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  American Freedom Riders Motorcycle Club
Led by the American Freedom Riders, the protestors were noisy and animated, and dedicated to increase the intensity of the fight to free the agents.
American Freedom Riders avow that their primary goal is to affect national and local policy concerning border security and illegal immigration.
American Freedom Riders shall always avoid the practice and appearance of any double standard in their own actions, by strictly adhering to all the principles and guidelines which they espouse to others.
www.americanfreedomriders.com   (2212 words)

  
  American Freedom Coalition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The American Freedom Coalition (AFC) is a group which seeks to unite conservatives to work toward what it believes are common goals, including anticommunism.
Civil rights leader Ralph Abernathy of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference served as AFC vice-president until his death in 1990, and two former Congressmen (Richard Ichord and Bob Wilson) are cochairmen.
The coalition, while independent, receives copious support from the Unification Church.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Freedom_Coalition   (167 words)

  
 Robert Grant (Christian Leader) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He serves as the Chairman of Christian Voice and the American Freedom Coalition.
Grant's movement was said to have played a significant role in the election of President Ronald Reagan in 1980 and dozens of immitators were founded inlcluding Concerned Women for America, Coalition for Traditional Values, and Christian Coalition."[1] Grant is an ordained Baptist minister.
Grant has also at times served as a nationally syndicated radio talk show host, as the co-host of the national telivision talk show Let Freedom Ring, in various ministerial positions, as the Religion Editor of The Washington Times, on the Publisher's Council of Conservative Digest Magazine, and lead over 125 pilgrimages to Israel.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_Grant_(Christian_Leader)   (395 words)

  
 IRC | RightWeb | Group Watch: American Freedom Coalition
The AFC is a non-partisan, nonprofit organization which produces educational materials on political issues; conducts workshops and seminars; promotes citizen participation in the political process; generates media coverage through well-placed speakers, articles, and Op-Ed pieces; and conducts lobbying campaigns on public policy.
Current and former members of the American Freedom Coalition have said that the majority of AFC administrative officers-including the executive director, administrative director, and publications editor--are members of the Unification Church and have been principals in CAUSA and ACC.
One special project of the American Freedom Coalition is its "Emergency Project to Support Colonel North's Freedom Fight in Central America." The group put together a television special on North entitled "Fight for Freedom."(1) It also hoped to mobilize popular support for North's cause in order to create pressure on President Reagan to pardon North.
rightweb.irc-online.org /groupwatch/afc.php   (3747 words)

  
 Save the Internet : Join us
The SavetheInternet.com Coalition is more than a million everyday people who have banded together with thousands of non-profit organizations, businesses and bloggers to protect Internet freedom.
The Coalition believes that the Internet is a crucial engine for economic growth and free speech.
The SavetheInternet.com Coalition -- representing millions of Americans from all walks of life -- is working together to ensure that Congress passes no telecommunications legislation without meaningful and enforceable Network Neutrality protections.
www.savetheinternet.com /=coalition   (209 words)

  
 Organizations
American Sons of Liberty — Seeks to revive the spirit of the historical Sons of Liberty.
Coalition for Local Sovereignty (CLS) — Educational public policy group dedicated to the restoration of local self-government on the principle that the supreme authority with respect to a given issue is the most local authority that can resolve the issue.
Young Americans for Freedom — Unites youth in defense of the Constitution.
www.constitution.org /cs_organ.htm   (3125 words)

  
 Privacy Coalition
A number of groups, including the Coalition Against Prosecutorial Abuse and Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, have joined a campaign against REAL ID. Fifty-four groups are urging the public to submit comments against the illegal national identification system created by the Department of Homeland Security under the REAL ID program.
Bruce Fein, founder of the American Freedom Agenda was the guess speaker.
The Privacy Coalition is a nonpartisan coalition of consumer, civil liberties, educational, family, library, labor, and technology organizations that have agreed to the Privacy Pledge.
www.privacycoalition.org   (914 words)

