HOWARD CENTER DECRIES WEBSITE UR

Dr. Allan Carlson, president of the Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society, today expressed dismay over a website that urges enemies of faith to burn down houses of worship.

�It�s a sad commentary on the state of the nation, when an anti-religion website openly advocates arson as a weapon against Christians and Jews,� Carlson complained.

The site (http://www.churcharson.com/) says church arson is �one way people get involved with activism to end abusive practices of Judeo-Christian religion.� The site, apparently based in McLean, Virginia, calls Judaism and Christianity �forms of mind control.� The author also looks forward to the day when �the executions of diehard Christians and Jews� will commence.

Says Carlson: �This site isn�t just advocating arson, but murder as well. It�s reminiscent of racist nightriders of the Jim Crow-era and Nazi storm-troopers burning down synagogues on Kristallnacht.�

�A hardcore of militant atheists is getting desperate,� Carlson commented. �Clearly, the anti-religion left is losing the public policy debate. Also, traditional faith is growing, right across the religious spectrum. This website is an infantile burst of anger motivated by rage and frustration.�

Carlson charged that it also reflects an anti-religion ethic promoted by the cultural elite. �With Hollywood depicting Christians as fools, hypocrites or villains - and the news media telling us that evangelicals are anti-democratic fanatics - is it any wonder that a few unstable individuals are taking all of this as a call to violence?� Carlson asked.

The Howard Center urges Virginia�s attorney general to investigate bringing criminal charges for incitement against http://www.churcharson.com/. It asks the Internet provider to close down the site.

�Religious America will not be intimidated,� Carlson pledged. �We will continue to call for a return to those values and virtues that made America great.�

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About The Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society

The Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society is a non-profit research organization in Rockford, Illinois that conducts research and analysis on family and issues in society.

In terms of function, The Howard Center: Shapes new ideas about the nature and status of the family and faith, Makes fresh scientific research on the family accessible and useful to family scholars,

Creates effective national and international networks of family advocates, Magnifies ideas and influence through all forms of media, Provides expert opinions to public policy makers

Specific programs include: Publishing three monthly periodicals (Family in America, New Research, and The Religion and Society Report), Publishing weekly The Family Update, Online! a free email newsletter, Serving as administrator and co-convener of the World Congress of Families (# I in Prague, 1997, #I I in Geneva, 1999 and # III, scheduled for March 29-31, 2004 in Mexico City, Building the Swan Library of Family and Culture, Maintaining two active websites The Howard Center (http://www.profam.org/) and The World Congress of Families (http://www.worldcongress.org/), Convening periodic lectures and special conferences, Sponsoring �The Kohler Fellows Program�, in support of young scholars

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