Saturday, July 22, 2006
The NEA wants to do what??
AFA Action Alert on NEA check it out...
This is a must read; freedom is a choice not a directive!!!
This is a must read!! This is a copy of a forwarded email; which should be of interest to all concerned citizens!! Freedom is a choice, not a directive!!
Why does a public paid organization of employees; operate against the will and purpose of the paying citizens?? Education of children should not be against the will of the majority of the parents!! Secret policy and special practices should not be part of the public education system... This is not a total police state yet!!
AFA ActionAlert July 22, 2006Please help us get this information into the hands of as many parents and educators as possible by forwarding it to family, friends and educators.The National Education Association: What Kind Of Organization Is ThisWhich Sets The Agenda For Our Children In Public Schools?Dear Parent, Normally when we send out an email we try to make the message as shortas possible and still make it easy for individuals to understand andtake action. However, this email cannot be short. It deals with theNational Education Association, the organization responsible forsetting the agenda for our children in public schools.Since we are talking about the future of millions of our childrendirectly affected by the NEA, we hope you will study the materialavailable in this email carefully and forward it to others. Everyperson, especially every parent of children in public schools, needsthis information. When we learned about the NEA plans to approve homosexual marriage, wealerted our supporters. Following our making the resolution public,the NEA promptly removed it from their web-site. Our efforts upset NEApresident Reg Weaver so much that he attacked AFA in a speech to the 9,000 delegates at the convention. Background On The NEA To understand why the NEA is more interested in pushing a liberal social agenda than making sure our children can read, write and do math—and why public education is in the mess it is in—please read some background by clicking here. http://afa.net/aa071906_01.aspHere are a few of the actions which the NEA approved at their meetingin Orlando. - NEA overwhelmingly passed a resolution (B 10) endorsing gaymarriages and adoptions in states where they're legal. Click hereand read the first three paragraphs. http://afa.net/aa071906_02.asp - NEA recommended that gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans-gender issuesbe required content for teacher credentialing. (Teachers would beforced to undergo sensitivity training concerning homosexuality beforethey could be certified to teach.) Here is the wording of theresolution: "That NEA advocate for the inclusion of Gay, Lesbian,Bisexual, and Trans-gender issues in the National Council for theAccreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) teacher education programreview process." NEA has already contacted NCATE about this. - NEA voted to replace the word "tolerance" toward homosexuality with"acceptance and respect" in union policies. The author of NewBusiness Item 52 used this rationale: "We should teach acceptance andrespect, not tolerance, of those who are different from us whereverappropriate." (The NEA is saying that "tolerance" of the homosexuallifestyle isn't enough, that homosexuality must be accepted andrespected.) Click Here for more information - http://www.afa.net/AA071906_04.asp- NEA refused to pass an amendment (I 24) designed to protectstudents against sexual misconduct by teachers. The amendment read "Toprotect the rights of all students, the Association believes sexualcontact between education professionals and minor students isunacceptable." The NEA refused to pass the amendment and referredit back to the Resolutions Committee. Many feel that the NEA refusedto pass the amendment in order to protect teachers who have sex withstudents. NEA Being Less Than HonestThe NEA has been less than honest in dealing with this situation. AndyLinebaugh, a spokesman for the NEA, told Cybercast News Service that"leadership of the NEA has no interest in advancing a position onsame-sex marriage." To see the entire news release, click here. http://www.afa.net/AA071906_03.aspNEA president Reg Weaver, in a release posted on the website of itsKansas affiliate, said the AFA had engaged in a "malicious e-mailcampaign distorting the facts related to proposed amendment changes." LikeLinebaugh, he added that "the NEA has no position on same-sexmarriages, and leadership is not seeking to establish such aposition."On the NEA homepage on July 19, there was a message pertaining to the NEA's support of homosexual marriage."A smear campaign launched by the American Family Association asserted that the National Education Association was set to 'endorse homosexual marriage' at the 2006 Representative Assembly. Either the group is intentionally misleading the public, or didn't bother to check their information, but NEA has no plans to endorse same sex marriage and never did."However, just weeks before the statements by Linebaugh and Weaverdenying that NEA had taken a position, the NEA was a signatory ona letter to U.S. Senators strongly opposing the Federal MarriageAmendment. To see the letter, click here. On the third page you willfind where the NEA signed the letter opposing the Federal MarriageAmendment. So when Linebaugh and Weaver said that the NEA has taken noposition, they are being less than honest. The NEA opposed theconstitutional amendment making marriage legal only between one manand one woman. That is their position as indicated by signing theletter. http://www.afa.net/aa071906_05.pdfThe California Teachers Association, NEA's largest state affiliate,endorsed homosexual marriage in 2004. Click here to see theirendorsement. http://www.afa.net/aa071906_06.aspFor more information of NEA's support of the homosexual lifestyle, click here to see background