Camp Constitution At Mass HOPE’s 2024 Homeschool Convention
Since 2010, Camp Constitution has been participating in Massachusetts Homeschool Organization of Parent Educators https://masshope.org/ -Mass HOPE’s -annual conventions. From 2010-2019, it was held in Worcester at the DCU Center. Due to the unconstitutional Covid lockdown, there was a two-year hiatus, but in 2022, the annual convention reconvened and relocated to Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge, MA-a more user-friendly venue. This year’s convention was held last weekend Friday April 19 to Saturday April 20.
Our information table was manned by Rev. Steve Craft, Mrs. Edith Craft and me. We had an excellent time introducing Camp Constitution to dozens of people, making many new friends, and seeing old friends who enjoy what we have to bring to the convention. Our well-stocked table offering books, DVDs, bumper stickers, information about our Sam Blumenfeld Archives, and Camp Constitution’s promotional brochures is interactive. We offer a ten-question quiz on the U.S. Constitution, review the answers, and hand them pocket copies of the Constituon. We also have a quill pen and encourage youngers to sign their name in cursive. Edith, our unofficial goodwill ambassador, made some friends with the folks manning the Northeastern Baptist Bible College and taught them the 1st Amendment song:
Over the years, numerous attendees of this convention have attended Camp Constitution’s annual family camp. A special thanks to Mrs. Pamela Fitzgerald who stopped by the convention on Saturday to serve us lunch, and Mr. Adrian Villa who covered our lodging expenses.
Is It Just a Coincidence That Earth Day Falls on Lenin’s Birthday?
Lenin’s birthday was April 22, 1870, and the first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. Was it just a coincidence that that Earth Day was first celebrated on the 100th Anniversary of the birthday of communist mass murderer Vladimir Lenin? The late Gary Allen didn’t think so. Here is an excerpt from his article on the subject “Ecology” published in the May 1970 issue of American Opinion:
Nobody is willing to admit who selected the date of April twenty-second for the “Earth Day” teach-ins. That is, after all, the one -hundredth anniversary of Lenin’s birth. A coincidence you think? The student activists just picked a convenient weekend? Hardly. April twenty-second falls on a Wednesday. For months the radical and Communist Press has been detailing plans to celebrate Lenin’s centennial birthday with worldwide demonstrations. April twenty second is as familiar a date to these people as Washington’s Birthday is to real Americans. The selection of this date as “Earth Day” provides an excellent indication of who is running the campus ecology movement. I telephoned the Teach-In’s national coordinator, Denis Hayes, to ask him how April twenty-second happened to be selected for the ecology festivities. Mr. Hayes, late of Harvard ‘s Graduate School of Government, had obviously memorized his answer: “It also happens to be William Shakespeare’s birthday, Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, Maryanna Kaufman’s birthday and her Aunt Ann’s birthday, but I am sure that none of those entered into Gaylord Nelson’s thoughts when he and the steering committee or whoever it was chose that date. Mr. Hayes should avoid lying about matters so easily checked. The date settled upon as the national day of William Shakespeare is April 23 , 1564 ; Queen Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926. Which leads one to suspect that even Hayes’ friends Maryanna Kaufman and her aunt (if they exist) might well have been born on some Friday the thirteenth for all he knows. What else do you suppose Mr. Hayes lies about?
Sponsors of Earth Day have already prepared a 367 -page manifesto, published by Ballentine, called The Environmental Handbook. The sponsoring steering committee, according to Hayes, includes Gaylord Nelson, Far Left Republican Pete McCloskey of California, Sidney Howe of the Conservation Foundation, Paul Ehrlich of Stanford, Harold Jordoff of the University of Wisconsin, and three students. The Environmental Handbook is totally Marxist in orientation and contains excerpts from the writings of all the key environment radicals. According to columnist Paul Scott, Earth Day already has the backing of Walter Reuther’s United Auto Workers and “several of the big tax -free liberal foundations. ” This ecology business has a particular attraction for hippies, who live in filth but claim to love the beauties of nature. According to Professor Paul Ehrlich, a good deal of the success of the ecology revolution is to be attributed to the “much despised ‘hippie’ movement … a movement wrapped up in Zen Buddhism, physical love and a disdain for material wealth. It is small wonder that our society is horrified at hippies’ behavior – it goes against our most cherished religious and ethical ideas.” A link to the entire article: https://s3.amazonaws.com/camppictures/CampArchive/Domestic/Ecology.pdf
Camp Constitution’s 16th Annual Family Camp Less Than Three Months Away
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(Camp Constitution instructor Professor Willie Soon with Tucker Carlson.)
