By Judi McLeod —— Bio and Archives September 27, 2009
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“The stated mission of the Gamaliel Foundation (GF) is “to be a powerful network of grassroots, interfaith, interracial, multi-issue organizations working together to create a more just and more democratic society. Predicated on the notion that America is a land rife with injustice, GF agitates for social change by supporting the effort of a network of organizations (the Gamaliel Network) whose goal is to allow for individuals to “effectively participate” in the political, environmental, social and economic arenas. GF offers, for its network affiliates, programs to teach techniques and methodologies for bringing about social change; ongoing consultations; and organizer recruitment campaigns. “The Gamaliel Foundation derives its name from the biblical figure who, according to the New Testament chastised the Jewish Sanhedrin (rabbinical court) for wanting to give the death penalty to Jesus’ apostles. Says GF, “We work in the hope and the confidence that this work is of God.” GF was established in 1968 to support the Contract Buyers League, an African American organization fighting to protect homeowners on Chicago’s West Side who had been discriminated against by banks and lending institutions. “The Gamaliel Network receives much of its funding from the leftist group Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD). Yet according to the Roman Catholic Faithful website, GF’s “goals and philosophies are at fundamental odds with Church teaching”. GF endorses “scriptural relativism” and encourage(s) a wide range of scriptural interpretations. “The Gamaliel Foundation receives grants from the Bauman Family Foundation, the Public Welfare Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Ford Foundation, George Soros’s Open Society Institute, and others.”Meanwhile, in a world where ObamaNation is going international thanks to the United Nations, there is a lot to pray for. “Deliver Us From Obama” is a prayer whose time has come.
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Judi McLeod is an award-winning journalist with 30 years’ experience in the print media. A former Toronto Sun columnist, she also worked for the Kingston Whig Standard. Her work has appeared on Rush Limbaugh, Newsmax.com, Drudge Report, Foxnews.com.