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Institute for First Amendment Studies Freedom Writer / Walk Away

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fw-index.ZIP [5564 bytes] --- This is a complete index into the topics covered in the following files.

fw-1-94.zip: Coalition opens doors to public, but forgets welcome mat New Coalition video aims to deceive; Robertson softens on abortion issue. Council for National Policy members hold cloistered session in Saint Louis.

fw-1-94.zip [7196 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - January 1994

fw-2-94.zip: More bigotry on the ballot. Do-it-yourself hatred in Colorado. Religious Right update. Religious Right in Canada. Wildmon locked in protest. Grimstead eyes Colorado Springs. Robertson, Porteous tangle. Speaking of bigotry . Todd launches Senate campaign. Focus on the Family rakes in $90 million. Christians dominate. Case to watch in Mississippi. Coalition strategy courts minorities.

fw-2-94.zip [9626 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - February 1994

fw-3-94.zip: Moon over Bridgeport. Peacocke gets ready to 'kick a little butt'. The net widens. Religious Right update. Jury rules against OCA appeal. ACLJ on abortion: no compromise. Reclaiming America. Pastors and politics: the new stealth. ACLJ absorbs Sekulow's CASE. Vista board faces voter recall.

fw-3-94.zip [9398 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - March 1994

fw-4-94.zip: Guerillas in our midst. Buzzwords. Questions for candidates. Tactics of the Right. Flush Rush! National Religious Broadcasters snub Clinton at annual shindig. TVC yanks short story from English curriculum. School prayer and America's deeply rooted traditions. Religious Right update. Terry targets Taxpayers Party. Tucci resigns from Operation Rescue. Founding Fathers: pious and plastered. Coalition's Rodgers steps down. Pagans in prison. Stealth? Deception? You decide.

fw-4-94.zip [24388 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - April 1994

fw-5-94.zip: Anti-Semitism: its prevalence within the Christian Right Christian leaders can help diminish anti-Semitism.

fw-5-94.zip [21847 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - May 1995

fw-6-94.zip: Profile: Rutherford Institute. Legal perspective: is separation a myth? Right responds to 'Schindler's List'. Religious Right update. COR stays put -- for now. COR influence on Vista board? Focus on truth. Christian Identity expands in Florida. TVC thwarted. Christian preferred. IFAS member wins school prayer case. Catholics and evangelicals form political bloc.

fw-6-94.zip [17959 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - June 1994

fw-7-94.zip: Graduation prayer advisory. What to do when the Religious Right comes to town. Project Choice = Project Hoax. Abortion myths. Religious Right update. Coalition fails on home turf. Assemblies settles out of court. Trouble in paradise? More bickering. Iowa update. Vista correction.

fw-7-94.zip [17573 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - July 1994

fw-8-94.zip: Inside Glen Eyrie Castle: the organized assault on gay rights Who was there? Conference speakers bare hidden agenda. Responding to homophobic rhetoric.

fw-8-94.zip [18701 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - August 1994

fw-9-94.zip: Is Jerry Falwell a liar? Creationism: the growing threat. Religious Right update. Rob Schenck launches church. Paul Schenck joins ACLJ. Promise Keepers explodes. Hello Dolly, so long Jay. American Christian Party is born. Focus on Mel White. Road to Victory IV.

fw-9-94.zip [13221 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - September 1994

fw-10-94.zip: Why we are concerned about the Religious Right. Using computers to fight the right. Kiryas Joel's impact on separation. Telling your story to the media. Defensive Action declaration. Religious Right update. Billy McCormack's church destroyed. Minister endorses murder. Phone company supports right. Religious Right assails the ADL. 'Wanted: Bill (Slick Willie) Clinton'.

fw-10-94.zip [19366 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - October 1994

fw-11-94.zip: Road to Victory. Church organization is key to Coalition's success. What churches may do. What churches may not do. Ultraconservative Jews pose threat. Road to Victory '94 in words and pictures. Pat Robertson addressing RTV. Dan Quayle signing autographs. David Barton's Wallbuilders. New York Coalition elects candidates. Pierre Bynum: Death penalty for abortionists. Communications technology. What's up with Wildmon? Getting involved in the party of your choice. Religious Right update. Terry assails Christian Coalition. ACLJ attorney defends killing. The Birch connection. Measuring political correctness. Farris counters EMILY's List. Non-profit endorses North.

