The Weekly Sam: The Struggle for Educational Freedom
Author and homeschool pioneer Sam Blumenfeld gives a lecture entitled “The Struggle for Educational Freedom at Bob Jones University https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2022-02-09T13_14_49-08_00
The Weekly Sam: The Revolution in Education
Homeschool pioneer and author Sam Blumenfeld gives a lecture on how socialists took over government schools in the United States and, why parents need to remove their children from government schools: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2022-02-06T11_05_19-08_00
Sam was a generation ahead of his time. He started warning parents about the dangers of government schools back in the 1970s. Many parents-like me-took his advice, but many either didn’t know or didn’t care. Thankfully, that is changing but it shouldn’t have taken so long. Please visit the Blumenfeld Archives where you can find most of the writings, and lectures of Sam:
https://campconstitution.net/sam-blumenfeld-archive/
Camp Constitution’s Recommendations for Supreme Court Justice
Camp Constitution firmly opposes identity politics, but since Joe Biden announced that a black woman and only a black woman will be his choice to replace Justice Stephen Breyer, we have a few recommendations:
Dr. Felecia Nace is a New Jersey Native. A former language arts teacher at the Montclair Public School District New Jersey, Dr. worked as an education specialist for the New Jersey Department of Education, five years as an adjunct professor for Mercer County Community College’s English department, and his currently the executive director of Partners 4 Change, and education consulting firm. Nace is an international consultant, speaker/presenter, and has many published articles on the topic of systemic change. She is the author of several books including Top-Down Confusion: Is Grey the New Pink in Education
Mrs. Edith Craft: Born and raised in New Orleans, Mrs. Craft is a retired schoolteacher who serves as Camp Constitution’s program director for its junior camp. She is married to Camp Constitution’s chaplain Rev. Steve Craft. She is a mother and grandmother
Kalasia Richer is the New England Faith Representative for Turning Point USA. She works full time serving and supporting pastors/members of the faith community in MA, NH, VT, ME, and upstate New York in the restoration of their God-given liberties. Kalasia is originally from Woonsocket, RI and currently lives in Boston, MA. She graduated in 2020 from Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI with a BA in Political Science and Communications. While in college she served as the President of the RWU College Republicans and Vice President of Christian Student Fellowship. She also worked as a staffer for an RI gubernatorial campaign and interned at the Rhode Island State House. In addition to working full time for Turning Point USA, she currently serves as an ambassador for Future Female Leaders.
And Barbara From Harlem:
“Barbara From Harlem” is a community and political activist in New York City. Born in the Bronx and raised in Harlem, she raised five children as a single mother. She has also been a small business owner and has run several nonprofits helping inner-city youth.
Barbara earned her nickname in the mid-90s from then-WABC talk radio host Jay Diamond. She was a frequent caller about the O.J. Simpson murder trial, which she thought was wrongly decided.
She has since become a well-known voice of black conservatism in New York City and across the country. She has been called the “godmother of black conservatives” by fellow podcaster Darius Mayfield.
She is the author of the book “Escaping the Racism of Low Expectations” (Simon & Schuster, 2018). In it, she explained:
I was a liberal by default. I asked no questions. I had no answers… But my eyes were opened to reject victimhood and lack of accountability. My journey has proven to me that when you have clarity of conscience, love of God and a deep-seated belief in America’s goodness, your life will be enriched and your focus will change to one of accountability.
With her daughter Bebe, Barbara has co-hosted the “Our Urban Story” podcast since 2014; it streams live on Saturday afternoons.
The Weekly Sam: The Great Education Struggle
Author and homeschool pioneer Sam Blumenfeld appears as a guest on “The Great Education Struggle” hosted by Isaac Moffett:
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2022-01-28T12_53_30-08_00
You can find this audio among most of Sam’s writings on the Sam Blumenfeld Archive: https://campconstitution.net/sam-blumenfeld-archive/
The Weekly Sam: Teaching Penmanship and Reading
Author and homeschool pioneer, Sam Blumenfeld conducts a presentation on teaching penmanship where he stresses cursive first.
