Breaking the Bonds of Welfare: Star Parker and Dr. Clenard H. Childress Speak at 'Issues That Matter' Conference
The first 'Issues That Matter' Conference addresses topics of truth to educate the community about welfare and the economy.
Berkeley, CA (PRWEB) August 17, 2005 – C.U.R.E. founder Star Parker and
nationally renowned speaker Dr. Clenard H. Childress of L.E.A.R.N. will speak
Aug. 26 through Aug. 28 at the first "Issues That Matter" (ITM) Conference. The
conference, which will take place at the Progressive Missionary Baptist Church
of Berkeley, strives to reach the community with truth about issues that
matter.
The theme of the conference is "Feed the mind. Feed the body. Win
the soul." Registration is free, and attendants will listen as Parker and
Childress address the following topics:
* "Social Security Reform"
*
"The Impact of Homosexual Marriage in the Black Community"
* "The Effects of
Abortion in the Black Community"
* "Black Leadership in America Today"
*
"Breaking the Bonds of Welfare"
* "America and Why Morals Matter!"
* "The
42nd Anniversary of Dr. King’s I Have a Dream Speech"
* "The Four Pillars of
an Ownership Society"
* "The Economic State of Black America"
Star
Parker (http://www.urbancure.org/) believes firmly that faith and free
market principles are key elements to curing poverty. Parker founded the
Coalition on Urban Renewal & Education (CURE) in 1995 to jump start national
dialogue on issues of race and poverty. Before dedicating herself to social
activism, she was a single welfare mother in Los Angeles. Star learned firsthand
that the free market could help people more than state subsidies. Star is the
author of her new book, "Uncle Sam's Plantation."
She recently wrote in
the article, "Pushing a formula for getting poor: Thinking a government program
is the answer to life’s challenges is a good way to poor":
"According to
the (Wall Street) Journal, '... Americans are no more or less likely to rise
above, or fall below, their parents' economic class than they were 35 years
ago.' The New York Times quotes similar data, while also pointing out that at
the same time the gap between rich and poor is increasing. From 1979 to 2001,
after-tax income of the top 1 percent of American households increased 139
percent, the middle fifth by 17 percent and poorest fifth by 9 percent.
According to the research, whereas at one time parents' economic status
contributed by a factor of about 20 percent to where a child wound up, today
this is more in the range of 50 percent. In other words, in today's America, the
rewards for being born into the right circumstances and the penalties for being
born into the wrong circumstances are becoming increasingly greater."
¹
Dr. Clenard H. Childress, who was recently featured in World Magazine
(http://www.worldmag.com/displayarticle.cfm?id=10332) will
address the 42nd anniversary of Dr. King's "I have a dream"
speech.
According to an article in World Magazine written by Anthony
Bradley, U.S. history books frequently mention the lynching of
African-Americans. Other historical facts, however, are often unrecorded. One
such reality that Childress is especially concerned with is the unusually high
number of aborted African-American babies. According to the Alan Guttmacher
Institute, more than 43 percent of African-American pregnancies end in abortion,
and even though African Americans only represent 12 percent of the U.S.
population, they account for nearly 35 percent of all abortions. Since 1973,
approximately 12 million abortions have been performed, and it is estimated that
another 1,500 occur every day in the United States.
"Clenard Childress
Jr., a pastor in Montclair, N.J., and president of the northeast region of the
Life Education and Research Network (LEARN), the nation's largest
African-American evangelical pro-life group, hopes to reduce that last number,"
states Bradley in the article. "His goal is to ‘proclaim the message of life and
to expose the vices of the abortion industry’ to the African-American
community." ²
Sources for press release:
¹ "Pushing a formula for
getting poor: Thinking a government program is the answer to life's challenges
is a good way to poor," May 23, 2005, http://www.urbancure.org/dev/pagedetails.asp?SubCatID=239 or
http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cfm?action=detail&pk=PARKER-05-20-05
²
Article Title: "Abortion by race," Feb. 19, 2005, http://www.worldmag.com/displayarticle.cfm?id=10332
About
the Progressive Missionary Baptist Church:
Dr. Earl C. Stuckey, Sr. is
the Pastor of the Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, which is dedicated to
reaching out to the community in love with truth about issues that matter. Many
in the Bay area have come to accept welfare as a way of life. They express
little hope of being able to finish their education, get a job and buy a home.
This neighborhood is struggling with drugs, crime and prostitution. There is a
better way. The Church hopes the conference will provide a forum for community
members to learn about Jesus Christ and the truth. The Church invites everyone
to come along and bring a friend to this important conference. For more
information, please visit http://www.progressive4life.org/
Contact:
Walter B.
Hoye II
Progressive Missionary Baptist Church of
Berkeley
510-655-3660
http://www.progressive4life.org/
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/8/prweb273326.htm