Camp Constitution’s 2nd Annual Patriots Day Overnight Lexington, MA
While Camp Constitution has been conducting tours of Lexington Green for many years and have videotaped the Battle of Lexington Reenactment for ten years, since last year we have been hosting Patriots Day overnights for homeschool families at the Lane House in Lexington. The overnight starts with the showing of the video Johnny Tremain-a historical fiction based on the book by Esther Forbes. After the video, the attendees play some board game, take a tour of Lexington Battle Green and then a walk to the nearby Hancock Clark where we take in the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere Reenactment.
We return to the Lane House for a few hours’ sleep before getting up at 3:45 and walk to the Lexington Green to get a good spot for viewing the reenactment. After the reenactment, we return to the Lane House for a hearty breakfast and fellowship. This year’s attendees included the Johnson Family from new Boston, NH. It was their first-time touring Lexington and takin in the two reenactments.
The Weekly Sam: How to Raise a Literate Child
Sam spent a good portion of his adult life exposing the deliberately dumbing down of America and teaching people to not just read but be literate. In this unpublished manuscript which we plan to put in print, Sam lays out the problem and solutions. The first step is to get your children out of government schools.
http://blumenfeld.campconstitution.net/Manuscripts/How%20to%20Raise%20a%20Literate%20Child.pdf
The Blumenfeld Archives
Camp Constitution is sponsoring a speaking tour for author and documentary producer Vince Ellison
Camp Constitution Speakers Bureau is pleased to announce that it is hosting a speaking tour for Mr. Vince Everett Ellison, author and documentary producer in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire from Thursday May 2 to Saturday May 4.
Where:
Rhode Island:
Thursday May 2
East Warren Rod and Gun Club. 24 Long Ln. Warren.
Time: 4:00 PM
Food and beverages available for sale
Mr. Ellison will start speaking around 6:00 PM
This event is hosted by CORR USA
Massachusetts:
Friday May 3:
12:00 Noon A luncheon at a private residence in Lexington, If interested, E-mail me for more info.
7:00 PM One Cranberry Hill Lexington
New Hampshire
Saturday May 4:
11:00 AM Charlies Barn Community Center 29 S. Village Rd. Loudon, NH
7:00 PM Alton Senior Center 7 Pierson Rd. Alton, NH
All events are free. Donations accepted.
Mr. Ellison’s bio:
Vince‘s Bio: Vince Everett Ellison was born on a cotton plantation in Haywood County, Tennessee. His parents at that time were sharecroppers. Through hard work and a belief in Jesus Christ, his parents pulled him and his seven siblings out of poverty. His family started the Ellison Family Gospel singing group, where Vince sang and played multiple instruments as a child and young adult. Vince worked for five years as a Correctional Officer at the Medium/Maximum Kirkland Correctional Institution in Columbia, SC. Afterward, Vince worked in the nonprofit arena.
In 2000, Vince received the Republican Party nomination for the South Carolina 6th Congressional District. In 2019, Vince wrote The Iron Triangle: Inside the Liberal Democrat Plan to Use Race to Divide Christians and America in their Quest for Power and How We Can Defeat Them, which became an Amazon #1 bestseller. He has appeared numerous times on Hannity, The Laura Ingraham Show, Newsmax, OAN, The Joe Pags Show, The Brian Kilmeade Show, Tucker Carlson, and many other radio and television programs. He is the producer of the documentary “Will You Go to Hell For Me.” His latest book is Crime INC.
Vince speaking at Camp Constitution’s 2023 annual family camp:
Sharing Christ Among the Suffering Unreached Among the Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist Worlds
Professor Chris Gnanakan of Liberty University gives a presentation on sharing Christ among the suffering unreached in Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist nations. This presentation took place at the Community Church of Alton, NH Saturday April 6, 2024. The church’s website: https://www.ccalton.com
Chris Gnanakan, from South India, worked as an electrician before studying Bible, Theology, and Missions at the Word of Life Bible Institute, NY and Tennessee Temple University. He researched Pastoral Theology & Counseling at the South Asia Institute for Advanced Christian Studies from where he earned his Doctorate in Ministry in Pastoral Theology, completed his Ph.D. from Leeds University, UK. Chris was awarded his Doctor of Divinity from Trinity Baptist College, FL, USA, for strategic leadership in missional movements.
