Ten Ways
the ACLU Is
Destroying
America
“For you were once darkness, but
now you are light in the Lord.
Walk as children of light, finding
out what is acceptable to the
Lord. And have no fellowship with
the unfruitful works of darkness,
but rather expose them.”
- Ephesians 5:8-11
The ACLU was
founded in 1920
by communism
enthusiast Roger
Baldwin.
“I saw in the Soviet Union many
opponents of the regime. I visited a
dozen prisons—the political sections
among them. I saw considerable
amounts of the work of the OGPU
[secret police]. I heard a good many
stories of severity, even of brutality,
and many of them from the victims.”
- Roger Baldwin, 1934
“While I sympathized with personal
distress I just could not bring myself
to get excited over the suppression of
opposition… No champion of a
socialist society could fail to see that
some suppression was necessary to
achieve it. It could not all be done by
persuasion.”
- Roger Baldwin, 1934
“I am for socialism, disarmament,
and, ultimately, for abolishing the
state itself... I seek the social
ownership of property, the abolition
of the propertied class, and the sole
control of those who produce wealth.
Communism is the goal.”
- Roger Baldwin
In 1981, President Jimmy Carter
awarded the Presidential Medal of
Freedom (the highest award
bestowed on American civilians) to
Roger Baldwin—a man who openly
endorsed Stalin’s policies and sought
to ultimately “abolish the state.”
• The ACLU boasts 500,000 members.
• It is the nation’s largest public interest law firm.
• The ACLU employs roughly 100 staff
attorneys, while assisting nearly 2,000 volunteer
attorneys.
• It files roughly 6,000 lawsuits each year.
• The organization appears before the U.S.
Supreme Court more than any other organization
besides the U.S. Justice Department.
1. Erasing Our Christian Heritage
2. Attacking Religious Liberties
3. Silencing the Church
4. Advancing Sexual Anarchy
5. Sexualizing Our Children
6. Redefining Marriage & Family
7. Promoting Obscenity
8. Promoting A Culture of Death
9. Impeding the War on Terror
10. Looting the American Taxpayer
• 77% support public Ten Commandments displays.
• 87% support the public display of nativity scenes.
• 87% support “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance.
• 59% (ages 27 to 59) support school prayer.
• 51% believe that churches “should express their views
on day-to-day social and political questions.”
• 55% support curricula that includes creationism and
intelligent design, while only 12% support an “evolution
only” high school biology curricula.
• 57% agree that: “Abortion is murder.”
• 70% support a ban on partial-birth abortion.
• 73% support requiring minors to obtain parental
consent before getting an abortion.
• 64% believe that wives should have to inform
their husbands before getting an abortion.
• 66% of Americans oppose same-sex “marriages.”
“To consider the judges as the ultimate
arbiters of all constitutional questions [is] a
very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one
which would place us under the despotism
of an oligarchy.”
—Thomas Jefferson
“We are under a Constitution, but the
Constitution is what the judges say it is.”
—U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, 1930
A 2005 Pew Research poll found that
between 2001 and 2005 Americans’
approval of the judiciary fell dramatically
from 68% to 57%.
Among Evangelicals, the drop was even
more dramatic—falling from 73% to 51%.
—Washington Post, June 16, 2005.
The Founders understood that self-governing
nations will either be ruled by a higher law,
OR …
“Democracy will soon degenerate into . . . [such]
anarchy that every man will do what is right in
his own eyes and no man’s life or property or
reputation or liberty will be secure.”
- John Adams
Pivotal Issue of America’s Future
To whom do we
attribute our rights?
Stalin’s secular
regime led to
the deaths of
millions of
Russian
dissidents!
Hitler’s secular
regime led to
the deaths of
millions!
Mao’s secular
regime led to
the deaths of
tens of millions
of Chinese
dissidents!
Pol Pot’s secular
regime led to
the deaths of
millions of
Cambodians!
Skulls Taken From The Killing Fields
“We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights, that among
these are Life, Liberty and the
pursuit of Happiness.”
Alexander Hamilton, signer of the U.S.
Constitution, called the idea of man-made
moral law “absurd and impious doctrine.”
George Washington said, “Of all the
dispositions and habits which lead to
political prosperity, religion and
morality are indispensable supports.”
“One’s religious training, one’s attitudes
toward life and family and their values,
and the moral standards one establishes
and seeks to observe, are all likely to
influence and to color one’s thinking and
conclusions about abortion.”
