> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 19:02:28 -0800 > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: SNET: UNICEF Owns Your Kids, Sheeple.......... > > > > -> SNETNEWS Mailing List > > > > > > United Nations Children's Fund > > Seeks to Usurp Parental Rights > > By Rev. Louis P. Sheldon > > Chairman, Traditional Values Coalition > > > > Washington, D.C. â?" Whenever a United Nations agency meets to discuss > > children's rights, parents should be wary. In September, 2001, the > > United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is organizing a New York > > summit on children's rights. UNICEF is celebrating the 10th > > anniversary of the implementation of the U.N. Convention on the > > Rights of the Child. > > > > In U.N. Newspeak, "children's rights," typically means that the state > > will become the final authority over a child. The parent is relegated > > to the role of caretaker. In the U.N.'s view, the "family" is just a > > subunit of the state and is subservient to the state's needs. > > > > The officials who are organizing this UNICEF summit have recently > > created new rules for determining who can participate in various > > closed negotiating sessions over children's rights. UNICEF has ruled > > that the Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) participating in this > > summit can only have two representatives in each closed negotiating > > session. This children's summit will discuss abortion as well as > > homosexuality this fall as "human rights." > > > > What this means in practice, is that pro-family NGOs will be vastly > > outnumbered in the final sessions. They are usually outnumbered > > anyway, but this new rule will severely limit the ability of pro- > > family groups to fight these pro-abortion and pro-homosexual > > proposals. > > > > The primary goal of this UNICEF summit is to redefine the role of the > > traditional family and to promote the idea that children ages 10-18 > > have an inalienable right to be sexually active with same-sex > > partners and to abortion their unwanted babies if they choose > > opposite sex partners. These notions spring directly from the U.N. > > Declaration on the Rights of the Child. > > > > The U.N. Declaration, a treaty that has been warmly supported by > > President Clinton and Senator-elect Hillary Clinton, is a parent's > > nightmare. Clinton has been reluctant to send this treaty to the > > Senate because he knows Senator Jesse Helms will keep it bottled up > > in the Foreign Relations Committee. Helms is a vigorous opponent of > > any U.N. treaties that would erode parental rights or American > > sovereignty. If ever passed by the Senate, however, this treaty would > > usurp the right of parents to determine the moral and spiritual > > development of their children. > > > > In rather innocuous language, this U.N. document turns the United > > Nations into a global parent, wipes out parental rights, and gives > > children nearly unlimited freedoms to determine their own destinies > > without parental interference. The full text of this frightening > > document is available on UNICEF's web site. > > > > It is sobering to realize that even though this U.N. Declaration has > > been passed by nearly every nation on the earth, except the United > > States and Somalia, it has really done little to stop the abuse of > > children. Boys are still being routinely molested by homosexual > > predators in Thailand, kids are still being sold into sex slavery in > > the Sudan, and NAMBLA's worldwide outreach is still promoting the > > molestation of children. The Declaration usurps parental authority, > > while not really protecting children. > > > > The upcoming UNICEF summit will prove to be yet another effort of the > > United Nations to destroy the traditional family and to place all > > authority for parental decisions in the hands of a totalitarian U.N. > > agency. If the U.N. ever gains authority over parenting in the United > > States, we can say goodbye to freedom. It is our hope that President > > George W. Bush will never send this treaty or any other treaty to the > > Senate that gives this kind of totalitarian power to the United > > Nations. > > > > It is also our hope that pro-family NGOs at this UNICEF summit will > > be successful in overturning any U.N. proposals that will further > > erode parental rights in nations that have already signed the U.N. > > Declaration. Parenting should be left to parents, not a U.N. agency. > > > > > > > > > > -> To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > > _______________________________________________ Crashlist website: http://website.lineone.net/~resource_base
