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MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN CALIFORNIA THEOPOLITICS
THE JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY - founded with the original goal of fighting Communism by the late Robert Welch in the 1950's many thought it died in the 1970's. However, it is not dead!... It has merely been born again! Today many early Birchers or Sons of Birchers such as the Coors family, H.L. (Bill) Richardson, Phyllis Schlafly, and the Koch Brothers are leaders or allies in the Theocratic movement.
THE COUNCIL ON NATIONAL POLICY: organized to counter the Council on Foreign Policy. It is made up of about 500 people from business & religion. In the early 80s it was a money conduit to the Contras. (Ollie North was very successful raising money from members of the CNP) Today it is a money conduit to the Theocratic Right. It has been highly secretive & difficult get anyone to admit membership. During conferences (2/94) both Pat Robertson & Jms Kennedy readily admitted being members. Its known members are busy in many states advancing the cause of the Theocrats. There are about 60 members from California including: Sen. Robert Stanley Hurtt, Jr., Howard F. Ahmanson, Jr., Roland Hinz, Edw. G. Atsinger III, H.L. (Bill) Richardson, Wm Saracino, Robt K. Dornan, M.C., Barbara Keating-Edh, Wm Dannemeyer, Preston Hawkins, Robt Poole, Pat Boone, William H. Cies, Clifford Heinz, Barbara Alby, Louis Sheldon, Henry M. Morris, W. Robert Stover, Austin Miles, Lewis K. Uhler, Gerry Snyder, James Smith, Jim Dignan.
JOE COORS: is the grandson of Adolph Coors who emigrated to the United States in 1873 to avoid the German military draft. Joe and his brother William took control of the Adolph Coors Brewing Co. located in Golden, CO. in 1970. He has been a leading mover and shaker of the Conservative movement for many years by putting his money into those causes. Much of what is happening today in the U.S., indeed the world, is a result of things set in motion by Joe and his then protege, Paul Weyrich. Principal among them the founding of the Heritage Foundation & the Free Congress Foundation.
JEFF COORS groomed by father, Joe, he along with his brother, Peter, assumed opperation of the company in 1987. He is Chairman of the Free Congress Foundation. A member of the Council on National Policy. (at this time, 5/97, no Coors Family member is active in the management of the company)
PAUL WEYRICH:: One of the central figure in all that is happening today in Theopolitics. It was he, Howard Phillips and Richard Vigurie who persuaded Jerry Falwell to start the Moral Majority. His finger is seen pulling strings in the Christian Coalition, National Empowerment TV, anti-Gay initiatives, & Theopolitical causes around the world. He has been acting as a consultant to the Russian & Ukrainian governments on so-called Free Market principles. He has a multitude of front organizations through which to work. Project Tocsin considers him the most dangerous person in American politics today! A member of the Council on National Policy.
NATIONAL EMPOWERMENT TV: A cable TV channel started by the Heritage Foundation in December, 1993. Originally it was broadcast on a monthly basis to selected audiences around the country. According to a Pennsylvania Christian Coalition handbook those groups which received the private broadcast were to make their checks out to a Free Congress subsidiary called COALITIONS FOR AMERICA. It is reported that a Hungarian emigre', Laszlo Pasztor, who is a convicted Nazi collaborator, works for Coalitions for America.
H. L. (BILL) RICHARDSON: CA's Paul Weyrich. He was a member of the Radical Religious Right before there was a RRR. He works through a number of front organizations such as Gun Owners of CA Inc., Computer Caging and Red Barn Productions. A cadre of former State Senate aides help him with the Theopolitical agenda. He raises hundreds of thousands of dollars through the Gun Owners Campaign Fund PAC which in turn pays huge amounts to Computer Caging. A member of the Council on National Policy.
JOHN STOOS: Former Richardson Senate aide and former E.D. of GunOwners of California, Inc., & VP of the CA Republican Assembly, a volunteer Republican group controlled by the Religious Right, a spokesman for various conservative groups such as English First and American Life Lobby. He also heads the California branch of Newt Gingrich's CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY SOCIETY PAC. A member of the Council for National Policy
JOHN DOOLITTLE, M.C.: Former Richardson Senate aide and former CA State Senator - infamous for his statement that Gays and Lesbians have no place in government nor would he knowingly hire such a person. A strong advocate of the Auburn Dam and anti-environmental voice .
