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Official Logo for Truth & Liberty Coalition Conference information Conference information 2 The cause for hope from the great awakening across America was showcased at the 2023 Truth & Liberty Coalition Conference. The 2023 Truth & Liberty Coalition Conference was inspiring, educational, and informative. If we don’t act to take America back for Christ after this conference, it has all been fun and games only.”— Richard Harris, Truth & Liberty Coalition executive directorWOODLAND PARK, COLORADO, UNITED STATES, September 12, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- Conservative Christians came together from across America to celebrate constitutional rights and biblical truth at the fourth annual Truth & Liberty Coalition Conference at Charis Bible College September 7-9. The conference featured a powerhouse list of speakers Andrew Wommack, David Barton, Alex McFarland, Chad Connelly, Janet Porter, Lucas Miles, Mohamad Faridi, and Richard Harris – along with a representative of Congress U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn. Host Andrew Wommack emphasized... Read more

STARRS is a volunteer 501c3 organization composed of retired senior military officers and patriotic civilians throughout America. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, UNITED STATES, August 28, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- STARRS (Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services) has released another position paper on a critical military readiness topic: “DOD Transgender Policies.” Excerpt from the position paper: "There is a long list of medical, psychological, physiological and intelligence factors that disqualify people from serving . . . There is a significant negative impact on readiness due to individual duty limitations during and after “gender affirmation treatments and the diversion of funds from other priorities. . . . The trans agenda is an integral part of the international Marxist and globalist movements and is changing the culture on military bases for the worse." Click here to read the entire position paper. “STARRS believes that serving is a privilege, not a right and that... Read more

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AMAC Action developed this list as a 501 (C)(4). COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, UNITED STATES, August 10, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- The Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC Action) recently published a list of ten examples of wokeism in the U.S. military. According to Dr. Ron Scott, Colonel, USAF, Retired, President and CEO of Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services, Inc. (STARRS), this list is a “must read” for all Americans. Click here. “STARRS is concerned about the growing number of examples of woke in the Armed Forces. This list is further evidence pointing to the military’s downward spiral into social, cultural, and political radicalism,” he said. ABOUT STARRS: Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services, Inc: Established in the Spring of 2021, STARRS is a 501(c)3 approved organization that operates primarily to provide educational information about racism and radicalism in the military. STARRS has members across the... Read more

The latest example: A DEI Reading Room at the USAFA supported in part by USAA There has been no response from this Fortune 500 financial institution, whose success has been due to the close relationship between it and generations of military families,”— Dr. Ron Scott, Colonel, USAF, Retired, STARRS President and CEOSAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, August 2, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- On August 25, 2023, the United Services Automobile Association (USAA) will hold its annual meeting. While the current agenda involves the election of directors and an amendment to its Bylaws, STARR members have expressed concerns about USAA’s growing position regarding DEI or “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.” According to Dr. Ron Scott, Colonel, USAF, Retired, President and CEO of Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services, Inc. (STARRS), several USAA members (also affiliated with STARRS) sent an open letter (https://starrs.us/starrs-open-letter-to-usaa/) on June 29, 2023, expressing their concerns about USAA... Read more

Conference information Conference information 2 Official Logo for Truth & Liberty Coalition Scheduled for Sept. 7-9 at Charis Bible College in Woodland Park, Colorado The 2023 Truth & Liberty Coalition Conference will help you refocus, get equipped and encouraged, and continue the momentum to take America back for Christ.”— Richard Harris, Truth & Liberty Coalition executive directorWOODLAND PARK, CO, UNITED STATES, August 1, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- Scheduled for September 7-9 at Charis Bible College in Woodland Park, Colorado, the Truth & Liberty Coalition Conference brings together influential leaders and organizations for three days of celebrating constitutional rights and biblical truth. “The stirrings of a great awakening are being felt across America. Whether its parents pushing back against "woke" schools, revival breaking out on college campuses, or the end of Roe v. Wade, we have cause for hope!” said Richard Harris, Truth & Liberty Coalition executive director. Discover the power to impact... Read more

STARRS supports the work of the House of Representatives' efforts to deny the use of DoD funds in this way. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, UNITED STATES, July 18, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- Earlier this year the Department of Defense (DoD) authorized the services to use taxpayer provided funds (travel costs, lodging, per diem) and non-chargeable administrative time off for service members to travel out of the local area to receive non-covered abortions and/or Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) procedures, or to accompany a dependent seeking such procedures. “The DoD justified this action by claiming the Supreme Court's decision to return abortion law to the states has significant readiness, recruiting and retention implications,” said Ron Scott, Ph.D., Col-USAF (Ret) President and CEO. STARRS opposes this new policy. “Based on 10 U.S.C. 1093(a)'s prohibition of the use of DoD funding for abortions in most cases and the intense national controversy about the morality of abortion,” Scott... Read more

The organization seeks assurances from General Charles Q. “CQ” Brown at July 11 Hearing COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, UNITED STATES, July 10, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- Members of Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services, Inc. (STARRS) are concerned about ideological development within the Department of Defense that threaten our readiness. “While a push for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) sounds noble at face value, efforts to implement the ideology that underwrites it not only advances discrimination based on race, ethnicity, and gender, it distracts us from the critical merit-based factors that promote/ensure readiness,” said Ron Scott, Ph.D., Col-USAF (Ret) President and CEO. The STARRS President also indicated that the organization “Joins Elaine Donnelly, President of the Center for Military Readiness, in encouraging the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) to seek assurances from General Charles Q. "CQ" Brown in tomorrow's July 11 hearing, in terms of his understanding of the dangers... Read more

