Press: Cracks In ‘The Thaw’

Not everybody is warming up to the claims and ideas expressed in “The Thaw” video, which was featured in Sunday’s Press after being spotlighted by Fox News. The video is an advertisement for a Christian ministry and educational alternative whose genesis allegedly was sparked last year by a Kootenai County public high school teacher requiring students to write an essay called “I Believe” without using the words “God” or “Jesus Christ” anywhere in the essay. If one teacher’s act was the catalyst, then the teacher and school should be identified so the veracity of the claim can be established, and if it’s true, then “the rest of the story” might be told. Yet Gary Brown, whose organization Reach America produced “The Thaw,” has declined to disclose that information “for the sake of confidentiality of the kids.” The trouble doesn’t stop there/ Coeur d’Alene Press Editorial Board . More here.

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Question: Did Pastor Gary Brown hurt or help his cause with his video, “The Thaw”?