fw-11-94.zip [20590 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - November 1994

fw-12-94.zip: Christian Coalition warns of conspiracy. The Grinch: eight years later. 'The Old Lighted Cross'. What does the Supreme Court say? Moment of silence in public schools. Potential church-state cases for 1994- 1995 term. Canada honored by PEARL. Florida Religious Right hits some snags. 'America First' policy scrapped. AFA chapter head pleads guilty to child abuse. Profile: Focus on the Family. Colorado says no to bigots.

fw-12-94.zip [23166 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - December 1994

w-1-95.zip: Profile: Chalcedon. Right victorious nationally. Winning GOP candidates receving 100% rating from the Christian Coalition. GOP tidal wave in California. Concerned about Concerned Women for America. Keeping in touch with elected officials.

fw-1-95.zip [19955 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - January 1995

fw-2-95.zip: Profile: NACE/CEE. Simonds' 'exceptionally successful platform'. Newt set strategy for Religious Right -- 10 years ago! Editorial: Leaders should take responsibility. Reed masks Coalition's true agenda. Reader's Digest errs on church-state separation. Religious Right update. North stays in politics. Foxman responds to evangelicals. Wildmon urges prayer in school. Grimstead's think tank. Dobson too late for Dahmer. 'Prolife' activist arrested on batteri ng charges.

fw-2-95.zip [22513 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - February 1995

fw-3-95.zip: Profile: Christian Coalition. Pat Robertson's empire. Current concerns. Coalition activist booted from Fresno DA's office. 10 years ago: Abortion clinic bombings. Bill Baird rejects bishop's offer. Religious Right update. Clinic fires in California. Creationists invade New Hampshire. Coalition harbors reconstructionists. FEC investigating Christian Coalition. CEE candidates win in Texas. Third party for Religious Right? Reed issues ultimatum to GOP.

fw-3-95.zip [23758 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - March 1995

fw-4-95.zip: Gramm's no cracker. John Stoos reveals a hidden agenda? Dobson conference slams GOP. What went wrong? The Religious Right and the American Jewish. Community. Religious Right update. Changes at Robertson empire. Christian Coalition Live by satellite. Focus on the GOP.

fw-4-95.zip [18886 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - April 1995

fw-5-95.zip: An olive branch with thorns? Florida Minutemen. 10 years ago: Sam Ervin's legacy. Feminazis versus machonazis. Catholic politicians face Pope's wrath. California's Education Alliance. Prager on school prayer. New York church runs afoul of IRS. Religious Right update. Beware of taxpayer groups. Pataki thanks Religious Right. Road to Victory '95 plans announced. Christian Coalition Live update. OR founder rejects GOP.

fw-5-95.zip [23591 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - May 1995

fw-6-95.zip: Militia madness. Excerpts from the field manual of the Free Militia. Contract on the American Family. Clandestine council meets in Virginia. 10 years ago. Religious Right update. Another Kennedy goes to Washington. An end to stealth? Open to persuasion. Protect religion?

fw-6-95.zip [19559 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - June 1995

fw-7-95.zip: Plot revealed to usurp Republicans in 1996. Operation Rescue hits LA. How to write your Congressmen. 10 years ago: NACE/CEE. Religious Right update. Court upholds face. Dr. Foster defeated. Christian nation. Motley's crew. Christian Coalition prayers. More GOP warnings. Specter challenges Robertson. Suit claims Robertson threatened life. Oh, those letters!

fw-7-95.zip [18638 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - July/August 1995

fw-9-95.zip: Profile: Promise Keepers. OR founder calls for a Christian nation. Massachusetts school meets challenge. Conference leaves families out of focus. Dobson, Phillips form third-party pact. Conservatives push religious-equality amendment. 'See You at the Pole' injects religion into school. Legal update. Quiz: What do you know about separation? Editorial: Friends of Pat. Activist profile: Julie Schollenberg and Paula Pilecki. Activist guide: Coalition building. 10 years ago: Is Falwell the phony? Question of the month. Religious Right update. Flip flips Jane Roe. Reed meets with Dole. Opposition research? Wildmon joins Buchanan campaign. Coors cares. The Revolutionary Force of America. God and country in Branson.