Chris is our Professor for Theology and Global Studies at Liberty University and serves as the Director of Leadership Development for Christar. Chris and Dorothy have two daughters Alethea and Charis who graduated from LU. Chris loves to motivate people with God’s Word, mobilize them into the fields and mentor the next generation! Education D.D., Trinity Baptist College Ph.D., University of Leeds, UK D.Min., South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies M.Th., South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies M.Div., Asia Graduate School of Theology B.A., Tennessee Temple University Diploma, Word of Life Bible Institute Diploma, Motor Industries Company Publications Weaver, P., Gnanakan, C., Wicks M., Oliveira R., Calhoun M., Merkh D., (2021), Surveying the Old Testament Poetic Books, Learn the Word Publishing, ISBN: 9798455407857, https://www.logos.com/product/213189/surveying-the-old-testament-poetic-books Beckwith, F., Campbell, R., Cobb Jr., J., Cumming, J., Gnanakan, C., Gundry, S., McDermott, G., Schwartz, W.A., Shenk, D., Walls, J., (2019), Do Christians, Muslims, and Jews Worship the Same God?: Four Views, Zondervan Academic, ISBN: 9780310538035, https://zondervanacademic.com/products/do-christians-muslims-and- jews-worship-the-same-god-four-views.
Camp Constitution Report For the 1st Quarter of 2024
Camp Constitution in the News
Our lawsuit “Shurtleff v Boston” continues to be mentioned in the news around the United States. Cities and towns across the United States cited our case when passing ordinances banning all third-party flags including Lockhaven, PA, Enfield, CT and LaRue, TX. While other towns and cities, due to our case, have allowed the flying of Christian, and Pro-Life flags including Waltham, MA, Hartford, CT and Nashua, NH. In early January, Tucker Carlson aired his interview with Camp Constitution instructor Professor Willie Soon. Professor Soon gave a two-minute unscripted, from the heart, infomercial for Camp Constitution’s annual family camp. It resulted in over 50,000 views on our website, $2,200 in unsolicited donations, a batch of books orders from our on-line shop, and a number of new families signing up for our camp.
Christian flag flying over the Capitol Building Hartford, CT
Camp Constitution on the Air
We had two appearances on the Tamara Scott Show which airs on Frank Speech, two appearances on the Pro-America Report hosted by Ed Martin of the Phyllis Schlafly Eagles, an appearance on the Chris McCarthy Show on WBSM New Bedford, and for the first time, an appearance on the George Hale–Ric Tyler Show on WVOM FM Maine. We also appeared as a guest on Chattin with Janine- TV Show which airs on Merrimac, NH’s cable station, and hosted by New Hampshire State Rep Janine Notter. We also co-hosted a show on the newly rebooted Cathcing Fire News
Special Projects
Camp Constitution was invited to participate in a flag raising ceremony of Resurrection Sunday in front of Nashua, NH’s City Hall. The event was sponsored by Nashua residents Beth Scaer and Marc Vatter.
Thanks to two generous donors, we were able to run radio spots promoting the Sam Blumenfeld Archive and the Ladies Weekend Retreat on WRKO, the most popular AM talk radio show in New England, and WORD Radio WSEW in Rochester. The spots also ran free on New Hampshire Gospel Radio WVNH, WANH, and WJNHA link to the radio spot: https://youtube.com/shorts/CC7MaLHpQPQ?si=3wzZlG6P49CQ6NU6
YouTube, and Rumble
We received 280,000 views this quarter-the most we have ever received in a three-month period, as well as 6,600 new subscribers giving us close to 15,000 subscribers. According to YouTube, only four percent of channels have over 10,000 subscribers. Our Rumble channel had 2,036 views and 800 likes. If you haven’t already, please subscribe to these two channels and share the videos:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN7ME18Q1xiqcrPEn5h5FbA
https://rumble.com/account/content?type=all
Camp Constitution Radio on Podomatic and Other Platforms
Since January 2015, our 30-minute radio show has been airing on WBCQ The Planet, and for the past six years, we have uploaded our shows on Podomatic, and linking the show to Amazon, I-Heart, Spotify, and several other platforms. For this quarter we have received 481 plays and 1,077 downloads of our shows. We continue to be in the top ten for the category of conservative-right. In addition to our weekly show, we have uploaded some classic interviews and speeches by the likes of Dan Smoot, Gary Allen, and E. Merrill Root. A link to our show: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal
Camp Constitution Press
We published The Racist Roots of Planned Parenthood and Its Legacy of Death and Art and Revolution, and we had another printing of Alpha-Phonics, and The 1928 U.S. Army Manual.
Speakers Bureau
We had 15 speaking engagements including several first time venues. Topics included Agenda 21, What is Camp Constitution, and The Racist Roots of Planned Parenthood, and CRT or Crazy Racist Trash
Website
Thanks to Willie Soon’s interview, we received more traffic to our website than ever before. For the first quarter, we had 63,000 views and 21,500 visits on the site.