material from a delegate to the NEA convention. http://www.afa.net/AA071906_07.aspFor more information on NEA finances and the left-wing causes they support with gifts, click here.http://www.afa.net/pdfs/unionfacts_nea.pdfNEA Running Stealth Campaign Again Public School ReformHere is another example of how the NEA works. Shortly after theconvention in Orlando, USA Today in an article (July 11, page 9D)reported: "The nation's largest teachers union has spent more than $8million in a stealth campaign against President Bush's educationreform law, paying for research and political opposition in an effortto derail it, according to a Washington think tank that supports thelaw...the National Education Association (NEA) has given at least $8.1million to education, civil rights and policy groups that have opposedor criticized No Child Left Behind, Bush's far-reaching andcontroversial effort to reform public schools." Many members of the NEA are not aware how the NEA is using their duesto promote left wing politics. They can drop their membership in theNEA and secure many of the same benefits by joining other professionalorganizations which offer the same benefits. The Association ofAmerican Educators is one. You can visit them on the web at http://www.aaeteachers.org. Also, Christian Educators offers many of the same benefits. Their website is http://www.ceai.org.Take Action 1. Send your email to the NEA. Express your disappointment that theyare putting a political agenda ahead of the education of our children.Click here. https://secure.afa.net/afa/activism/takeaction.asp?id=2052. Please forward this to other parents and educators so they willhave this information.3. If you are a professional educator and a member of the NEA, here is what you can do. http://www.afa.net/AA072006_01.aspClick Here to Email the NEA Now!https://secure.afa.net/afa/activism/takeaction.asp?id=205If you think our efforts are worthy, would you please support uswith a small gift? Thank you for caring enough to get involved. Sincerely, Donald E. Wildmon, Founder and ChairmanAmerican Family Association P.S. Please forward this e-mail message to your family and friends! You are receiving this mailing because you participated in anAFA-sponsored poll, petition, or action alert. You are subscribed to _AFAActionAlert_ as you@yahoo.com_.In keeping with our privacy policy, AFA may periodically contactyou regarding issues of concern to the family. Rest assured that yoursubscription e-mail address will be kept in the strictest confidence.We do not divulge, nor make available to any third party, oursubscription list. Your privacy is paramount to us!Unsubscribehttp://www.afa.net/petitions/listservices/process.asp?mid=12492556&list=afapetitionIf you are a Federal Civilian, Postal or Military Employee, pleaseconsider AFA (#2058) for your annual CFC participation. Questions or comments about AFA? Contact us via email,phone, fax, or postal mail. American Family Association P O Drawer 2440 Tupelo, MS 38803 1-662-844-5036
This is a must read; freedom is a choice not a directive!!!
This is a must read!! This is a copy of a forwarded email; which should be of interest to all concerned citizens!! Freedom is a choice, not a directive!!
Why does a public paid organization of employees; operate against the will and purpose of the paying citizens?? Education of children should not be against the will of the majority of the parents!! Secret policy and special practices should not be part of the public education system... This is not a total police state yet!!
AFA ActionAlert July 22, 2006Please help us get this information into the hands of as many parents and educators as possible by forwarding it to family, friends and educators.The National Education Association: What Kind Of Organization Is ThisWhich Sets The Agenda For Our Children In Public Schools?Dear Parent, Normally when we send out an email we try to make the message as shortas possible and still make it easy for individuals to understand andtake action. However, this email cannot be short. It deals with theNational Education Association, the organization responsible forsetting the agenda for our children in public schools.Since we are talking about the future of millions of our childrendirectly affected by the NEA, we hope you will study the materialavailable in this email carefully and forward it to others. Everyperson, especially every parent of children in public schools, needsthis information. When we learned about the NEA plans to approve homosexual marriage, wealerted our supporters. Following our making the resolution public,the NEA promptly removed it from their web-site. Our efforts upset NEApresident Reg Weaver so much that he attacked AFA in a speech to the 9,000 delegates at the convention. Background On The NEA To understand why the NEA is more interested in pushing a liberal social agenda than making sure our children can read, write and do math—and why public education is in the mess it is in—please read some background by clicking here. http://afa.net/aa071906_01.aspHere are a few of the actions which the NEA approved at their meetingin Orlando. - NEA overwhelmingly passed a resolution (B 10) endorsing gaymarriages and adoptions in states where they're legal. Click hereand read the first three paragraphs. http://afa.net/aa071906_02.asp - NEA recommended that gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans-gender issuesbe required content for teacher credentialing. (Teachers would beforced to undergo sensitivity training concerning homosexuality beforethey could be certified to teach.) Here is the wording of theresolution: "That NEA advocate for the inclusion of Gay, Lesbian,Bisexual, and Trans-gender issues in the National Council for theAccreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) teacher education programreview process." NEA has already contacted NCATE about this. - NEA voted to replace the word "tolerance" toward homosexuality with"acceptance and respect" in union policies. The author of NewBusiness Item 52 used this rationale: "We should teach acceptance andrespect, not tolerance, of those who are different from us whereverappropriate." (The NEA is saying that "tolerance" of the homosexuallifestyle isn't enough, that homosexuality must be accepted andrespected.) Click Here for more information - http://www.afa.net/AA071906_04.asp- NEA refused to pass an amendment (I 24) designed to protectstudents against sexual misconduct by teachers. The amendment read "Toprotect the rights of all students, the Association believes sexualcontact between education professionals and minor students isunacceptable." The NEA refused to pass the amendment and referredit back to the Resolutions Committee. Many feel that the NEA refusedto pass the amendment in order to protect teachers who have sex withstudents. NEA Being Less Than HonestThe NEA has been less than honest in dealing with this situation. AndyLinebaugh, a spokesman for the NEA, told Cybercast News Service that"leadership of the NEA has no interest in advancing a position onsame-sex marriage." To see the entire news release, click here. http://www.afa.net/AA071906_03.aspNEA president Reg Weaver, in a release posted on the website of itsKansas affiliate, said the AFA had engaged in a "malicious e-mailcampaign distorting the facts related to proposed amendment changes." LikeLinebaugh, he added that "the NEA has no position on same-sexmarriages, and leadership is not seeking to establish such aposition."On the NEA homepage on July 19, there was a message pertaining to the NEA's support of homosexual marriage."A smear campaign launched by the American Family Association asserted that the National Education Association was set to 'endorse homosexual marriage' at the 2006 Representative Assembly. Either the group is intentionally misleading the public, or didn't bother to check their information, but NEA has no plans to endorse same sex marriage and never did."However, just weeks before the statements by Linebaugh and Weaverdenying that NEA had taken a position, the NEA was a signatory ona letter to U.S. Senators strongly opposing the Federal MarriageAmendment. To see the letter, click here. On the third page you willfind where the NEA signed the letter opposing the Federal MarriageAmendment. So when Linebaugh and Weaver said that the NEA has taken noposition, they are being less than honest. The NEA opposed theconstitutional amendment making marriage legal only between one manand one woman. That is their position as indicated by signing theletter. http://www.afa.net/aa071906_05.pdfThe California Teachers Association, NEA's largest state affiliate,endorsed homosexual marriage in 2004. Click here to see theirendorsement. http://www.afa.net/aa071906_06.aspFor more information of NEA's support of the homosexual lifestyle, click here to see background material from a delegate to the NEA convention. http://www.afa.net/AA071906_07.aspFor more information on NEA finances and the left-wing causes they support with gifts, click here.http://www.afa.net/pdfs/unionfacts_nea.pdfNEA Running Stealth Campaign Again Public School ReformHere is another example of how the NEA works. Shortly after theconvention in Orlando, USA Today in an article (July 11, page 9D)reported: "The nation's largest teachers union has spent more than $8million in a stealth campaign against President Bush's educationreform law, paying for research and political opposition in an effortto derail it, according to a Washington think tank that supports thelaw...the National Education Association (NEA) has given at least $8.1million to education, civil rights and policy groups that have opposedor criticized No Child Left Behind, Bush's far-reaching andcontroversial effort to reform public schools." Many members of the NEA are not aware how the NEA is using their duesto promote left wing politics. They can drop their membership in theNEA and secure many of the same benefits by joining other professionalorganizations which offer the same benefits. The Association ofAmerican Educators is one. You can visit them on the web at http://www.aaeteachers.org. Also, Christian Educators offers many of the same benefits. Their website is http://www.ceai.org.Take Action 1. Send your email to the NEA. Express your disappointment that theyare putting a political agenda ahead of the education of our children.Click here. https://secure.afa.net/afa/activism/takeaction.asp?id=2052. Please forward this to other parents and educators so they willhave this information.3. If you are a professional educator and a member of the NEA, here is what you can do. http://www.afa.net/AA072006_01.aspClick Here to Email the NEA Now!https://secure.afa.net/afa/activism/takeaction.asp?id=205If you think our efforts are worthy, would you please support uswith a small gift? Thank you for caring enough to get involved. Sincerely, Donald E. Wildmon, Founder and ChairmanAmerican Family Association P.S. Please forward this e-mail message to your family and friends! You are receiving this mailing because you participated in anAFA-sponsored poll, petition, or action alert. You are subscribed to _AFAActionAlert_ as you@yahoo.com_.In keeping with our privacy policy, AFA may periodically contactyou regarding issues of concern to the family. Rest assured that yoursubscription e-mail address will be kept in the strictest confidence.We do not divulge, nor make available to any third party, oursubscription list. Your privacy is paramount to us!Unsubscribehttp://www.afa.net/petitions/listservices/process.asp?mid=12492556&list=afapetitionIf you are a Federal Civilian, Postal or Military Employee, pleaseconsider AFA (#2058) for your annual CFC participation. Questions or comments about AFA? Contact us via email,phone, fax, or postal mail. American Family Association P O Drawer 2440 Tupelo, MS 38803 1-662-844-5036