fw-9-95.zip [42875 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - September 1995

fw-10-95.zip: Road to Victory '95. So much for 'casting a wider net'. Texans prepare to 'kick liberal boot'. How the Christian Coalition uses the Internet. The rights and wrongs of the Religious Right. Sheldon agitates for Gramm. Buchanan stirs the troops. RTV roundup. In Korea, world's largest church has tremendous political clout. _Activist_profile:_ Jerry Sloan of Project Tocsin_. _Activist_guide:_ Success story_. Questions of the month. _Ten_years_ago:_ Falwell's missionary position_. Religious Right update. Model school prayer. Satellite network. Catholic Alliance. Clinic attack thwarted. Killer prayers. Christian folklore. A mole on the hill?

fw-10-95.zip [37307 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - October 1995

fw-11-95.zip: GOP shells out to Sheldon. Right victorious in Des Moines. Best of The Freedom Writer. Terrorist war against abortion. Robertson to televise second coming. Christian Coalition enters New York City. What's in a name. Radical Religious Right responds! Question of the month: Colin Powell. Activist guide: 10 things to do when the Radical Right comes to town. Activist profile: Anne Bower of the Body Politic. Religious Right update. Buckley's advice to Coalition. CNP honors D'Souza. Police prevent abortion. Thousands pray at their poles. Back to basics with Baldwin.

fw-11-95.zip [35960 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - November 1995

fw-12-95.zip: Road to Armageddon. Pat Robertson quiz. Pat's postmodern Armageddon. Robertson fails as novelist. Diamonds are Robertson's best friend. Christian Coalition's Catholic front. Robertson on God's love. Book review: Roads to Dominion. Book review:A Private Matter. Activist profile:Renee Hillman. Activist guide: Campus organizing. Question of the month:Pat Robertson. Religious Right update. AFA boycotts Disney. Letter linked to bomb plot. Religious equality amendments introduced. Coalition membership overstated. Religious tests in South Carolina. Christian Coalition support. Spooky stuff. Say what? Closer look at welfare reform.

fw-12-95.zip [37474 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - December 1995

fw-1-96.zip: Council for National Policy instrumental in government shutdown. CNP rules and regulations. Sampling of CNP members. CNP leads the way in California. Coalition's fiesta lures Hispanics. Robertson's crystal ball. Woman, Atheist, Anarchist: Madalyn Murray O'Hair. On separation of church and state. Activist guide: Home- based activism. Activist profile: David and Jo Martin of Pro-SOCS. Question of the month: The end of the world. Religious Right update. COR update. More benefits for gay partners. Catholics against Christian Coalition. Reed's frantic letter. 'How to Elect Christians' is back. Will Republicans choose choice? Robertson associate heads Dole's Iowa effort. Washington for Jesus 1996. Explicitly Christian politics. Just a theory. IFAS home page recognized.

fw-1-96.zip [34116 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - January 1996

fw-3-96.zip: Secret files menace doctors. Pro-life faction safe from conspiracy charges. Clinic violence: the python of choice. Phillips sets tone for strategy briefing. Texas precinct politics heats up. New video targets Pat's gay-bashing. Colorado debates abolishing tax exemption for churches. Question of the month: Why does the Religious Right hate women? Activist guide: Organizing a candidates' forum. Activist guide: Five tips for social action. Activist profile: Kathy Frasca. Religious Right update. Interfaith Alliance forms in Oregon. Bishop assails Catholic Alliance. Long-distance discrimination. Persecuted for objecting to Christian film. NPR under fire from Wildmon. Chaplain's prayer causes dissension. Bauer suggests third party. More Christian Coalition lies. Back to the golden age? Reconstructionist goal for education. Christian youths love their MTV. Coalition rates senators.

