The Good News Club
The Good News Club
Katherine Stewart
Richard Dawkins
Read [this book] and be horrified by what Supreme Court allowed. - Richard Dawkins
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The Good News Club

The Good News Club: The Christian Right's Stealth Assault on America's Children

Katherine Stewart
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Katherine Stewart
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In "The Good News Club: The Christian Right's Stealth Assault on America's Children," Katherine Stewart embarks on a gripping investigative journey into the heart of a movement that seeks to reshape the religious and moral landscape of America's public schools. With the precision of a seasoned journalist and the insight of a concerned parent, Stewart uncovers the quiet yet aggressive campaign led by the Child Evangelism Fellowship—a campaign that, under the guise of after-school Bible study programs, aims to indoctrinate children into fundamentalist Christianity. From her initial shock at discovering the Good News Club in her own children's school, Stewart probes deeper, revealing a national strategy to undermine the principle of secular education through legal loopholes and direct engagement with impressionable young minds. As Stewart travels from town to town, the magnitude of the challenge becomes clear. The Good News Club and its affiliates are not just occasional anomalies but part of a broader, more calculated effort to insert religious influence into public education. With the United States Supreme Court's blessing, these groups exploit the welcoming environment of elementary schools to spread their message, often blurring the lines between church and state in young students' perceptions. "The Good News Club" is not just a tale of personal discovery; it is a clarion call to action—a warning about a well-organized campaign to erode the foundation of public education and transform it in a way that could forever change the American landscape. Through meticulous research, compelling narratives, and an unwavering commitment to secularism, Stewart provides a panoramic view of a nation at a crossroads and the pivotal battles being fought in the classrooms where the hearts and minds of the next generation are at stake.

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Released
2012
1 Jan
Length
290
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Read [this book] and be horrified by what Supreme Court allowed. - Richard Dawkins
Listening to the debates about public schools on the Christian Right, one hears plenty of opposing opinions and a great deal of confusion. Some want to change the schools, others want to leave them. But the smart money seems to know what it is doing. It provides support for programs like the Good News Club, which slowly erode the support for public education in the country at large and in their own constituency in particular. And then it lays the groundwork for dismantling public education in favor of a private system of religious education funded by the state.
— Katherine Stewart, The Good News Club

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