—U.S. Supreme Court, Roe v. Wade
“The fact that the governing majority
in a State has traditionally viewed a
particular practice as immoral is not a
sufficient reason for upholding a law
prohibiting the practice.”
—U.S. Supreme Court, Lawrence v. Texas—
- Born in Scotland in 1723
- Ordained Presbyterian Minister at 20
- Hired as President of Princeton (1768)
- Fiery Sermons During Great Awakening
- Served on Continental Congress
- Signed the Declaration of Independence
“God grant that in America true religion
and civil liberty may be inseparable.”
“He is the best friend to American liberty,
who is most sincere and active in
promoting true and undefiled religion…
Whoever is an avowed enemy of God, I
scruple not [do not hesitate] to call him
an enemy of his country.”
—May 17, 1776
“The record of Princeton men who studied
under Rev. John Witherspoon is outstanding,
including President James Madison, VicePresident Aaron Burr, nine cabinet officers, 21
United States senators, 39 members of the
House of Representatives, three justices of the
Supreme Court, 12 governors, and numerous
delegates to the Constitutional Convention.”
—Princeton University Admissions Office
• Twenty-four of the signers of the Declaration
held seminary degrees.
• The first actions of the Continental Congress
included purchasing 20,000 Bibles.
• The first Speaker of the House was the
Reverend Frederick Muhlenberg.
• Our treaty with the British began, “In the name
of the most Holy and undivided Trinity.”
“Human law must rest its authority
ultimately upon the authority of that law
which is Divine… Far from being rivals
or enemies, religion and law [church and
state] are twin sisters, friends, and mutual
assistants. Indeed, these two sciences run
into each other.”
—Supreme Court Justice James Wilson (signer of U.S. Constitution)
1803–The Maryland Supreme Court
decreed, “By our form of government, the
Christian religion is the established
religion; and all sects and denominations
of Christians are placed on the same equal
footing and are equally entitled to
protection in their religious liberty.”
1811–The New York Supreme Court
explained, “We are a Christian people
and the morality of the country is
deeply engrafted upon Christianity.”
1824–The Pennsylvania Supreme
Court ruled, “Christianity, general
Christianity, is and always has been a
part of the common law.”
1844–The U.S. Supreme Court declared,
“Christianity . . . is not to be maliciously
and openly reviled and blasphemed
against, to the annoyance of believers or
the injury of the public.”
1889–The High Court argued, “Bigamy
and polygamy are crimes by the laws of
all civilized and Christian countries.”
1892 — The U.S. Supreme Court
ruled, “This is a Christian nation. We
are a Christian people.”
1931–The U.S. Supreme Court
explained, “We are a Christian people
… acknowledging with reverence the
duty of obedience to the will of God.”
Everson v. Board of Education (1947)
“The First Amendment erected a
wall between church and state.
That wall must be kept high and
impregnable. We could not
approve the slightest breach.”
—U.S. Supreme Court
“In 1947, the ACLU was responsible for
Everson v. Board of Education coming
before the high court. One of its
lawyers, Leo Pfeffer, wrote the draft of
the opinion which resulted in the socalled ‘separation of church and state.’”
—December 14, 2004
The author of the Everson
decision was Justice Hugo
Black, a former member
of the anti-Catholic
Alabama Ku Klux Klan.
*** In 1962, Justice Black also wrote the decision
(Engel v. Vitale) prohibiting school prayer.
“Although the Bill of Rights
was ratified in 1791, it took
two centuries for a body of
law on the church/state
relationship to evolve.”
- ACLU Briefing Paper, Summer 1999 -
1962 – Engel v. Vitale – no prayer in schools
1963 - Abington v. Schempp – no Bible either
1968 - Epperson v. Arkansas – States cannot prohibit
the teaching of evolution
1980 – Stone v. Graham – Ky. Commandments pulled
1985 – Wallace v. Jaffree - no moment of silence
1987 – Edwards v. Aguillard – creationism cannot
have equal time in classrooms
1989 – Allegheny v. ACLU – no nativity scenes
1992 – Lee v. Weisman – no graduation prayer
2003 – Locke v. Davey – no scholarships for theology
The Anti-Defamation League
64% of American adults believe
that “religion is under attack.”
