From 7 to 8:30pm Friday, Jan. 20, a well-known authority on
religious liberties and parental rights will be speaking at a
public meeting in the Morgan Hill Presbyterian Church, 16970 De
Witt Ave. All South County residents are invited to attend the
presentation.
From 7 to 8:30pm Friday, Jan. 20, a well-known authority on religious liberties and parental rights will be speaking at a public meeting in the Morgan Hill Presbyterian Church, 16970 De Witt Ave. All South County residents are invited to attend the presentation.
Invited by the Morgan Hill-Gilroy chapter of Concerned Women for America, Brad Dacus, founder of the Pacific Justice Institute, will discuss the topic of parental rights and other related issues. The meeting will end with a question-and-answer session.
The Pacific Justice Institute, founded by Dacus in 1997, has a network of more than 1,000 volunteer affiliate attorneys who work to protect religious liberties and parental rights, handling more such cases than any other organization on the West Coast.
This nonprofit legal defense organization provides clients with support for no charge. Former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese lauded the group for filling “a critical need on the West Coast for those whose civil liberties are threatened.” It has widespread support from attorneys, individuals, churches and other organizations.
It also produces a weekly radio commentary on religious liberties cases and other issues with which the institute is currently involved. These short programs are available to download for free from the institute’s Web site, www.pacificjustice.org.
Dacus is widely known as a speaker on numerous radio and television programs. He has appeared on such shows as “Good Morning America,” “The Today Show,” “Dateline” and “The O’Reilly Factor.” He has debated opponents in various forums and testified before the California Legislature on legislation affecting religious freedom and parents rights.
Dacus’ appearance in Morgan Hill is pro bono, so there is no admission charge. Attendees are welcome to make monetary donations.
A recent decision by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court is one of the topics Dacus will discuss. In Fields vs. Palmdale School District, the judges rendered a controversial decision. School officials obtained parents’ permission to administer a psychological survey to elementary students, claiming they wanted to measure exposure to early trauma and behaviors such as anxiety, depression and aggression.
But the survey contained ten sexually provocative questions, such as how often they touched “private parts” or were “thinking about sex.” Outraged parents filed a lawsuit to assert their rights to direct the upbringing of their children.
The court ruled that parents have no such right and that schools may teach freely about such issues as gay marriage and evolution without regard for objections by parents.
For more information about this educational presentation, call 846-6213.
