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...are from that same link:
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The Council for National Policy (CNP) is a secretive forum, which was first formed in 1981, for leading US conservative political leaders, financiers and religous right activist leaders to organize their respective agendas.
While those involved are from the United States, their organizations and influence cover the globe, both religiously and politically. Members include corporate executives, television evangelists, legislators, former military or high ranking government officers, leaders of 'think tanks' dedicated to molding society and those who many view as "Christian" leadership. Members in many cases are owners or leaders from industry such as lumber, oil, mining, commodities, real estate, the media, including owners of radio, television and print, with all aspects of life covered. Many are involved in education, determining to influence society's direction by direct input with children and youth.
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Board of Directors The 2002 calendar year Form 990 return filed with the IRS lists the board of Directors as:
Donald Paul Hodel President (former Secretary of Energy and former president of the Christian Coalition) T. Kenneth Cribb Jr Vice President James C Miller, III, Chairman John Seribante, Secretary/Treasurer Robert Fischer Director, Dr Dal Shealy, Director Howard Phillips Director Ken Raasch Director Mary Reilly Hunt Director Stuart W Epperson, Director Ann Drexel Director (also a Red Cross board member) Becky Norton Dunlop Director Jerome Ledzinski Director Grover Norquist Director E Peb Jackson Director Staff members of the Board of Directors are:
Steve Baldwin Executive Director (paid $157,391 in 2002) David Fenner, Director of MIS & Programs (paid $89,088 in 2002) Jennifer Rutledge Director of Finance & Administration (paid $57,504 in 2002)
Other members Council for National Policy membership roster, last updated July 2001. Member Directory.
A copy of the membership roster obtained by Institute for First Amendment Studies, listed current and former members as including:
Attorney General John Ashcroft (former member) Tommy Thompson,Health and Human Services Secretary (former member) Holland Coors and Jeffrey Coors of the Coors brewing company Richard DeVos (Orlando Magic owner and founder of Amway) John Ankerberg, who believes that biblical prophecies were literal promises and are coming true; Dave Breese, who hosts The King Is Coming, a show devoted entirely to Christian eschatology. Chuck Missler, an Idaho radio host who has predicted an imminent invasion of Jerusalem by forces guided by the Antichrist. Pat Robertson former presidential candidate and Christian Coalition founder; Steve Stockman former Texas Republican Representative Rev. Don Wildmon of the American Family Association. Rev. Rousas J. Rushdoony founder of Chalcedon Foundation. (deceased) Alvin Williams, the founder of BAMPAC Sam Moore, president of Thomas Nelson, the country's most successful Christian book publishing company. Henry Morris Prominent creationist Dora Kingsley political scientist John W. Whitehead founder of the Rutherford Institute Bob Jones III President, Bob Jones University Phyllis Schlafly Oliver North Other members who list their membership in their biographical profiles include:
John Taylor, the chairman and president of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy <14> Brent Bozell <15> Mark Crispin Miller adds the following members:
Tom DeLay Trent Lott Lock Faircloth Ed Meese Howard Ahmanson Jerry Falwell Tim Lehay, Author of the Left Behind Series, James Robison Lou Sheldon, traditional values coalition Rev. Sun Myung Moon
Addressed the CNP:
John Ashcroft George W. Bush, 2000
Wanna see who helps pay for all this? Okay, here ya go....
CNP is a 501c3 non-profit organisation. For the year ending December 31, 2002, CNP income was $1,240,377. <16>.
According to Media Transparency between 1995 and 2002 the CNP received $125,000 (unadjusted for inflation) from the Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation and the Castle Rock Foundation. In 2000 the Castle Rock Foundation paid a membership fee of $10,000. <17>
DeVos Foundation is funded by Amway billionnaire founder
Castle Rock Foundation is funded by Coors billionnaire
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