Ten Commandments
“If the posted copies of the Ten
Commandments are to have
any effect at all, it will be to
induce the school children to
read, meditate upon, perhaps
to venerate and obey, the
Commandments… [This] is not
a permissible state objective.”
—U.S. Supreme Court (1980)
“The state may not acknowledge
the sovereignty of the JudeoChristian God and attribute to
that God our religious freedom.”
- U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson
Nativity Scenes
*** In the same decision, the
Court declared that public
displays of menorahs were
acceptable.
“[The] government may
celebrate Christmas in
some manner and form,
but not in a way that
endorses Christian
doctrine.”
—U.S. Supreme Court (1989)—
Mojave WWI Memorial Cross
“The presence of the cross on
federal land conveys a message of
endorsement of religion.”
—U.S. District Judge Robert J. Timlin
“The cross must come down, and
no amount of political
maneuvering or grandstanding
will prevent that.”
—ACLU Attorney Peter Eliasberg
Mount Soledad War Memorial
“It is now time, and perhaps
long overdue, for this Court
to enforce its initial
permanent injunction
forbidding the presence of
the Mount Soledad cross on
City property.”
—U.S. District Judge Gordon Thompson, Jr.
Los Angeles County Seal
The ACLU pressured the
Los Angeles County
Board of Supervisors to
revise the county’s official
seal, because the design
featured a tiny cross.
Not all taxpayer-funded religious
symbols are forbidden by the ACLU!
• A crucifix submerged in a jar of urine.
• Painting of the Virgin Mary with
elephant dung smeared on it.
• A painting of a naked, crucified woman
on display in the Honolulu City Hall.
The ACLU won its lawsuit
to prohibit Virginia
Military Institute cadets
from offering collective,
voluntary prayer before
supper meals.
“VMI’s supper prayer conflicts with
First Amendment principles.”
—Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
The ACLU won a lawsuit against
Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma.
He was barred from allowing prayer
in Jesus’ name during the invocation.
“If the Speaker chooses to continue any form of
legislative prayer, he shall advise persons
offering such a prayer … that they should
refrain from using Christ’s name.”
—U.S. District Judge David F. Hamilton
“The prayer practice
is a demeaning act.”
—ACLU Legal Brief, Cobb v. Pelphrey—
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana,
School Board has faced four ACLU
lawsuits in the past decade alone.
1) Prohibited Prayer at Football Games
2) Prohibited the Teaching of Creationism
3) Prohibited Prayer at School Board Meetings
4) Prohibited Ministers From Visiting Students
Joe Cook, Louisiana director for the
ACLU, claimed that school board prayers
are “unAmerican and immoral.”
“They believe that they answer to a
higher power, which is the kind of
thinking that you had with the
people who flew the airplanes into
the buildings in this country.”
Teacher-led prayer “must result
in their removal from society.”
“Anything short of actual
imprisonment would be
ineffective to sending that
message to these individuals.”
- ACLU Motion for Contempt, May 18, 2005
The judge warned that the stickers might
send “a message that the school board
agrees with the beliefs of Christian
fundamentalists and creationists.”
—U.S. District Judge Clarence Cooper
“The use of public
funds to support the
religious counseling of
persons … violates the
First Amendment.”
—ACLU Brief, Malyon v. Pierce County
“Belief in God is and always
has been central to the Boy
Scouts of America’s
principles... [and] strongly
held private, discriminatory
beliefs are at odds with values
requiring tolerance and
inclusion in the public realm.”
—U.S. District Judge Napoleon Jones
“The ACLU strongly urges
you to vote ‘NO’ on … the
Houses of Worship Free
Speech Restoration Act. The
ACLU opposes any proposal,
including H.R. 235, which
would allow… religious taxexempt organizations to
engage in political activities.”
“The proposed legislation
would be an unfortunate
step backwards. … We
therefore urge you to reject
the city’s overtures to
promote legislation
criminalizing prostitution.”
—ACLU Letter to Rhode Island Legislature
“Nudist camps for
juveniles [ages 11-up] …
are wholesome, beneficial
summertime events.”
—ACLU Press Release on Lawsuit
“Sex offender registration bestows a penalty
far exceeding the crime.”
—ACLU of Louisiana
“It is troublesome that we’re getting closer to
outright banishment of sex offenders.”
—ACLU of Illinois
(Speaking of NAMBLA) … “We contend that
the First Amendment was intended to apply
exactly to organizations like this.”