  
 CT Classic: Unification Church Ties Haunt New Coalition - Christianity Today magazine - ChristianityTodayLibrary.com
Called the American Freedom Coalition (AFC), the group seeks to unite conservatives to work toward common goals, such as traditional values, the sanctity of life, and anticommunism.
AFC leadership comes from a five-person national board of directors with Robert Grant, founder and chairman of the lobby group Christian Voice, acting as president and national spokesman.
He emphasized that AFC is a political coalition formed because of the "inability of the 'Christian Right' to achieve its agenda "due to its "fragmentation and its failure to build coalitions with its philosophical allies from other communities for effective civic participation."
www.ctlibrary.com /8249   (1157 words)

  
 American Freedom Coalition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The American Freedom Coalition is dedicated to the presevation and furtherance of freedom and liberty.
The United States was founded on the principles of individual freedom and self-determination.
The tragic reality is that in recent years, we as Americans, have gradually given away the rights and liberties ordained us under the Constitution of the United States.
americanfreedomcoalition.com   (81 words)

  
 Religious Freedom Coalition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
William J. Murray is the chairman of the Religious Freedom Coalition in Washington, DC.
During the early 1980’s he served as director of Freedom’s Friends, an organization which reached out to the victims of communism worldwide.
Under his guidance the Religious Freedom Coalition assists Palestinian Christian families and supports Christian schools in the West Bank.
www.rfcnet.org /about.htm   (248 words)

  
 In Defense of Freedom Coalition - SourceWatch
Grover Norquist's Americans for Tax Reform even joined the ACLU to create an organization, called the In Defense of Freedom coalition, to lobby against the Patriot Act I.
On September 11, 2001 thousands of people lost their lives in a brutal assault on the American people and the American form of government.
We need to consider proposals calmly and deliberately with a determination not to erode the liberties and freedoms that are at the core of the American way of life.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=In_Defense_of_Freedom_Coalition   (472 words)

  
 Enemies of First Amendment
Her campaign to demonize the American Library Association is beginning to see results, with some local library systems rewriting the Library Bill of Rights to eliminate all provisions that condemn censorship and uphold freedom of expression.
The American Freedom Coalition began in 1987 with a merger of Robert Grant's fundamentalist organization Christian Voice and the American Constitution Committee of Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church, with the Moon conglomerate providing the initial funding.
Freedom Alliance, which emerged in 1990 from fundraising efforts by and for Iran/Contra figure Oliver North, is a nonprofit "educational" foundation designed to promote extreme conservative views.
www.tylwythteg.com /enemies/enemies2.html   (9241 words)

  
 Christian Reconstructionists
For example, by interpreting the framing of the Constitution as if it were a document inspired by and adhering to a Reconstructionist version of Biblical Christianity, Reconstructionists make a claim that denies the existence of Article VI of the Constitution.
But their religious philosophy does not allow any other religion but thiers, to be "in control." In their perfect world, you would be a Christian or you would be an outcast or in jail.
Freedom under a Christian Reconstructionist government would be similar to that of Stalan or Hitler.
www.tylwythteg.com /enemies/reconstruct2.html   (4188 words)

  
 Iraq Coalition Casualties
Iraq's archaic system for supplying and sustaining its troops on the battlefield is a major hurdle in the U.S. effort to fashion an independent Iraqi fighting force, according to a top American military commander.
The rate of child maltreatment jumped 42 percent when a parent was deployed in a combat zone, according to the study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association...
The U.S. military in Iraq says coalition forces have captured three suspected terrorists who have ties to Iran's Revolution Guards Qods Force.
icasualties.org /oif   (1693 words)

