{"id":2434235,"date":"2025-05-13T16:39:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T20:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/outlets-promote-anti-trump-christian-petition-omit-key-detail-that-utterly-invalidates-it\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T16:41:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T20:41:10","slug":"outlets-promote-anti-trump-christian-petition-omit-key-detail-that-utterly-invalidates-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/outlets-promote-anti-trump-christian-petition-omit-key-detail-that-utterly-invalidates-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Outlets Promote Anti-Trump Christian Petition, Omit Key Detail That Utterly Invalidates It"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foutlets-promote-anti-trump-christian-petition-omit-key-detail-that-utterly-invalidates-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2434235&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the actions and positions of Faithful America, a pro-LGBT association that claims to represent Christian values, notably in response to the Trump management&#8217;s proposal to eliminate the Department of Education. the organization has launched a petition opposing what it terms a &#8220;christian nationalist&#8221; agenda aimed at regaining control of education at the state level. Faithful america argues that dismantling the Department of Education would lead to the indoctrination of children into a specific form of christianity, which they believe corrupts the faith rather than spreads it.<\/p>\n<p>The media&#8217;s portrayal of Faithful America often fails to highlight that its views diverge from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >customary christian teachings<\/a>, particularly regarding issues like homosexuality and transgender rights. Despite this, mainstream outlets, such as Newsweek, have presented the organization as a legitimate Christian voice, which some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-fraternity-moves-convention-slated-for-florida-over-its-education-policies\/\" title=\"Black fraternity changes convention location due to Florida&#039;s ... policies.\">critics argue misrepresents<\/a> its ideological position. the article emphasizes the discrepancy between Faithful America&#8217;s advocacy and historical Christian values, particularly regarding marriage and gender identity. It concludes that media coverage should clarify Faithful America&#8217;s unique stance to avoid misleading the public about its alignment with orthodox Christian beliefs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A pro-LGBT organization claiming to represent Christian values advocated against the Trump administration&rsquo;s move to disband the Department of Education, but some media outlets covered the story without mentioning that the group&rsquo;s views are out of step with Christian teaching.<\/p>\n<p>Faithful America launched a new <a href=\"https:\/\/act.faithfulamerica.org\/sign\/eddept-doge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">petition<\/a> on its website claiming that &ldquo;Christian nationalists&rdquo; are behind the plan to return control of education to the states.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Dismantling the Department of Education is a play right out of the Project 2025 playbook,&rdquo; the petition said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s clear Christian nationalists want to take full advantage of it. But forcing Christianity on others doesn&rsquo;t spread our faith, it corrupts it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The petition invited signatories to &ldquo;speak out as social-justice Christians&rdquo; and &ldquo;make it clear that we oppose this Christian-nationalist attack on our education system now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Faithful America said in a statement to the media that &ldquo;Christian nationalism has no place in our schools,&rdquo; according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/pro-lgbt-group-calls-education-dept-cuts-christian-nationalism.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from The Christian Post.<\/p>\n<p>Faithful America claimed that &ldquo;by defunding and eliminating this crucial department, Trump and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ted-lieu-attacks-trump-pope-pic-blasphemous-pic-resurfaces-evil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian<\/a> nationalist leaders supporting him clearly wish to make public schools across the country either indoctrinate our children with a certain form of Christianity or close down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Legacy media outlets have reported on Faithful America as a Christian organization, even though they affirm the validity of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pride-month-meets-match-christian-group-cooks-hetero-awesomeness-plan-state-capitol-june\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">homosexuality<\/a> and transgenderism, as noted by the Post.<\/p>\n<p>Another petition on the group&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/act.faithfulamerica.org\/signup\/protect-trans-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, for example, called for supporters to help &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyt-columnist-admits-schools-are-grooming-children-into-lgbt-identities\/\" title=\"NYT Columnist Admits Schools Are Grooming ... Into LGBT Identities\">protect trans children<\/a>,&rdquo; saying &ldquo;we know that Jesus calls us to see people as they are and bring them into a beloved, welcoming community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But Newsweek has written several articles about petitions from Faithful America without clarifying that the entity stands outside Christian orthodoxy on cultural issues.<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/over-14k-sign-christian-petition-issuing-warning-supreme-court-case-2067540\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a> from Newsweek published on May 2 was entitled &ldquo;Over 14K Sign Christian Petition Issuing Warning on Supreme Court Case.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The outlet only clarified that Faithful America is &ldquo;a progressive Christian organization&rdquo; seven paragraphs into the story.<\/p>\n<p>Newsweek has covered several other efforts from the group in the same way.<\/p>\n<p>Another article on March 27 was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/11k-sign-christian-petition-warning-trump-move-corrupts-faith-2051376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> &ldquo;Over 11K Sign Christian Petition Warning Trump Move &lsquo;Corrupts&rsquo; Their Faith,&rdquo; while a third on Dec. 24 was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/petition-donald-trump-immigration-christian-2005973\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">entitled<\/a> &ldquo;15,000 Sign Petition Accusing Donald Trump of Violating Christian Values.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Newsweek is not alone in the slanted coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia Gay News wrote a feature <a href=\"https:\/\/epgn.com\/2024\/09\/24\/faithful-america-progressive-christians-enter-the-culture-wars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">story<\/a> on Sept. 24 about Faithful America as a &ldquo;progressive Christian advocacy and activist group&rdquo; that exists to &ldquo;reclaim faith from the religious right.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/happy-may-4th-christians-can-still-enjoy-george-lucas-original-vision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christians<\/a> over the past two millennia have agreed that marriage is between one man and one woman, and that individuals are immutably male or female.<\/p>\n<p>But by covering Faithful America as a legitimate Christian organization representing Christian interests, these news outlets have misrepresented their actual ideological commitments.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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