Dyslexia

"An article on Preschool Learners reveals, '[T]eachers know, and research confirms, that by the end of the year, kindergartners often can read some common sight words. By the end of first grade, children can be expected to possess a reading vocabulary of 300 to 500 words'. What parents are not told is that learning that many words by sight will guarantee that the child will become dyslexic. For a holistic reflex prevents children from automatically seeing the phonetic structure of a word. It is that blockage that causes the condition we call dyslexia" [Dr. Samuel L. Blumenfeld, ritalindeath.com/Education/the-literacy-war-goes-on.htm].

Opus Dei

"From Mothers' Watch, Volume 3, no 3: 'We became concerned with Opus Dei when we learned their schools had sex ed and that Opus Dei people do not oppose classroom sex education. Many parents have also related their bad experiences with Opus Dei to us. The evidence is mounting. Opus Dei has long been considered more than 'controversial' in Europe. There are many books and articles on Opus Dei that you might benefit from reading:

PARENTS GUIDE TO OPUS DEI, Sicut Dixit Press, 305 Madison Ave., NYC, NY 10165

BEYOND THE THRESHOLD, a shocking new book by Maria del Carmen Tapia, a former member and personal secretary to Msgr. Escriva [the Roman Catholic founder of Opus Dei], Continuum Publishing Group, 370 Lexington Ave., NYC, NY 10017

AGAINST THE GRAIN, magazine by Suzanne Rini will be covering Opus Dei in depth, 3854 Nantasket St., Pittsburgh, PA 15207'

The 'supernumeries' [i.e. married members of Opus Dei] ... are under solemn oath to 'always consult their superiors in regard to professional, social and other questions, even those which do not constitute a matter of a direct vow of obedience' (Article 58). Given that the R.C. church has never renounced its claim to temporal authority, the presence of Opus Dei as a clandestine political, economic and educational power must be taken seriously" [Eric Phelps, email on file, 12 January 2006].