Sam Blumenfeld Archives
164,279 Hits with 600 Alpha Phonics workbooks downloaded. As mentioned above, we reprinted 200 copies of Alpha Phonics and ran 30-second promotional spots on WRKO-AM
The Blumenfeld Archives
Facebook Page
We have 3,200 likes and over 3,500 following our page. We also manage six other groups and one other page-all of them growing in members
Stopping An Article V Convention
We testified against HCR 8 a resolution introduced by the far-left group Wolf PAC in New Hampshire’s House and it was soundly defeated, and we testified in favor of HCR 9, a resolution to rescind New Hampshire’s only Article V application. It passed the House by a voice vote which surprised many pundits, and it goes before the NH Senate. In Maine, we helped defeat a resolution for an Article V Convention. On the morning before the vote, we appeared as a guest on WVOM-the Voice of Maine to discuss the issue. A link to the interview: https://youtu.be/g72_f6vk1ts?si=7R8Mg2aog5ZRFBVr
Looking Into the 2nd Quarter
We will be busy the next three months with the 4th Annual Ladies Retreat April1-14, two homeschool shows, Patriot’s Day Overnight at the Lane House, a speaking tour for Vince Ellison, and several speaking engagements in NH and MA.
Our 16th Annual Family Camp
We not only expect a full house, but we had to rent a nearby house to accommodate the overflow. While there is still room, if you plan on attending, please get your applications in as soon as possible: https://campconstitution.net/camp-registration/ Early Bird Special: Apply for camp by May 1 and receive $50. off of each camp fee.
How You Can Help
Pray for our nation and for Camp Constitution.
Host a Camp Constitution speaker.
Subscribe to our YouTube and Rumble channels and follow us on Podomatic.
View and share our videos and podcasts.
Make a monthly donation or a one-time donation. Donations may be made via our PayPal account accessed from our website’s homepage https://www.campconstitution.net
If you own a business or are involved with a non-profit, consider a sponsorship for a minimum of $100. A year.
A thanks to all of you who have helped make our camp program possible and my position possible.
Blessings.
Hal Shurtleff, Director
Camp Constitution
Celebrating the Natural Family
We recently interviewed Mr. James Harrison of the Natural Family Foundation to discuss the Foundation’s natural family celebration.
From their website: www.naturalfamilystrong.com
It is in our hands. It is our responsibility. Let’s grow strong healthy families. The family is vitally important; it has been the foundation of all societies down through the ages. Isn’t that Amazing? Isn’t that worth Celebrating? That is exactly why we are initiating an annual Natural Family Celebration from Mother’s Day through Father’s Day. Celebrating the family is a wonderful opportunity to restore the family back to to its Natural healthy state. It is here where we can reclaim the foundation of all societies, one biological born man, and one biological born woman committed in a lifelong monogamous relationship with their biological and/or adopted children.
A link to an audio version of the interview: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2024-03-25T09_24_35-07_00
The Weekly Sam: Why Johnny Can’t Read The Movie?
Our late friend Sam Blumenfeld had an active intellect and was always trying to expose the deliberately dumbing down o America. Here is a letter Sam wrote to Mr. Bob Pfaltzgraff of Moving Pictures Institute https://thempi.org back in 2010 suggesting an idea for a movie on the dumbing down of America. Mr. Pfaltzgraff, who is now the president of Moving Pictures Institute never replied. But I think I will resend Sam’s letter to Mr. Pfaltzgraff.
S A M U E L L. B L U M E N F E L D
161 Great Road Littleton, MA 01460 781-354-2040
slblu123@verizon.ne
December 16, 2010
Bob Pfaltzgraff
Executive Director
Moving Picture Institute
375 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
Dear Mr. Pfaltzgraff,
Thank you for the great work that you and your colleagues have done at the Moving
Picture Institute in bringing such difficult subjects as “The Cartel” to the screen. I agree
that our semi-literate public needs to learn–by way of movies–of the threats to freedom
that we face. As you know, the subject of education has long been neglected by our
documentary makers, even though the subject has the potential of waking up the nation.
As an author of more than ten books on education, and particularly on the subject of
literacy, I hope I can impress you with the need to produce a film on “Why Johnny Still
Can’t Read.” The subject of the deliberate dumbing down of children in the English
speaking world has been well documented by myself and other writers. My book, The
New Illiterates, revealed that the teaching methods being used in our schools were
actually creating functional illiteracy among the students.
At present, I am working on a new book, School-Induced Dyslexia, that proves beyond
any doubt that our public schools are deliberately creating reading disability among
millions of children by means of the faulty teaching methods being used in our primary
schools. A film exposing this widespread educational malpractice could go a long way
to restoring sanity in primary education.
The story behind the dumbing down process is a fascinating one, with historical
characters that few people know about. Those of us who have done the research are
sitting on a mountain of factual material that would reveal a socialist conspiracy at the
highest echelons of academia that has transformed public education into a gigantic
criminal enterprise.
I would love to sit down with you and your colleagues and give you an idea of the
powerful story that can be told on the screen that could blow the lid off the entire
educational conspiracy against freedom.
Sincerely yours,
Photo from Moving Pictures Insititute’s website