WAYNE JOHNSON: Former Richardson Senate aide and a Sacramento based political campaign consultant who manages many of the Theopolitical campaigns. A Trustee of R. J. Rushdoony's Chalcedon, Inc. One of the architects of California Legislative Term Limits and the leading political consultant in the successful recall of Assembly member Paul Horcher.
WILLIAM SARACINO: Former Richardson Senate aide; former Deputy Director of the CA Department of Commerce.; former E.D. of the Gun Owners of CA. He has been treasurer of various front organizations over the years. In the 1992 elections he was treasurer of the two groups listed on the front of slate mailers which conducted a dirty tricks campaign against State Senator Lucy Kilea (Indep., San Diego) by registering the 18 year old daughter of an anti-choice RRR leader in the Democratic Primary as a write-in candidate. No other Democrat filed for the race. The mailer was touted as an "Official Democratic Women's ballot". They had hope to get enough write-in votes to qualify the young woman for the General Election. If the trick had worked it probably would have drained enough Democratic votes away from Kilea to allow the Republican candidate to win. A member of the Council on National Policy.
REV. JAY GRIMSTEAD: President of the COALITION ON REVIVAL (COR) Presently based in Sunnyvale CA. On July 4, 1986, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, COR brought together scores of the country's leading evangelical ministers and laymen to sign a "Christian Manifesto" which contained a life-time commitment to make America a "Christian" country. Among the signers: Glenn Cole, Charles Blair, Gary DeMar, Colonel Donner, Robert Dugan, Ted Engstrom, Michael Ferris, Duane Gish, Ron Haus, D. James Kennedy, Tim LaHaye, Robert Martin (at the time an aide to H.F. Ahmanson, Jr.), Peter Marshall Jr., Ted McAteer, Bob Mumford, Dennis Peacocke, R. J. Rushdoony, Herbert Schlossberg, Mark Siljander, Robert Simonds, Jack Van Impe, Russ Walton, Donald Wildmon.
REV. R. J. RUSHDOONY: The leading advocate and modern author of Christian Reconstructionism; president of Chalcedon, Inc. Rushdoony outlined Christian Reconstructionism in his 1973 two volume, 1500 page treatise, titled The Principles of Biblical Law. His many books have been a mainstay of John Birch book stores for over 30 years. A member of the Council on National Policy.
CHRISTIAN RECONSTRUCTIONISM: The belief that Christians must reconstruct society from secular to theocratic where every aspects of our lives would be ruled by Biblical (Old Testament) Law. Many believe that this reconstruction of society must occur before Christ can return to establish his kingdom. Absent his return, "Christians" should serve as his regents. This teaching in one form or another is sweeping through Evangelical Christianity particularly the Charismatic Movement.
PREDATORY DOMINION THEOLOGY: The belief that man must have dominion over all the earth. The only ones who can exercise that dominion are "Christians" who are the true heirs of the covenant which God made with Israel. There is no room for any other religion.
CHRISTIAN IDENTITY: The adhering to the discredited British Israelite Theory that the 10 Lost Tribes of Israel were carried away to Caucasia and from there migrated to Northern Europe and Great Britain and on to America People who hold to Christian Identity beliefs can be found in many of "citizen militias", the Aryan Nations, and other white supremacist organizations. They often describe themselves as racialists, meaning they promote the white race, they don't hate any other race. Project Tocsin believes that if you scratch a racialist and racist will bleed. Many Christian Reconstructionist leaders have been featured speakers at Christian Identity conferences.
THE JUBILEE NEWSPAPER: A monthly Christian Identity publication based in Midpines CA. It sponsors a yearly conference in CA which brings together some of the country's leading hate mongers such as Louis Beam of the Aryan Nations, Christian Identity pastor Pete Peters. CA State Senator Don Rogers (R-Tihatchipi) has spoken to two conferences. In June 1994 Chalcedon, Inc., trustee John Saunders III was a featured speaker.
SAMUEL BLUMENFELD: In the 1960s an editor for, and a close, associate of Robert Welch, founder of the John Birch Society. He often writes for the Chalcedon Report and Bob Simon's National Association of Christian Educators. He publishes the Blumenfeld Education Letter in which he advocates that compulsory education is a form of slavery which should be abolished.
