- The ripple effects of Dr. James Dobson's call to California
parents to remove their children from public schools are continuing.
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- Dr. Laura has joined him. And Marlon Maddoux, too. Please
see The Alliance press release below. It can also be found on our website.
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- http://www.sepschool.org/press_releases/print_2002_04_15.html
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- Dr. Laura Supports Dr. Dobson: "Take Your Kids Out
Of (California) Public Schools"
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- Parents Flock To Support
Separation Of SCHOOL And State
- 4-15-02
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- FRESNO - When Dr. James Dobson,
of Focus on the Family, urged California parents to withdraw their children
from the state's public schools, the Alliance for the Separation of School
and State was a grateful benefactor. Dr. Dobson's broadcast, heard by 200
million people daily in over 100 countries, sparked latent interest among
concerned parents seeking an end to government-controlled schooling.
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- New signers of the Alliance's Internet-based "Proclamation
for the Separation of School and State" increased from an average
of five per day to over 100 per day in the week following Dobson's bold
comments on his radio broadcast on March 28 when he said: "In the
state of California, if I had a child there, I wouldn't put the youngster
in a public school.... I think it's time to get our kids out."
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- When Dr. Laura said on her April 9 broadcast, "I
stand with Dr. James Dobson: Take your kids out of public schools,"
she went even beyond Dr. Dobson, who had limited his comments to California.
On the same day, popular Christian talk show host Marlon Maddoux also gave
his support to Dr. Dobson.
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- "Our mission is to re-establish parental control
of education by eliminating the government control which has led to propaganda
masquerading as education," said Alliance president Marshall Fritz.
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- Evangelical Protestant Reverend E. Ray Moore, founder
of ExodusMandate.org, and longtime supporter of the Alliance, reacted to
Dobson's remarks by saying, "This could be one of the most important
broadcasts Dr. Dobson has ever made. I know people are writing him from
around the country urging him to sound the warning that public schools
are dangerous to the faith and morals of Christian children in their states,
too, maybe almost as bad as California."
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- The Alliance for the Separation of School and State was
founded in 1994 by parents, educators, and others to inform people how
education can be improved by removing politics from education. The Alliance
crosses nearly all political and religious boundaries. Members and supporters
believe that politics and education don't mix and wish to liberate K-12
schools from state, local, and federal government control.
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- The Proclamation's 15,000 signers include Tom Monaghan,
founder of Domino's Pizza; Prof. Thomas Szasz, author of "The Myth
of Mental Illness;" 1991 New York State Teacher of the Year, John
Taylor Gatto; home school leader Mary Pride; Cato Institute President Edward
Crane; Conservative Caucus founder Howard Phillips; Minority Leader of
the Colorado State Senate, John K. Andrews, Jr.; and religious leaders
Dr. Tim LaHaye, author of the popular "Left Behind" series; Dr.
D. James Kennedy, Brig. Gen T.C. Pinckney, USAF ret., 2nd VP of the Southern
Baptist Convention, Rabbi Daniel Lapin, and the late Fr. John A. Hardon,
S.J.
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