Freedom Writer - December 1994 [ref001] Florida Religious Right hits some snags 'America F

Freedom Writer - December 1994

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Florida Religious Right hits some snags

'America First' policy scrapped

The Christian Right hotbed of central Florida continues to make headlines. 
After weeks of controversy concerning the "America First" policy of 
the Lake County school board, three Christian Coalition candidates 
lost their bids for board vacancies. Voters in Lake County's Republican 
runoff defeated the Christian Right candidates  by 2-to-1 margins. 
The remaining candidates -- three Republicans and three Democrats 
-- for the three contested seats said they would repeal last May's 
board directive to teach that American culture is second to none. 
Christian Coalition member and board chair Pat Hart, who wrote the 
policy on culture, decided not to run for reelection, leaving just 
one Christian Coalition person still on the board.

AFA chapter head pleads guilty to child abuse

Linda Rozar, director of the Lake County chapter of the American Family 
Association, recently pleaded guilty to one count of child abuse and 
two counts of tampering with a witness, according to published reports. 
Rozar, 46, was sentenced to a year of probation and ordered to see 
a psychiatrist after entering her plea. The charges against her stem 
from an incident that occurred with a child in her home. Meanwhile, 
Rozar's husband Jerry is being charged for a second time with violating 
the terms of his probation. He was convicted of child molestation 
in 1986. Linda Rozar also served as president of Concerned Citizens 
for Florida, another radical right-wing organization. 

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