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These graphics say it all. Fear is not love. Control is not care. Indoctrination…
These graphics say it all. Fear is not love. Control is not care. Indoctrination is not nurture. Christian nationalism tries to disguise domination as parenting, but what it really does is strip kids of their freedom of thought, dignity, and safety. Children deserve to grow in love, curiosity, and conscience โ not fear and coercion.… Read More
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๐ Shoutout to Kentucky Citizens for Democracy for standing tall in Oldham County…
๐ Shoutout to Kentucky Citizens for Democracy for standing tall in Oldham County! Their message is clear: public schools are for educationโnot religious recruitment. Just as James Madison warned, once cracks form in the wall of separation between church and state, theyโre hard to repair. This is what real democracy looks likeโneighbors coming together to… Read More
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๐ชVICTORY FOR THE FIRST AMENDMENT!
๐ชVICTORY FOR THE FIRST AMENDMENT! A federal judge just blocked Texasโs Ten Commandments law, ruling it likely violates both the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses. Judge Biery made it clear: forcing religious scripture into classrooms pressures kids into religious observance and silences their own beliefs. This is exactly what weโve warned aboutโstate-sponsored religious coercion has… Read More
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๐จ Clarification on Religious Groups at School Events ๐จ
๐จ Clarification on Religious Groups at School Events ๐จ Weโve heard questions about whether groups like LifeWise are โbreaking the lawโ by setting up during school open houses. Hereโs the truth: โ Outside groups do not have a blanket right to proselytize inside schools during the day. โ If schools let other community groups table… Read More
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๐จFor all of LifeWiseโs talk about โtransparency,โ their actions keep proving oth…
๐จFor all of LifeWiseโs talk about โtransparency,โ their actions keep proving otherwise.๐จ Theyโve quietly updated their website and stripped away the names and photos of local program directors and teachers. In public schools, teachers are publicly listed by name, photo, and contact informationโbecause parents and communities have a right to know who is working with… Read More
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LifeWise likes to invoke Madalyn Murray OโHair as a villain to justify their pus…
LifeWise likes to invoke Madalyn Murray OโHair as a villain to justify their push into Ashland schools. But hereโs the truth: OโHairโs case wasnโt about โremoving prayer.โ It was about protecting all students from government-imposed religion. ๐๐ป The Supreme Court ruled in 1963 that public schools cannot force Bible readings or prayers on children โ… Read More
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Have you ever heard of ALEC? ๐ค๐คจ
Have you ever heard of ALEC? ๐ค๐คจ The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a corporate-backed lobbying network that writes ready-made bills for state lawmakersโalmost always advancing a conservative, pro-privatization, and often religious-right agenda. โผ๏ธ Operating behind closed doors, ALEC pairs legislators with industry and ideological groups to draft โmodelโ laws that strip local control,… Read More
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Weโre honored to have been asked to be a part of a panel after the main presenta…
Weโre honored to have been asked to be a part of a panel after the main presentations. Please come and join us if you are able! View original post on Facebook Read More
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๐จ LIFEWISE ACADEMY LEADERSHIP & HATE SPEECH ๐จ
๐จ LIFEWISE ACADEMY LEADERSHIP & HATE SPEECH ๐จ Meet Jason Burtz โ publicly affiliated with LifeWise Academy in Alliance, Ohio, and an active member of the โMenโs Allianceโ religious group. https://www.facebook.com/share/g/14LcJWxS8qb/?mibextid=wwXIfr While LifeWise claims to be about โcharacter education,โ Burtzโs public posts tell a very different story: โ Promoting โStraight Prideโ during Pride Month โ… Read More
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*shared in our private group
*shared in our private group โFairbury, IL 8/11/25We just went to meet the teacher night before school starts next Monday. At the elementary school in our district (grades 2-4 are in this building), Lifewise was set-up at the front door of the school. They were handing out candy, promoting their “program”, and providing sign-up information.… Read More
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๐จ ๐๐ก๐๐ฒโ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐๐จ
๐จ ๐๐ก๐๐ฒโ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐๐จ Pete Hegseth spelled it out: “We draw out in the last part of the book what an educational insurgency would look like. We’re in middle phase one right now, which is effectively a tactical retreat where you regroup, consolidate and reorganize.” He went on: “You build your… Read More
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๐จ โMAYโ or โSHALLโ? One Word Changes Everything ๐จ
๐จ โMAYโ or โSHALLโ? One Word Changes Everything ๐จ Did you know a single word in your stateโs law can decide whether public schools must excuse students for religious classes during the school day? ๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง: โ โ๐๐๐ฒโ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ โ Law says districts may allow released time. Itโs optional. Local boards can approveโor rejectโprograms… Read More
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๐จKentucky๐จ
๐จKentucky๐จ Michael Fox, a parent of Oldham County Schools students, later addressed the board, sharing his opinions of the program: โWhat does LifeWise offer Oldham County Schools? Is LifeWise creating an opportunity for students and families that they canโt already get somewhere else โ through Sunday school, church services, home school and private schools? โฆ… Read More
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https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/opinion/readers/2025/08/09/letters-religiou…
https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/opinion/readers/2025/08/09/letters-religious-programs-should-not-disrupt-public-education-congressional-care-with-social-media/85527649007/ View original post on Facebook Read More
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๐จ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ โ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐…
๐จ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ โ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐. ๐จ Why? Because people noticed. Because we raised concerns. Because โunchurchedโ made it clear that LifeWise sees public schools as a recruiting groundโ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. The first image is LifeWiseโs original vision: explicitly targeting โunchurched studentsโ โ kids without… Read More