—ACLU of Massachusetts
Justice Ruth Bader
Ginsburg served as the
ACLU’s General Counsel.
Advocated for legalized
prostitution, bigamy, and
even argued that the
sexual age of consent be
lowered to twelve.
The ACLU has filed
more lawsuits
aimed at legalizing
same-sex
“marriage” than
any other
organization in the
United States.
The ACLU filed a
lawsuit on behalf
of 20,000 Indiana
prisoners, claiming
that they have a
right to receive
pornography in
their prison cells.
“The ACLU was the first
national organization to
argue for abortion rights
before the Supreme
Court and has been the
principal defender of
those rights since 1973.”
—ACLU Literature
“With today’s action,
we are sending a strong
message of solidarity to
advocates in other
countries who have
decried the impact of
U.S. policies.”
— ACLU Complaint Filed With the U.N.
“We do not
receive any
government
funding.”
— ACLU Literature
FBF Rules state
that all grants are
to be “specifically
approved from
time to time by
the Supreme
Court of Florida.”
$15,000 – March 21, 1986
$10,000 – March 22, 1990
$105,000 – November 30, 1990
$95,000 – March 20, 1992
$75,000 – March 19, 1993
$85,000 – March 18, 1994
$85,000 – March 17, 1995
$95,500 – March 22, 1996
$50,000 – June 27, 1997
$615,500 = ACLU of Florida Legal Director
$63,000 – Attacking Mojave Memorial Cross
$230,000 – Attacking Mount Soledad Memorial Cross
$275,000 – Pittsburgh Anti-Profanity Ordinance
$110,000 – No Recruiting for Boy Scouts in Multnomah
County, Oregon, schools
$170,000 – Detroit Police Forbidden from Conducting
Stings on Homosexual “Cruising” in Parks
$549,430 – Case to Remove Alabama Commandments
$75,000 – Protecting Naked Mural in Pasco (Wash.)
$25,000 – Pulaski (Ark.) School Officials Informed
Parents of Son’s Sexual Orientation
$940,000 – Banishing Boy Scouts from Public Park
$36,810 – Removing a Bible Display in Houston
$135,000 – Barring Evolution Labels in Cobb County
$156,960 – Striking Nebraska Marriage Amendment**
$150,000 – Removing Commandments in Barrow (Ga.)
$74,462 – Removing Commandments in Habersham
$1 Million – Barring Teaching of Intelligent Design in
Dover (Pa.). Original Award = $2 million
$6 Million – Estimated Awards Total in Partial-Birth
Abortion Lawsuits
For years, the Center has served as a
watchdog over the ACLU—monitoring its
every move. The Coral Ridge Hour and
Truths That Transform have aired dozens of
nationwide broadcasts exposing the
wickedness of the ACLU.
The ACLU has rewarded this ministry by
naming Dr. Kennedy as one of “the most
dangerous men in America.”
Coral Ridge Ministries and the Center for
Reclaiming America For Christ are no
longer interested in playing reactionary
games. We are being proactive.
In 2006, the Center
collected more than
200,000 petitions in
support of a bill to
defund the ACLU.
The U.S. House voted 244-173 to pass
the Public Expression of Religion Act.
In 1994, Dr. Kennedy co-founded the Alliance Defense
Fund (ADF) to aggressively defend religious liberty.
• ADF has trained more than 800 volunteer attorneys.
• ADF has funded litigation for over 1,300 court cases.
• ADF has won three out of every four cases litigated to
completion—many against the ACLU.
• ADF has successfully participated in more than 25
U.S. Supreme Court cases.
“Our concern is that of the reasonable
person, and the ACLU...does not
embody the reasonable person…
Fortunately, the reasonable person is
not a hyper-sensitive plaintiff.”
—Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, December 20, 2005
“The ACLU makes repeated reference
to ‘the separation of church and state.’
This extra-constitutional construct has
grown tiresome. The First Amendment
does not demand a wall of separation
between church and state.”
—Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, December 20, 2005.
“[The ACLU] no longer can count on the
U.S. Supreme Court to be their friend in
their anti-God campaign. The tide is turning
... The ACLU’s agenda has been rocked
backward. Now more than ever we must
increase our efforts to regain lost ground.”
—Mat Staver, President of Liberty Counsel
Ten Ways
the ACLU Is
Destroying
America