HOWARD FIELDSTEAD AHMANSON, JR.: Christian Reconstructionist Heir to the Home Savings & Loan fortune who has made public statements about dedicating his fortune to see we have Biblical Law integrated into our every-day lives. Since 1988 he has given millions of his money to political campaigns, causes, and think tanks. A Trustee of Chalcedon, Inc., member of the Capitol Commonwealth Group, the Capitol Resource Institute & the Council on National Policy.
SENATOR ROBERT STANLEY HURTT,JR.: (R- SD 34) Elected to the CA State Senate in March, 1993. He quickly became the co-chair of the Senate Campaign Committee. He is a co-founder of the Capitol Resource Institute, a co-chair of EXCEL, sponsors of Proposition 174 - the School Voucher Initiative, president of Container Supply Co., A member of the Capitol Commonwealth Group & the Council on National Policy.
EDWARD ATSINGER III: Owner, along with his wife & brother-in-law of over three dozen Christian radio stations in CA, OR, WA, OH, PA, MA, NYC, & DC. which makes them the largest commercial religious broadcasters in the country. A member of the Capitol Commonwealth Group, the Board of Directors of the National Association of Religious Broad-casters. A member of the Council on National Policy.
ROLAND HINZ, & his wife LILA: Owners of Daisy High TorquePublications, publisher of Dirt Bike and Motocross magazines. Lila sits of the board of Paul Weyrich's National Empowerment TV. A member of the Capitol Commonwealth Group & the Council on National Policy.
THE CAPITOL COMMONWEALTH GROUP: Originally, Ahmanson & Hurtt, they were joined in 1992 by Hinz & Atsinger and in 1993 by RICHARD A. RIDDLE and in late 1994 by former candidate for Governor, RON UNZ. They are the biggest funders of politicians in CA. Their donations far exceed the state's largest PACs such as the CA Medical Association or the CA Teachers Association.
ALLIED BUSINESS PAC: started in May, 1992 by the Capitol Commonwealth Group after they were first mentioned in the media in April, 1992. It is a front to make it appear the CCG members don't have a Radical Religious Agenda. Adding Ron Unz, who is Jewish, to the group give more credence to this perception. It has funnelled money through various front organizations and the Republican Party.
CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT BUSINESS PAC: In June, 1995 it was announced that the ALLIED BUSINESS PAC was being phased out and Sen. Hurtt would no longer be a part of it. The new goal of CIBPAC is too find candidates for local offices such as city councils, boards of supervisors and school boards. The object is to have a "farm team" in place to elect to the Legislature.
DR. JAMES DOBSON: Psychologist, author, Founder of Focus on the Family Radio program aired on over 1500 radio stations daily. FOF holds seminars which teach Christians should become the GATEKEEPERS of our society. Project Tocsin believes he is one of the most overlooked and possibly most dangerous of all the Christian Reconstructionist in our country. A member of the Council on National Policy.
CAPITOL RESOURCE INSTITUTE: One of over 30 public policy institutes & lobbying groups sponsored by Focus on the Family. Started in CA in 1987 by Ahmanson & Hurtt. Over the years they have provided 76% of its funding. CRI, through a front organization, the CA Physicians Advisory Council, has sponsored regressive AIDS legislation. It was a leading opponent of the CLAS test.
CITY ON A HILL: A summer youth project of CRI which brings hundreds of evangelical young people to Sacramento each year to indoctrinate them in Radical Religious Right politics.
COMMUNITY IMPACT SEMINARS: Day long sessions where the curriculum teaches that "Political reform is not enough....Christian morals are best for all....Christians are everybody's best interest group." Community Impact Committees are church social action groups that are to keep a congregation informed on current political issues, generate phone trees/fax/Email assaults on elected officials.
GATEKEEPERS: Term used at Community Impact Seminars sponsored by CRI & FOF defined as the people who control education, government, entertainment, commerce, etc. CRI said it is the goal of Christians (as they define Christian) to become the GATEKEEPERS in California by 1996.
PETER HENDERSON: Former E.D. of the Capitol Resource Institute. Now Chief of Staff of Senator Rob Hurtt.
MICHAEL TEEL, Comptroller of Raley's Markets & Treasurer of Family PAC.
FAMILY PAC: Now defunct, it was used by the Capitol Commonwealth Group to support candidates such as Barbara Alby, Mickey Conroy, and Tim Leslie in special elections.
