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A newspaper clipping titled "Beware the Useful Idiots" by Garret Geer. It discusses Saul Alinsky's rules for political control, including healthcare, poverty, debt, gun control, welfare, education, religion, and class warfare. Key points are highlighted in yellow. The text warns about strategies to manipulate society for political gain, referencing historical figures like Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama."

Do You think they are kidding? Alinsky’s Demonic Ends Aspired

The Forum has been warning people about Alinsky for over twenty years. I saw this floating around on the Internets and it’s a good summary of the many things we discuss from time to time. Regular and long time readers will recognize it, but is there more? I am always amazed at the disconnect that seems…

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A yellow diamond-shaped sign with black text reading "INDOCTRINATION CENTER AHEAD." It features two silhouettes of people walking. The sign has a cautionary tone, suggesting a critical or satirical context about indoctrination."

Catholics Funding “System Change” – CCHD money supporting Soviet Workforce Training

Catholic Campaign for Human Development supports government takeover of education   It’s helpful to examine what the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is funding in a given locality.  Such an examination provides a small cross-section, with very concrete examples, of where its progressive political advocacy is headed. In the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, CCHD grants,…

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A bronze statue of a robed figure with arms outstretched, standing on a stone pedestal. The base has inscriptions in English and Cyrillic: "To the defenders of the Motherland." Surrounded by trees under a clear sky."

Catholic Action versus Alinskyian Organizing

For years, apologists for Alinskyian organizing have been trying to make the case that such organizing is a development of Catholic Action and therefore deserves support and respect.  For instance, a 2011 National Catholic Reporter article reported that several speakers at a Catholic Campaign for Human Development seminar expressed the idea that community organizing – specifically citing the work…

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A man wearing glasses and a hat stands outdoors in front of a sign that reads "Tap Room" and "Delta Lounge Hours." He is dressed in a dark suit with a bow tie. The scene appears to be from an older time period, possibly the early 20th century."

Truth in Advertising: Promoting the Catholic Campaign for Human Development in Chicago

One long-standing complaint about the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), an annual Catholic “poverty” appeal, is that it has consistently misrepresented its work to the people from whom it solicits donations. CCHD exists to create progressive social change. An analysis of CCHD’s nation-wide 2013-2014 grants – using the most recent information available 1 –…

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A group of people at a protest holding red signs with white text that reads "ALL RELIGIONS BELIEVE IN JUSTICE." The signs feature illustrations of diverse faces. People are gathered outdoors, some holding megaphones and listening intently."

CCHD 2013-2014: Hasn’t the Catholic Campaign for Human Development improved? Not even a little…?

New year; new grants list…and as has happened several times before, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) has claimed to have undergone a major reform overhaul. CCHD Reform Started Right Here The first CCHD reform was provoked by a 1997 Wanderer Forum Foundation analysis and commentary of the Campaign that demonstrated the CHD was spending…

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The Bellarminf Forum: Stephanie Block reviews "A Match on Dry Grass" by Mark R. Warren, Karen L. Mapp, and the Community Organizing and School Reform Project. The cover features a black-and-white photo of people gathered together, with the title and author names prominently displayed in white text against a blue background."

Controlled Burn, Alinskyian organizing, and Common Core (Book Review)

Controlled Burn Alinskyian organizing and Common Core: A Book Review of A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform By Mark R. Warren, Karen L. Mapp, and the Community Organizing and School Reform Project, Oxford University Press (2011) The title of this book, A Match on Dry Grass, is a…

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A yellow diamond-shaped sign with black text reading "INDOCTRINATION CENTER AHEAD." It features two silhouettes of people walking. The sign has a cautionary tone, suggesting a critical or satirical context about indoctrination."

“Bolshevizing” the Church: Your Catholic Campaign for Human Development Dollars at work

Educator Paulo Freire – who was deeply influenced by the socialist Antonio Gramsci(1) – came to the United States in the late 1960s after he was exiled from Brazil for “bolshevizing the country.” (2) In the U.S., he spread his educational theories to many of the era’s foremost progressive activists, among them Saul Alinsky, and…

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A black and white sketch of a man in historical attire conducting an orchestra with a child holding a sign that says "DUMB". The text reads: "COMMON CORE ASSESSMENTS" in bold, yellow letters. The man appears to be Abraham Lincoln."

Getting Testy about Testing

You know, it wasn’t that long ago that Johnny – and Juan – could read. They could recite the multiplication table, too, and could quickly make change, tally a ledger, and calculate simple percentages. Their teachers didn’t teach to a test; they taught basic, academic content. Johnny’s score on standardized tests – and Juan’s –measured…

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A close-up of a skull with glasses and text listing seven things that the Lord hates, including haughty eyes, lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood. The text is from a Catholic perspective, emphasizing moral teachings.  Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh His soul detesteth: 1) Haughty eyes, 2) a lying tongue, 3) hands that shed innocent blood, 4) A heart that deviseth wicked plots, 5) feet that are swift to run into mischief, 6) A deceitful witness that uttereth lies, and 7) him that soweth discord among brethren.

Expanding the System: “Local” Alinskyian organizing acclimatizes the locals to accept the unacceptable

What happens when grassroots political activism organized with Alinsky’s luciferian tactics decide to give you health care? It looks a lot like many of the social justice movements that operate on CCHD cash, with about the same concern for Catholic social teaching that any other hell-born and inspired movement could have… See who has been organizing to give you health care and how they work within your parish.

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Cover of "Occupy Unmasked" book with a red and black design, featuring a shadowy figure. Text includes "What are the real forces behind the Occupy movements?" and mentions Vatican-related themes. Includes an illustration of St. Peter's Basilica in the top right corner."

Film Review: Occupy Unmasked – Looking at the organized roots of “Occupy Wall Street”

Ever wonder what happens to the cash that the CCHD spent into alinsky-type Marxist groups? One good theory is presented in a documentary on the so-called occupy movement. Stephanie Block reports on whether this film documentary is worth watching and what it reveals.

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