Mainstream Loudoun - A Voice for Moderation

Statement of Purpose
To preserve religious and personal freedom, to maintain the separation of church and state, and to counter the imposition through public policy of one religious tradition over others.

To carry out our purpose, Mainstream Loudoun educates voters about the true purpose and negative effects of the public policies promoted by religious/political right groups. We inform citizens how the goals and tactics of religious/political organizations affect our local communities, motivating them to become more involved in the electoral process and local government.

Mainstream believes

people who are religious, moral and pro-family can honestly differ on political and social issues.
we can improve our government and better our society without writing laws which infringe on our personal and religious freedoms and without abandoning church/state separation.
promoting tolerance and rational discourse will bring people together, improve our communities, and preserve our outstanding heritage of religious freedom .

Mainstream Loudoun opposes the political agenda of well-organized and well-funded religious/political right groups who

attempt to use our public institutions (schools, welfare, libraries) as a means to impose their religious views on all citizens.
promote laws and policies which threaten the personal and religious freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution.
imply that those who oppose their agenda are anti-family, immoral, or irreligious.
use benign-sounding programs as vehicles to achieve their ultimate goal (e.g. offering scholarships to a handful of inner-city students in order to gain public money for all religious school students).
employ divisive political processes ("stealth" candidates, hate-based messages, wedge issues, scare tactics).

Visit the quotes to see why the religious/political right's agenda is a threat to our Constitutional freedoms.

WHO WE ARE

Mainstream Loudoun is a nonprofit, nonpartisan grassroots organization. It is composed of a wide cross-section of people including:

Parents
Clergy
Students
Teachers
Librarians
Business leaders
Physicians
Public policy officials
Political leaders
Citizen activists

Members are affiliated with a variety of religious, political, and local organizations.

Mainstream Loudoun is governed by a board of directors which includes officers and chairs of standing committees.

WHAT WE DO

Mainstream Loudoun works on issues in the areas of

Public education
Intellectual freedom/censorship
Separation of government and religion
Religious freedoms
Reproductive and health-care issues
Understanding and support of diversity

To inform and activate the community, we

Hold regular meetings
Sponsor informative forums
Publish a newsletter
Provide information to media sources
Write letters to the editor and articles for local newspapers
Sponsor candidate debates
Produce and distribute voter guides
Educate local leaders and legislators
Speak to community groups that share our concerns
Network with other organizations
Research and document issues

See what others who share Mainstream's concerns say about tolerance.

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If you would like to make a contribution to aid us in our work, you may send donations to
Mainstream Loudoun, PO Box 4013, Leesburg, VA 20177.

With contributions of $25 or more, you will be considered a member of Mainstream Loudoun and will receive our monthly newsletter.

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Last Updated: February 8, 2001.

E-mail can be sent to Mainstream Loudoun at Mainstream@loudoun.net