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Revision as of 00:47, 22 April 2006 by Ck4829 (talk | contribs) (A little POV)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Eagle Forum is a conservative organization founded in 1972 and led by Phyllis Schlafly. Primarily focused around social issues, it describes itself as pro-family. Membership is around 80,000 . There are two programs geared towards today's youth: the "Teen Eagles" program for ages 12 - 17 and the "Eagle Forum Collegians" for conservative-minded college students.
The organization's mission is stated as:
Eagle Forum's Mission is to enable conservative and pro-family men and women to participate in the process of self-government and public policy making so that America will continue to be a land of individual liberty, respect for family integrity, public and private virtue, and private enterprise.
The Eagle Forum maintains three offices: the Education Center is located in Clayton (Saint Louis), Missouri; the Operations Center is located in Alton, Illinois; and the Washington, D.C., which focuses on legislation and lobbying.
Eagle Forum has been associated with the Dominionist movement. Cornell University's Center for Religion, Ethics and Social Policy says "Congressional scorecards from organizations such as the Christian Coalition, Family Research Council, and Eagle Forum also illustrate the strength of dominionists in Congress."
Stances
A version of this list from the organization itself can be found here
Opposed to:
- Encroachments on American soverignity through the United Nations or treaties
- Gun control
- Judicial activism
- Sending off U.S. troops for participation in foreign wars, unless national security is at risk and respect for constitutional power is shown.
- The calling of a new constitutional convention
- Outcome-based education, self-esteem courses, global education, and political correctness in the school setting.
- Statehood for Puerto Rico or the District of Columbia
- Federal involvement in education, such as the Goals 2000 program, School-to-work, and national testing / standards.
- The Copyright Term Extension Act and limitations on fair use (such as video recording).
- NAFTA and CAFTA.
- Psychological testing without parental consent.
- The federally financed and regulated childcare.
- The airing of "Channel One" programming in the classroom.
- The Law of the Sea Treaty
- Same-sex marriage
- Proposals for a national identification card
- The No Child Left Behind program
- Patent reform
- The use of Ritalin in schools
- Title IX
- Mandatory vaccination
- Abortion
Supports:
- A ballistic missile defense system.
- The establishment of English as the official language of the United States.
- A large reduction in personal income tax.
- Making health insurance tax-deductible for individuals.
- An end to electronic profiling.
- The private enterprise system
- Requiring positive voter identification.
- The teaching of phonics and believes every child should be able to read and write by the end of the first grade (usually age 7).
- The rights of homeschoolers
- Teaching of intelligent design in schools.
- The "peer to peer" model for political expression and activism over the internet and through older forms of media.
- The role of the full-time homemaker and the institution of marriage
- Stationing U.S. forces to guard the Panama Canal.