DAVID KNOWLES (R-AD 4): Since 1990 a member of the CA State Assembly. He has been associated with Christian Reconstructionists for many years. He is a virulent opponent of gay/lesbian rights. He was supported by Ahmanson in his first attempt at election to the Legislature in 1988. He "termed out" of the Legislature in 1996
CHARLES COLLINGS, Retired President of Raley's Markets, a fellow traveler and occasional speaker at Christian political events.
THE KOCH (Coke) BROTHERS: David & Charles - In the 1992 election they were the major funders of the Congressional Term Limit Initiatives which passed in 14 states. David contributed a large sums to the School Voucher Initiative in California. For many years David has been giving Big $ to a number of CA & national think tanks. Their father was an original board member of the John Birch Society. They are among the top 10 of the Fortune 500 List of RICH Americans.
SARAH DiVITO HARDMAN: Executive Director of the California Christian Coalition. A member of the Council for National Policy.
REV. LOUIS P. SHELDON: Founder of the CA TRADITIONAL VALUES COALITION reputed to have chapters in 16 states. He is registered as a lobbyist with the CA Office of Political Reform. He lobbies against lesbian/gay rights, sex education in schools, pornography, for prayer in schools, school tuition vouchers, creation science. He once advocated sending people with/at risk for/HIV infection to "Cities of Refuge." He has been a professional gay basher since 1978 when he served as Executive Director of Defend Our Children, sponsors of Prop 6 known as the Briggs Initiative to ban Gay/Lesbian school teachers and their advocates in CA public schools. A member of the Council on National Policy.
SEN. TIM LESLIE (R-SD 1) - former CA Assembly member from the 5th District, elected to the CA Senate in 1991. He has been a co-sponsor of the FAMILY CONGRESS sponsored by the Capitol Resource Institute. The Family Congress is supposed to deal with family issues but conducted a candidate training workshop for prospective office holder moderated by John Stoos with Wm Saracino, Jeff Evans, chief of staff for David Knowles and Mary Schotsky (sic) who has worked with the TVC. Potential Republican candidate for Lt. Governor in 1998.
REV. BOB SIMONDS: President of the National Association of Christian Educators and Citizens for Excellence in Education. Both groups are dedicated to abolishing public education and are pushing what they call parent's choice in education through a voucher system which would have a state pay a certain amount of money for a parent to send their child to any school of their choice.
THE RUTHERFORD INSTITUTE: Radical Religious Right legal group founded in 1983 by JOHN WHITEHEAD,Esq., with the help of Rev. R.J. Rushdoony and H.F. Ahmanson, Jr. In 1979 Whitehead was the who defended the 1st Orthodox Presbyterian Church of San Francisco at the behest of Rushdoony when it was sued by a former organist who was fired because he was gay. The Rutherford Institute has been involved in many anti-choice, anti-gay, pro-force-religion-on-people-against-their-will lawsuits. A member of the Council for National Policy. The director of the Western Regional Office located in Sacramento is Brad Dacus.
THE EDUCATION ALLIANCE: Formed in Orange County as an outgrowth of Prop 174 to elect mostly RRR candidates to school boards. In 1994 contributions amounted to $ 63,000 of which $ 40,000 was contributed by H.F. Ahmanson, Jr. Its role in state politics remains to be seen.
JOHN and DONNA CREAN: Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., manufacturers of mobile homes and travel trailers who contributed $ 10,000 to the Education Alliance.
CALIFORNIA LEARNING ASSESSMENT SYSTEM TEST: Developed as a pilot project by the California Department of Education as California's contribution to President George Bush's Goal 2000 outline for education for the 21st century.
U.S. JUSTICE FOUNDATION: A "Christian" legal advocacy. During the CLAS test controversy it filed several law suits against local school board in an effort to prevent the administration of the test. Gary Creep is President and Chief Counsel.
REASON FOUNDATION: A California based Radical Right think tank supported by many "conservative" foundations. David Koch and H.F.Ahmanson, Jr., have both made several large contributions.
CLAREMONT INSTITUTE: "Conservative" think tank whose board includes Howard & Roberta Ahmanson, Wheel of Fortune's Pat Sajak, and Council for National Policy members Larry Arnn, and Donald Moe. CI recently received a 1 million dollar endowment to promote the principles of the "American Founding." (Read historic revision). CI has published several anti-gay pamphlets. In February, 1997 CI filed a lengthy amicus curia brief with the New Jersey State Supreme Court supporting the right of the Boy Scouts of America to refuse to have openly gay boys or men as members or Scoutmasters
© 1993 - Revised 5/97
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