find out where they stand on the issues, and be sure to look for their national connections.

• Build a coalition with other groups with whom you can work. Although you may disagree on some points, unite to fight the radical Religious Right.

• Share your findings with the media. Give them facts, not emotional opinions.

• Start a newsletter to keep members of the community informed. Call the Institute for First Amendment Studies for permission to reprint articles from The Freedom Writer and Challenging the Christian Right: The Activist's Handbook.

• Encourage voter registration and help get voters to the polls. Low voter turnout is the Religious Right's greatest strength.

• Run for an office for which you are qualified. Find and support other qualified candidates.

• Place advertising in local papers about candidates whom you know have extreme positions. Stick to facts.

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