MN: Senator requests $500K earmark for Chrisitianist program tied to ex-gay mini

[Shana A]

MN: Senator requests $500K earmark for Chrisitianist program tied to ex-gay ministry
by: Pam Spaulding
Tue Dec 30, 2008 at 09:00:00 AM EST

http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8837

Ken Avidor has a diary up at Daily Kos that should send shivers down your spine. Minnesota U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar is requesting a $500,000 earmark for Minnesota Teen Challenge. What is that you say?

    MNTC is a ministry of the Assemblies of God. MNTC believes that Halloween, Harry Potter and Pokemon are gateways to drug addiction. MNTC has fostered close ties with many politicians, mostly Republicans such as Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and Governor Tim Pawlenty (Tim Pawlenty's wife was a MNTC board member).

You can see the religious batsh*ttery in the Teen Challenge literature on the right (click for the full PDF). Teen Challenge, btw promotes Exodus International's "pray away the gay" ministry. Check out its Student Handbook, which includes under Conduct: "Students must conduct themselves in a manner pleasing to God.  There shall be no smoking, alcohol consumption, drug use, or homosexual behavior." The application also asks: "Have you ever engaged in homosexual activity?

[Lisbeth]

Ah, Michelle Bachmann! The best commedy act to come out of Minnesota since Jesse Ventura! Whether she's trying stop the use of florescent light bulbs, kissing George Bush in an unseemly manner, or hiding in the bushes at a GLBT rally, she's a laugh a minute. (BTW, I was there when she was hiding in the bushes.)

http://www.minnpost.com/bloisolson/2008/10/21/3976/michele_bachmanns_memorable_moments

[soldierjane]

Isn't giving government money to a religious organization illegal? I wish the US was not so fuzzy in its support of the separation of religion and state.

[mina.magpie]

I wish the US was not so fuzzy in its support of the separation of religion and state.

It's like one of those porous little membranes in biology that really do little more than slow the rate of flow ... a bit.

Mina.