The Supreme Court did not decide whether or not affirmative action is constitutional at the Service Academies COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, UNITED STATES, June 30, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- This week the US Supreme Court ruled 6-3, in a case involving Harvard and the University of North Carolina (20-1199 Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (06/29/2023) (supremecourt.gov)). That affirmative action is unconstitutional at public and private colleges. “However, it did not decide whether that ruling applied to the Service Academies because the military was not a party to and no evidence had been presented in that lawsuit,” said STARRS President, Dr. Ronald J. Scott, (USAF-Col., Ret.) Veterans for Fairness and Merit, a 501(c)(19) veterans group, filed an amicus brief arguing against affirmative action in the Service Academies and provided a reaction to the SCOTUS ruling (link to press release). According to Mike Rose, Executive Vice President and... Read more

DoD’s use of racial preferences is hurting our military, profoundly threatening our readiness. Our warfighters need and deserve only the best-qualified leaders. Leader quality determines mission success or failure and life or death on the battlefield.”— Claude M. McQuarrie IilHOUSTON, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, June 29, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- The Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College and University of North Carolina (Nos. 20-1199 and 21-707) is a “victory for the Constitution, equality of opportunity, and meritocracy,” said Claude M. McQuarrie III, President, Veterans for Fairness and Merit. “The race-based practices at not only Harvard/UNC but also our Nation’s service academies violate every equal protection principle cited by the Court in its well-reasoned decision,” McQuarrie said. “The Court has reaffirmed those principles, effectively ending the use of racial preferences in college admissions, restoring faithful adherence to the Constitution.” The Court noted at footnote 4, “The United States as... Read more

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Official Logo 2022 WOODLAND PARK, COLORADO, UNITED STATES, June 26, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- To mark the one-year anniversary, June 24, 2023, of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v Mississippi decision, the Truth & Liberty Coalition publishes a new blog on the topic. The landmark ruling in Dobbs restored legislative power back to the states and Congress, allowing them to protect life during all stages of pregnancy. The blog is located at this link. From the blog readers will find that “the fight is not over” and a description of “Abortion Tourism” in Colorado among other key facts. “Learn more about this critical topic by exploring the Truth & Liberty website and visiting the Research Center for practical resources to defend free enterprise from the attacks of socialism, “ said a spokesperson for Truth & Liberty Coalition. ABOUT TRUTH AND LIBERTY COALITION Truth & Liberty Coalition, Inc. is... Read more

Official Logo 2022 WOODLAND PARK, COLORADO, UNITED STATES, June 26, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- To mark the one-year anniversary, June 24, 2023, of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v Mississippi decision, the Truth & Liberty Coalition publishes a new blog on the topic. The landmark ruling in Dobbs restored legislative power back to the states and Congress, allowing them to protect life during all stages of pregnancy. The blog is located at this link. From the blog readers will find that “the fight is not over” and a description of “Abortion Tourism” in Colorado among other key facts. “Learn more about this critical topic by exploring the Truth & Liberty website and visiting the Research Center for practical resources to defend free enterprise from the attacks of socialism, “ said a spokesperson for Truth & Liberty Coalition. ABOUT TRUTH AND LIBERTY COALITION Truth & Liberty Coalition, Inc. is... Read more

Dr. Ron Scott, President & CEO STARRS STARRS President Col. Ron Scott, USAF ret, will be speaking in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Thursday, 22 June 2023. We are sounding the alarm to warn Americans about what is happening with the military & academies and how to help. We are working to eliminate divisive CRT/DEI in the military and return to merit.”— STARRS President Dr. Ronald J. Scott, Jr.COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, USA, June 20, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- STARRS President Col. Ron Scott, USAF Ret, will be speaking in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Thursday, 22 June 2023 about STARRS and its fight to eliminate the divisive CRT/DEI ideology/agenda in the military. He is joined by LTC Matthew Lohmeier, USAFA ’06, fighter jet pilot, and former commander in the US Space Force. Matt is the author of the best-selling book, “Irresistible Revolution: Marxism’s Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military“, and speaks around... Read more

Daniels Fund NMMI's Intermediate Preparatory Academy announces $300,000 in grant funding from the Daniels Fund. Choosing the right school can change the trajectory of a student’s life — just as NMMI helped Bill Daniels develop the leadership, character, and discipline that propelled him to success.”— Hanna Skandera, President & CEO of the Daniels FundROSWELL, NEW MEXICO, UNITED STATES, June 9, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- The New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) will launch a new Intermediate Preparatory Academy (IPA) in August 2023, re-introducing 6th grade to the institute’s school system for the first time since the early 1900s to be followed by levels 7th and 8th in subsequent years. NMMI's Intermediate Preparatory Academy is pleased to announce that is has received $300,000 in grant funding from the Daniels Fund. The three-year grant ($100,000 per year) will be used for financial tuition assistance for new IPA students. IPA has been designed to provide an... Read more