fw-3-96.zip [39099 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - Feburuary/March 1996

fw-4-96.zip: On the road with Pat Buchanan. Interview: Phillips on Buchanan. Pat Buchanan: the politics of cluelessness. Buchanan's narrow vision of America. Turning back the clock in Tennessee. Activist guide: Communication techniques. Activist guide: Mel White's soul force. Activist profile: Jann Renert. Question of the month: the new world order. Religious Right update. Mentoring the president. Church growth movement castigated. Pastor opposes women candidates. Coming to a city near you. Colorado won't pay for chaplans. Christian leaders urge pro-life plank retention. Christian Coalition split in Erie. Inside the CNP. Coalition recruits GOP delegates.

fw-4-96.zip [37422 bytes] --- Freedom Writer - April 1996

COHEN.ZIP [3962 bytes] --- How I walked away By Edmund D. Cohen

DEAN.ZIP [5274 bytes] --- Just as I am By David Dean (How David Dean walked away)

HOYNE.ZIP [3661 bytes] --- Moody Bible Jim Hoyne graduate walks away By Skipp Porteous

LINCOLN.ZIP [7847 bytes] --- Former Wheaton student (Dr. Janet Lincoln) walks away By Skipp Porteous

MAGUIRE.ZIP [6247 bytes] --- How I walked away By Patrick MaGuire

MILES.ZIP [5808 bytes] --- How I walked away By Austin Miles

PORTEOUS.ZIP [2937 bytes] --- How I walked away By Skipp Porteous

SEIGEL.ZIP [6034 bytes] --- Gideon leader (John Seigel) walks away By Skipp Porteous

TAGGART.ZIP [4147 bytes] --- Five years in hell By Ron Taggart (How Ron Taggart walked away)

WINELL.ZIP [14038 bytes] --- Leaving the fold By Marlene Winell (How Marlene Winell walked away)

BARKER.ZIP [6931 bytes] --- Losing faith By Dan Barker (How Dan Barker walked away)

INVITATI.ZIP [1079 bytes] --- When offered an invitation like any of these - beware! (Cult watching signs)

BIBLE.ZIP [8988 bytes] --- The Bible:an ex-fundamentalist's perspective By May E. Dooley

DEFECTOR.ZIP [4239 bytes] --- Confessions of a Jews for Jesus defector By Ellen Kamentsky

WARNING.ZIP [1268 bytes] --- These early warning signs, compiled by exit-counselor Rick Ross, may serve as a useful checklist to determine if you, a family member, or a friend has become involved in a destructive Bible-based religion.

COUNSELI.ZIP [3362 bytes] --- Exit counseling for walk aways By Madeleine Landau Tobias

EXORCIST.ZIP [2738 bytes] --- The exorcist By Skipp Porteous. Exorcisms are long, arduous, and often violent. The church elders and I usually went to private homes to perform exorcisms.

GLOSSOLA.ZIP [5072 bytes] --- Glossolalia: the gift of gibberish By D. James Janes

RICKROSS.ZIP [8048 bytes] --- Interview: exit-counselor Rick Ross By Skipp Porteous

PROSELYT.ZIP [1601 bytes] --- Questions for proselytizers

RAPTURE.ZIP [7734 bytes] --- The Rapture By Skipp Porteous

SUPPORT.ZIP [3071 bytes] --- Recovering together: Support groups for walk aways By Eric Merrill Budd

RECOVERY.ZIP [2544 bytes] --- Recovery from religious abuse By Eric Merrill Budd. What happens to individuals who have been psychologically abused and morally betrayed by fundamentalist cultic religious groups?

RESOURCE.ZIP [2321 bytes] --- ---] Resources for walk aways [---

HAVEYOU.ZIP [649 bytes] --- Have you walked away? If you have, your story can help our readers.

ABUSE.ZIP [1226 bytes] --- By far, most ministers are clean-living, upstanding citizens. Yet, sexual abuse by members of the clergy is a common, but seldom reported problem.

BOOKSTOR.ZIP [9114 bytes] --- ---] IFAS Bookstore. Lists many highly useful and informative books [---

BURGDORF.ZIP [2740 bytes] --- Mind over fundamentalism By Cindy Eggert

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