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2022-01-22T15_14_09-08_00
Please visit Sam’s archive where you can find this and hundreds of other works or late friend:
https://campconstitution.net/sam-blumenfeld-archive/
The Weekly Sam: Teaching Reading-a Lecture by Sam Blumenfeld
Author and homeschool pioneer, Sam Blumenfeld conducts a workshop on teaching reading at a homeschool conference in Illinois 1998: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2022-01-15T15_31_35-08_00
Please visit the Sam Blumenfeld Archives to access the works of Sam Blumenfeld: https://campconstitution.net/sam-blumenfeld-archive/
Listen Live to Mat Staver Present Camp Constitution’s Christian Flag Lawsuit Oral Arguments in the Supreme Court Tuesday 1/18
This is from Liberty, our incredible legal team that have been representing us with our Christian flag lawsuit since September 2017:
LISTEN LIVE to Mat Staver Present Oral Arguments in the Supreme Court 1/18/2022 @ 10am ET
U.S. SUPREME COURT TAKES CHRISTIAN FLAG CASE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court granted Liberty Counsel’s cert petition and will hear the case regarding the censorship of the Christian flag in Boston. Liberty Counsel will present oral argument to the High Court on January 18 with a decision expected by June 2022.
Although the city of Boston created a public forum for private speakers to temporarily raise a flag on one of its poles and never censored any of the prior 284 applications, it censored the Camp Constitution’s flag during its Constitution Day event because the application referred to it as a “Christian flag.” Camp Constitution wanted to highlight the Christian Founders during the Constitution Day event. Without seeing the flag, Boston censored it solely because of the word “Christian” on the application. Boston took the position that it was permitted to censor the flag because it controlled the flag poles and it was government, not private speech. The lower court and the court of appeals ruled twice in favor of Boston. This case will resolve the issue of government versus private speech.
Liberty Counsel filed a lawsuit on behalf of Boston resident Hal Shurtleff and his Christian civic organization, Camp Constitution, arguing that the city of Boston violated the First Amendment by censoring a private flag in a public forum merely because the application form referred to the flag as a “Christian flag.”
Boston censored the religious viewpoint of Camp Constitution’s flag, which was to be raised for about an hour on September 17 in observance of Constitution Day, while supporters gathered around the flagpole. The flag was part of the ceremony to honor the Constitution and recognize the Christian Founders.
Never has Boston censored any flag until the Camp Constitution’s flag, which is white with a blue square in the upper corner and a red cross. The flag contains no writing. Under oath, the city official testified the flag would have been approved if the application did not refer to it as a “Christian flag.” The word “Christian” on the application alone triggered the censorship. The official said he had never heard of a “Christian flag” until Camp Constitution’s application. Therefore, his testimony revealed that if Camp Constitution had not referred to the flag on the application with the word “Christian,” it would not have been censored.
The city refers to its flagpole as a “public forum” and allows private organizations to temporarily raise their own flags on the flagpoles. The city of Boston’s website even states the goals for flag raising events include, “We commemorate flags from many countries and communities at Boston City Hall Plaza. We want to create an environment in the city where everyone feels included.”
The city has even attempted to argue its flagpoles are used for private flag raisings only “15% of the time.” However, since the city has designated it as a “public forum,” this argument is useless since the city’s documented “public forums for all applicants” policy has resulted in a 100 percent approval rate, or 284 flag raisings by private organizations over the course of twelve years, except for the Christian flag.
Other flags raised on the city’s flagpole include the Turkish flag (which depicts the Islamic star and crescent) and the Portuguese flag (which uses religious imagery). City officials have also never denied the “messages” communicated by the “Chinese Progressive Association,” the rainbow flag of Boston Pride, and a “transgender” pink and blue flag. The flags of private community groups include Albania, Brazil, Ethiopia, Italy, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, and Mexico, as well as of Communist China and Cuba. No flag was ever denied until the city denied the flag of Camp Constitution.
