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| Ahmanson's philanthropic organization is the ]. Fieldstead |
Ahmanson's philanthropic organization is the ]. Through Fieldstead, Ahmanson is a primary backer of the ] and has supported groups such as the ] on projects to resist efforts to liberalize mainline Protestant churches, particularly with respect to issues concerning homosexuality. | ||
| Ahmanson is also a major backer of the ], whose ] opposes the theory of ] and manages a public relations campaign promoting ]. | |||
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| ⚫ | Through Fieldstead, Ahmanson's wife Roberta some programs of the Coalition of Christian Colleges and Universities (now known as the ]): the CCCU's ], its , its Summer Institute of Journalism, and its Fieldstead Journalism Lectures. | ||
| Ahmanson funded a four-year series of conferences on ] co-sponsored with ], held in ], ], ], and the ], an international photo exhibit and book on the victims of war in ], support for music education for elementary students in public schools in ], sponsorship of ''Stanley Spencer: An English Vision'', a retrospective exhibition at the ] in Washington, D.C., the Museum of Contemporary Art in Mexico City, and the Palace of Fine Art in San Francisco. | Ahmanson funded a four-year series of conferences on ] co-sponsored with ], held in ], ], ], and the ], an international photo exhibit and book on the victims of war in ], support for music education for elementary students in public schools in ], sponsorship of ''Stanley Spencer: An English Vision'', a retrospective exhibition at the ] in Washington, D.C., the Museum of Contemporary Art in Mexico City, and the Palace of Fine Art in San Francisco. | ||
| Ahmanson has funded the magazine ], the magazine of the Chalcedon Foundation on whose board Ahmanson served for |
Ahmanson has funded the magazine ], the magazine of the Chalcedon Foundation on whose board Ahmanson served for over two decades . | ||
| Ahmanson funds the ] and has been an important donor to the ]. He has donated to numerous political candidates and organizations associated with the ]. Some of his donations have been returned because of his views and associations. | Ahmanson funds the ] and has been an important donor to the ]. He has donated to numerous political candidates and organizations associated with the ]. Some of his donations have been returned because of his views and associations. | ||
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Howard Fieldstead Ahmanson, Jr (born 1950) is an American millionaire philanthropist who funds the causes of Christian fundamentalism.
Biography
Ahmanson is the son of the American financier Howard F. Ahmanson, Sr (1906 — 1968) and his wife. His parents divorced when he was 10, and his mother died shortly afterwards. Despite the trappings of wealth, he was a lonely child "I resented my family background, could never be a role model, whether by habits or his lifestyle, it was never anything I wanted." Howard Ahmanson, Sr. died when his son was 18, and Ahmanson Jr. inherited a vast fortune.
He went to Occidental College, where he obtained a degree in economics. He then toured Europe, but returned because of arthritis. He earned a master's degree in linguistics at the University of Texas at Arlington.
He then became a Calvinist, and then joined 's Christian Reconstructionist movement. Ahmanson has long served as a board member of Rushdooney's Chalcedon Foundation.
Ahmanson wife is Roberta Green Ahmanson; they married in 1986. He is somewhat reclusive and has Tourette's syndrome; his wife usually communicates with the media and others on his behalf.
Philanthrophy
Ahmanson's philanthropic organization is the Fieldstead Institute. Through Fieldstead, Ahmanson is a primary backer of the Institute for Religion and Democracy and has supported groups such as the American Anglican Council on projects to resist efforts to liberalize mainline Protestant churches, particularly with respect to issues concerning homosexuality.
Ahmanson is also a major backer of the Discovery Institute, whose Center for Science and Culture opposes the theory of evolution and manages a public relations campaign promoting Intelligent Design.
Through Fieldstead, Ahmanson's wife Roberta has funded and been directly involved with some programs of the Coalition of Christian Colleges and Universities (now known as the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities): the CCCU's World Journalism Institute, its Washington Journalism Center, its Summer Institute of Journalism, and its Fieldstead Journalism Lectures.
Ahmanson funded a four-year series of conferences on holistic development co-sponsored with Food for the Hungry International, held in Thailand, Zimbabwe, Ecuador, and the Philippines, an international photo exhibit and book on the victims of war in Nagorno-Karabakh, support for music education for elementary students in public schools in Orange County, California, sponsorship of Stanley Spencer: An English Vision, a retrospective exhibition at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., the Museum of Contemporary Art in Mexico City, and the Palace of Fine Art in San Francisco.
Ahmanson has funded the magazine Chalcedon Report, the magazine of the Chalcedon Foundation on whose board Ahmanson served for over two decades until he began distancing himself from them in the 1990s.
Ahmanson funds the Claremont Institute and has been an important donor to the Reason Foundation. He has donated to numerous political candidates and organizations associated with the United States Republican Party. Some of his donations have been returned because of his views and associations.
| There are several interrelated articles on Misplaced Pages about this subject, see: Phillip E. Johnson; Wedge strategy; Teach the Controversy; Discovery Institute |
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External links
- "Rich in Faith," a five-part series profiling the Ahmansons from the Orange County Register.
- Laurie Goodstein and David D. Kirkpatrick, "Conservative Group Amplifies Voice of Protestant Orthodoxy," The New York Times
- Howard Fieldstead Ahmanson, Jr.
- Howard Ahmanson, Board of Directors - Discovery Institute
- Howard F. Ahmanson, Jr. article at Sourcewatch
- Diebold, Electronic Voting and the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy
- Avenging angel of the religious right, Salon Magazine.
- From Genesis to Dominion
- Christian Reconstructionism