  
 Enemies of First Amendment
The Religious Freedom Coalition of the Southeast (RFCSE) is a non-profit, public interest association originally established in 1987, first placed on the Internet in 1992, and reorganized as an ecumenical organization in 1998.
The fourth is freedom from fear, which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor - anywhere in the world.
The Murphys were represented by the American Center for Law and Justice, a legal group that focuses on family and religious issues.
www.tylwythteg.com /enemies/enemies.html   (7701 words)

  
 The Consortium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
He especially has criticized American women who must "negate yourself 100 percent" to be a receptacle for the male seed.
Leigh quoted one AFC official as saying that AFC received $5 million to $6 million from business interests associated with Moon.
AFC also bragged that it helped put George Bush into the White House in 1988 by distributing 30 million pieces of political literature.
www.consortiumnews.com /archive/moon3.html   (2844 words)

  
 The Moonies (Unification Church/CARP led by Reverend Sun Myung Moon)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
American Freedom Foundation, Inc. * 7777 Leesburg Pike, Suite 314N, Falls Church, VA 22043.
American Leadership Conference * Identified as a project of the American Family Coalition and the Washington Times Foundation on the AFC web page 2/15/02.
The Freedom of Mind Resource Center Inc. was established by cult expert Steve Hassan.
www.freedomofmind.com /resourcecenter/groups/m/moonies/political_front.htm   (778 words)

  
 Ambassadors for Peace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Co-Sponsored by the American Freedom Coalition, the American Clergy Leadership Conference, the Washington Times Foundation, the United Press International Foundation the effort worked through a "Council of Affiliated Organizations" which includes, the World Media Association, FFWPU, WFWP, CARP, SFP and the Summit Council for World Peace.
The IIFWP, through the American Leadership Initiative has received the support of the 200 Ambassadors for Peace of its proposal for an Interreligious Council as an advisory body for heads of state and parliaments throughout the world as well as the UN.
The Interreligious Council is functioning in an Ad Hoc developmental stage in the U.S. primarily through the American Clergy Leadership Conference which has Christian, Jewish and Muslim clerics as the body of it 14,000 religious leader membership.
www.aclc.info /ambassadorforpeace.htm   (305 words)

  
 Conspiracy Theories and Theorists
The New American, published by the John Birch society.
The New American is a publication of the John Birch society.
The American Freedom Coalition is a nonprofit organization formed to introduce and educate "We The People" about The Emergency War Powers Act of March 9, 1933 and the amendment to Section 5 (b) of the Trading with the Enemy Act of October 6, 1917.
www.qrd.org /qrd/www/RRR/conspir.html   (295 words)

  
 American Laodicean Church In Bed With Another Lover...
Because of her power, affluence and influence, the American Church is perceived to be truthful and right with God in the eyes of those in the poor nations and those who depend on her.
Below is a piece of scripture that speaks prophetically to the Laodicean American church and all who commit whoredom with her et al those accepting the teaching of the rich young ruler—American Laodicean church.
This is one of the greatest dominionism deceits that you have to be aware of, spreading from the Western American Church.
www.yesumulungi.com /Article_Proph10.htm   (10416 words)

  
 The Unholy Alliance - Christianity & The NWO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
According to official court records of a lawsuit that was filed in Bedford County Circuit Court (West Virginia), it was alleged that Falwell and an associate flew to South Korea, January 9, 1994 to meet with Unification Church officials.
Another past Moon organization was the 'Coalition for Religious Freedom' where again, Tim LaHaye held a paid position as Chairman.
"Americans who continue to maintain their privacy and extreme individualism are foolish people...
www.rense.com /general20/unholy.htm   (2240 words)