Shurtleff and Camp Constitution first asked the city in 2017 for a permit to raise the Christian flag on Boston City Hall flagpoles to commemorate Constitution Day (September 17) and the civic and cultural contributions of the Christian community to the city of Boston, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, religious tolerance, the Rule of Law and the U.S. Constitution.
The First Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the city of Boston finding that the flags were government speech. The Court wrongly accepted the city’s argument that the Establishment Clause justified its censorship. However, (1) the application form designates the flag pole as a “public forum” open for private speech; (2) the city never censored a flag in the 12 years prior to Camp Constitution’s application; (3) the city approved 39 flags (averaging over three per month) in the year prior to Camp Constitution’s application; and (4) the flags of the foreign countries could not be government speech because under state law it is a crime to raise the flag of a foreign country on city property.
Liberty Counsel’s Founder and Chairman Mat Staver said, “We look forward to the U.S. Supreme Court hearing Boston’s unconstitutional discrimination against Camp Constitution’s Christian viewpoint. The city cannot deny the Christian flag because it is ‘Christian’ and allow every other flag to fly on its flagpoles. There is a crucial difference between government endorsement of religion and private speech, which government is bound to respect. Censoring religious viewpoints in a public forum where secular viewpoints are permitted is unconstitutional and this case will set national precedent.”
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- SEPT 2017 Liberty Counsel sends Boston demand letter following flag application denial.
- JULY 2018 Original suit filed in district court.
- AUG 2018 Court denies preliminary injunction.
- JUNE 2019 First Circuit affirms the denial.
- JULY 2019 LC files motion for summary judgment in district court.
- FEB 2020 District court denies LC summary judgment and grants city’s summary judgment.
- JAN 2021 First Circuit affirms summary judgment for city.
- JUNE 2021 LC files writ of certiorari at SCOTUS.
- SEPT 2021 SCOTUS takes the case.
- JAN 18, 2022 Oral argument set at SCOTUS.
BRIEFS OF LIBERTY COUNSEL AND CITY OF BOSTON
Reply Brief For The Petitioners
Petition for Certiorari
Opposition to Petition for Certiorari
Reply Brief in Support of Petition for Certiorari
Brief for Petitioners Camp Constitution
Brief for Respondent City of Boston
Reply Brief of Petitioners Camp Constitution
AMICUS BRIEFS:
In Support of Liberty Counsel
Brief-Amicus-(ACLU and ACLU of Massachusetts).pdf
Brief-Amicus-(Advancing-American-Freedom-et al).pdf
Brief-Amicus-(American-Cornerstone-Institute).pdf
Brief-Amicus-(American-Legion).pdf
Brief-Amicus-(Becket Fund for Religious Liberty).pdf
Brief-Amicus-(Bronx-Household-of-Faith).pdf
Brief-Amicus-(Catholicvote-org).pdf
Brief-Amicus-(CPCF, et al.).pdf
Brief-Amicus-(Foundation-for-Moral-Law).pdf
Brief-Amicus-(Multi-States).pdf
Brief-Amicus-(National Legal Foundation, et al.).pdf
Brief-Amicus-(Notre Dame L. Sch. Rel. Lib. Initiative).pdf
Brief-Amicus-(Pacific Legal Foundation).pdf
Brief-Amicus-(Protect-the-First-Foundation).pdf
Brief-Amicus-(Rutherford-Institute).pdf
Brief-Amicus-(Thomas-More).pdf
Brief-Amicus-(United States).pdf
In Support of City of Boston
Brief-Amicus-(Anti-Defamation League).pdf
Brief-Amicus-(FFRF).pdf
Brief-Amicus-(Jewish Alliance for Law, et al).pdf
Brief-Amicus-(Local Governments).pdf
Brief-Amicus-(Multi States).pdf
Brief-Amicus-(National Council of Churches, et al.).pdf
READ MORE:
Events Surrounding Shurtleff v. City of Boston SCOTUS Oral Argument
Religious Viewpoint Case Will Affect Everyone
LC Files Reply Brief at SCOTUS in Religious Viewpoint Case
Religious Viewpoint Case at SCOTUS Will Set National Precedent
USA and 12 States Support LC in Free Speech Case
Boston’s Christian Flag Debate Heading to US Supreme Court
