The proof not to believe the words of any RW group ever again

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As I was reading the document that got me interested in politics and activism, The Secrets Of The Free Congress Foundation, I read over one of the sections twice and I noticed they used the same tactic on Liberals and Minorities over and over again.

After 9/11, the Free Congress Foundation came out with papers calling Muslims evil warriors bent on destroying the West and such. When I first read this, I hadn't converted to Islam yet, but I still felt as though Muslims were being lied about.

Then, I rediscovered this just today.

"A Free Congress Foundation's "Senior Contributing Scholar," Father Enrique Rueda, wrote "Gays, AIDS and You," in which he actively works to instill fear in the reader through anti-gay opinions and manipulation of the truth. He wrote, "once you understand the agenda of the homosexual movement, you will probably perceive it as a terrible threat--to ourselves, our children, our communities, our country." He further accuses the gay/lesbian community of using AIDS to pursue its political agenda. He recommends that this gay threat to America be fought actively in schools, churches, economic institutions, the media, and professional organizations.

Rueda also wrote, under the sponsorship and direction of Weyrich and the Free Congress Foundation, "The Homosexual Network." This book clearly details the activities and ideology of gay rights organizations, and much of his criticism of gays/lesbians is aimed at their liberalism.

Then in 1987 the Free Congress Foundation developed an updated version of "The Homosexual Network" which also covered the AIDS crisis. In this book, written with Michael Schwartz, the reader is told: "For the homosexual movement is nothing less than an attack on our traditional pro-family values. And now this movement is using the AIDS crisis to pursue its political agenda. This in turn, threatens not only our values but our lives..." and "They are loved by God as much as anyone else. This we believe while affirming the disordered nature of their sexual condition and the evil nature of the act is this condition leads to, and while fully committed to the proposition that homosexuals should NOT be entitled to special treatment under the law. That would be tantamount to rewarding evil."

Through many different methods, the Weyrich and the Free Congress Foundation has fostered a gay-scapegoating environment in America. These attempts have met with such success that they are quite open about the anti-gay beliefs they support. One need go no further than to review Charlton Heston's keynote address at a Free Congress Foundation 1997 event to get a picture of how the FCF wants gays to be portrayed. In a speech filled with violent images, images of guns, war, fighting for our families and country, Heston puts forth this image of gays and lesbians:

"...I find my blood pressure rising when Clinton's culture shock troops participate in gay-rights fundraisers but boycott gun-rights fundraisers---and then claim it's time to place homosexual men in tents with Boy Scouts, and suggest that sperm donor babies born into lesbian relationships are somehow better served and more loved...""

Replace 'Gay' or 'homosexual' with 'Muslim' and you have the exact same thing as the FCF wrote about after 9/11. It's sickening to think that these liars, these monsters, these bigots are actually in power.

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1. Demonizing people - spreading fear and hatred is what the Republican Party

is all about. You are so right about their EVIL tactics. It is a form of brainwashing. I truly do feel bad for the people who buy into the right wing bullshit. It's sad to see people's fear of change and what they don't understand exploited by those in power.