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The group maintains that the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment's]] demand that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" means that Congress may not establish a state religion. The group maintains that the First Amendment does ''not'' prohibit members of Congress from making laws that are in submission to the [[Bible]]. |
The group maintains that the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment's]] demand that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" means that Congress may not establish a state religion. The group maintains that the First Amendment does ''not'' prohibit members of Congress from making laws that are in submission to the [[Bible]]. |
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Demar has said that not all homosexuals would be executed under a “reconstructed government", but that he did believe that the occasional execution of “sodomites” would serve society well because “the law that requires the death penalty for homosexual acts effectively drives the perversion of homosexuality underground, back into the closet.”<ref name="splc2010">[http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2010/winter/the-hard-liners] SPLC Winter 2010</ref> He also said a “long-term goal” should be “the execution of abortionists and their parents.”<ref name="splc2010"/> [[Islam]] is another enemy, he said in August 2010, “The long-term goal of Islam is the abolition of our constitutional freedoms.” |
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The [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] labels American Vision an anti-gay hate group due to its support of the "[[Capital punishment|death penalty]] for practicing homosexuals."<ref>{{cite news|last=Waddington|first=Lynda|title=Groups that Helped Oust Iowa Judges Earn 'Hate Group' Designation; SPLC Adds American Family Association, Family Research Council to List|url=http://iowaindependent.com/47947/groups-that-helped-oust-iowa-judges-earn-hate-group-designation|accessdate=25 November 2010|newspaper=[[American Independent News Network|Iowa Independent]]|date=23 November 2010| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101202172049/http://iowaindependent.com/47947/groups-that-helped-oust-iowa-judges-earn-hate-group-designation| archivedate= 2 December 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref name="SPLC">{{cite web|last=Schlatter |first=Evelyn |url=http://splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2010/winter/the-hard-liners |title=18 Anti-Gay Groups and Their Propaganda | Southern Poverty Law Center |publisher=Splcenter.org |date= |accessdate=2011-09-19}}</ref> |
The [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] labels American Vision an anti-gay hate group due to its support of the "[[Capital punishment|death penalty]] for practicing homosexuals."<ref>{{cite news|last=Waddington|first=Lynda|title=Groups that Helped Oust Iowa Judges Earn 'Hate Group' Designation; SPLC Adds American Family Association, Family Research Council to List|url=http://iowaindependent.com/47947/groups-that-helped-oust-iowa-judges-earn-hate-group-designation|accessdate=25 November 2010|newspaper=[[American Independent News Network|Iowa Independent]]|date=23 November 2010| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101202172049/http://iowaindependent.com/47947/groups-that-helped-oust-iowa-judges-earn-hate-group-designation| archivedate= 2 December 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref name="SPLC">{{cite web|last=Schlatter |first=Evelyn |url=http://splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2010/winter/the-hard-liners |title=18 Anti-Gay Groups and Their Propaganda | Southern Poverty Law Center |publisher=Splcenter.org |date= |accessdate=2011-09-19}}</ref> |
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American Vision is an United States nonprofit organization founded in 1978 by Steve Schiffman. It operates as a Christian ministry, and calls for "equipping and empowering Christians to restore America’s biblical foundation." Gary DeMar has been the organization's president since 1984. The group has published over 175 books, DVDs, CDs, and MP3s. The group also publishes a daily newsletter and podcast and is active in the creation science movement. The site promotes Christian Reconstructionism and Postmillennialism, and opposes dispensationalism.
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DeMar has written that "The Bible attributes self-consciousness to preborn babies." American Vision is opposed to abortion.[1] [third-party source needed]
The group maintains that the First Amendment's demand that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" means that Congress may not establish a state religion. The group maintains that the First Amendment does not prohibit members of Congress from making laws that are in submission to the Bible.
The Southern Poverty Law Center labels American Vision an anti-gay hate group due to its support of the "death penalty for practicing homosexuals."[2][3]
See also
- Dominionism and Dominion Theology
- List of organizations designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as hate groups
- Neo-Calvinism
- Theonomy
References
- ^ DeMar, Gary. "A Modern Crime from the Bible". American Vision Blog. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ Waddington, Lynda (23 November 2010). "Groups that Helped Oust Iowa Judges Earn 'Hate Group' Designation; SPLC Adds American Family Association, Family Research Council to List". Iowa Independent. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Schlatter, Evelyn. "18 Anti-Gay Groups and Their Propaganda | Southern Poverty Law Center". Splcenter.org. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
External links
- American Vision official site