Liberty Counsel Files Opening Brief at SCOTUS in Religious Viewpoint Case
U.S. Supreme Court Takes Christian Flag Case
Next Step for Christian Flag: U.S. Supreme Court
Christian Flag in Boston Before Court of Appeals
Christian Flag Goes Back to Court
Boston Should Fly Christian Flag
Boston Discriminates Against Christian Flag
Stop Censorship of Christian Flag
Boston Sued for Censoring Christian Flag
Group sues Boston for banning Christian flag, approving 284 others
Boston Sued For Booting Christian Flag, While Allowing Islamic Symbols
Boston Sued for Banning Christian Flag, Allowing 284 Others
284 flags including China’s OK in Boston, but not Christian banner
Boston Sued for Banning Christian Flag, Allowing 284 Others
Banned in Boston — the Christian Flag
Stop Censorship of Christian Flag
Fly the ‘Christian’ flag? Sorry, no can do
The Point: Boston Bars the Christian Flag
Standing Up for Judeo-Christian Values – Hal Shurtleff – Episode 29
As Liberty Counsel prepares to defend a religious viewpoint censorship case before the U.S. Supreme Court, it all started with the Christian flag. Hal Shurtleff of Camp Constitution joins Mat Staver to explain more on this episode of Freedom Alive.™ – Originally premiered Dec 12, 2021 on GoodLife45 – visit https://www.tv45.org
Public Schools They’re Destroying Our Children-Gary Allen a Generation Ahead of His Time
In February 1972, the late Gary Allen, author of None Dare Call it Conspiracy, wrote an article for the “American Opinion” magazine entitled “Public Schools They’re Destroying Our Children.” Mr. Allen was a generation ahead of his time. While there were many people and organizations that have been sounding the alarm over the years about the destructive nature of America’s government schools, most parents did not want to hear it. Some did, of course, and it led to the modern homeschool movement. Today, due to the Covid lockdowns and the promotion of the Marxist Critical Race Theory and the 1619 Project, many parents are finally waking up, and pulling their children out of government schools. Here is a link to a PDF version of this aticle: https://s3.amazonaws.com/camppictures/CampArchive/Domestic/Public%20Schools.pdf
Gary Allen (August 2, 1936 – November 29, 1986) was an American conservative journalist, book author, and sociopolitical researcher. He authored Communist Revolution in the Streets, Nixon’s Palace Guard, Richard Nixon: The Man Behind the Mask, None Dare Call It Conspiracy; The Rockefeller File; Kissinger: Secret Side Of The Secretary Of State; Jimmy Carter/Jimmy Carter; Tax Target: Washington, Ted Kennedy: In Over His Head, and Say “No!” to the New World Order. He was an AMERICAN OPINION Contributing Editor.
The Weekly Sam: Reading and Teaching
Sam Blumenfeld gave this lecture at a Texas homeschool convention in the 1980s where he explains how the “progressive educators” conspired to dumb down the children of America: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2022-01-10T17_32_34-08_00
This presentation as well as most of the work of Sam Blumenfeld can be found on the Blumenfeld Archives: https://campconstitution.net/sam-blumenfeld-archive/
The Covid Cult and Medical Tyranny: An Interview with Nurse Terese Grinell
Camp Constitution attended a Freedom Rally at the State Capitol Concord, NH on January 1. We were invited by Nurse Terese Grinell who has taken a courageous stance against vaccine mandates. She even got arrested while at a meeting of the NH’s Executive Council for saying “amen.”
We interviewed her on Camp Constitution Radio. A link to the interview on our Rumble page:
We did not bother to post in on our YouTube channel since any video that is critical of the Covid Cult and the Panic Porn, and its members unconstitutional and failed policies will be taken down.
And a link to an audio of the interview from our Podomatic page:
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2022-01-03T13_24_13-08_00
Pictures from the January 1, Rally Concord, NH (Nurse Terese Grinnell)
