AU-San Diego welcomes author and journalist Katherine Stewart

The Good News Club: The Christian Right’s Stealth

Assault on America’s Children

Sunday, March 4th

1:00 to 3:00 pm

Balboa Park Club in Balboa Park

2144 Pan American Road W

San Diego, CA 92101

In January, 2009, Katherine Stewart learned that the Santa Barbara public elementary school her children attended had added a Bible study class called the “Good News Club” to its after school program. Stewart’s curiosity turned to concern as she discovered that the unstated purpose of the club, which is sponsored by the Child Evangelism Fellowship, is to convey the impression to its young members and their schoolmates that their school favors a particular form of the Christian religion. She soon learned that the Good News Club—a seemingly spontaneous and voluntary after-school program—was in fact part of a larger, calculated initiative by national advocacy groups whose declared aim is to “take back” America’s public schools and repurpose them with a Fundamentalist Christian agenda.

What happened in Stewart’s community is happening nationwide: at the end of 2010 there were more than 3,500 Good News Clubs operating in public schools across the country, and the number is rapidly increasing. What’s more, a landmark 2001 Supreme Court ruling not only permits such an unusual pairing of schooling and religion, it effectively makes it obligatory.

The San Diego Chapter of Americans United looks forward to welcoming long time members, as well as those who are new to the Chapter. Following the presentation there will be a book signing and socializing. Light refreshments will be served.

RSVP is not required, but is helpful for planning purposes:

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For more information about the San Diego Chapter, please contact the chapter president, Debbie Allen, at allen.au@cox.net or 619-230-8441.

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