  
 3+ Msg # 3 FNET Conference To ALL Rcvd 09-03-90 1457 Re RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PROJECT PRESS RE
The Religious Freedom Project, working in cooperation with representatives of religious freedom groups and churches from around the country, is established to monitor anti-religious activities and educate the public to this new form of Witch-hunt hysteria that is being created by CAN and its front groups.
The project is composed of members from the Wisconsin Committee of Religious Liberty and Freedom, the Chicago-based American Freedom Coalition, the Washington, D.C.-based Coalition for Religious Freedom, the Chicago Hare Krishna (ISKCON) temple, the Virginia- based Friends of Freedom, and the Church of Scientology of Illinois.
The Religious Freedom Project was designed to be pretty much what you describe, although more than just an association, it was designed to actively counter the propaganda of the Cult Awareness Network and other groups engaging in illegal deprogramming activities.
www.skepticfiles.org /mys2/fnet1.htm   (7117 words)

  
 American Dream Coalition
The 2007 Preserving the American Dream conference will visit San Jose in November to explore the region and assess whether there is any hope for cities that have adopted such misguided policies.
The 2008 Preserving the American Dream conference will take place in Houston, where we will explore a city that has not seen the heavy hand of land-use planning or misguided transportation planning.
The American Dream Coalition's mission is to support citizens and organizations that promote the American Dream of freedom, mobility, and affordable homeownership.
americandreamcoalition.org   (351 words)

  
 "Wise Use Coalition"
In 1992, two hundred groups listed themselves as members of the Wise Use Coalition, which was formed after a meeting in Reno, Nevada in 1988 that attracted 300 conferees from a wide range of organizations.
The American Freedom Coalition was responsible for organizing the pro Oliver North drive during and immediately after the Iran-Contra Congressional hearings.
In the early 1990's, Herb Manig of the American Farm Bureau, which represents 4 million ranchers and farmers, said that while his organization could identify with much of what wise users have to say, the bureau is "not out to destroy the environmental movement.
www.skyclean.org /wise.html   (3258 words)

  
 Reviving the Spirit of American Democracy - Richard H. Ichord and Bob Wilson
Richard H. Ichord, a 20-year Democratic member of the House of Representatives from Missouri, currently serves as cochairman of the American Freedom Coalition, a nationwide grass-roots organization.
Bob Wilson, a 28-year Republican member of the House of Representatives from California, is AFC co-chairman.
Our greatest presidents, from George Washington and Thomas Jefferson through Abraham Lincoln down to Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan, have understood that America is great not because she is rich and powerful but because she is just and honorable.
www.worldandi.com /specialreport/1989/january/Sa15848.htm   (306 words)

  
 ANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The AFC follows an anti-environmental, anti-feminist, anti-gay policy, and, despite pretensions to a wide grassroots following, has next to no popular support.
The AFC raved about the "persecution of Oliver North," and its American Freedom Journal regularly features such stalwart "defenders of democracy" as Jeanne Kirkpatrick, Pat Buchanan, and Oliver North.
In 1988, AFC was a key financial backer of the convention in Reno, Nevada, that founded the misnamed "Wise Use" movement, and has organized these conferences ever since.
www.cat.org.au /a4a/fake7.html   (98 words)

  
 MediaChannel.org - Frontline: Reverend Moon
The American Freedom Coalition is an extension of the Unification Church — Moonies for short."
AFC leaders deny that their group is an "appendage" of Moon's movement, and they are sensitive about the issue.
AFC President Robert Grant, writing to Reverend Moon, thanks him for investing heavily and "helping to bring the AFC into being." Grant concludes by telling Moon, "Without your leadership, vision and the support of your devoted followers, the AFC would not exist."
www.mediachannel.org /originals/moontranscript.shtml   (3735 words)

  
 American Freedom Coalition - dKosopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The American Freedom Coalition (AFC) began in 1987 with a merger of Robert Grant's fundamentalist organization Christian Voice and the American Constitution Committee of Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church, with the Moon conglomerate providing the initial funding.
During the Gulf War (Desert Storm), the AFC organized patriotic pro-war rallies nationwide.
Local cells of the AFC have become increasingly shrill in their campaigns against abortion, gay rights, and "weird art."
dkosopedia.com /index.php?title=American_Freedom_Coalition&...   (132 words)

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