Some students who attended Saskatoon’s Christian Centre Academy (now called Legacy Christian Academy) say the leaders of the adjacent church that ran the independent school used religion to coerce them into campaigning for conservative candidates during and outside of class. One of those politicians confirms it’s true, but says school and church policies have since changed.
One longtime critic said this political activity is a symptom of the leadership's quest to impose their social conservative views on others by any means necessary.
Students said Atchison, not a member of their church, would be seated in the front row whenever he'd attend their services. The pastor would tell everyone that they needed to vote for him. The Kotelmachs said — even though civic politicians don't control abortion policy or other social issues — being close to political power at all levels was a central goal of the church and school leaders.
Two years later, at the age of 13, half of the class would take turns heading down to Vellacott's campaign office to stuff envelopes with his Canadian Alliance pamphlets, she said.with "Mau-rice Vell-a-cott." "To me, it was quite invigorating, exhilarating because there were so many young people involved," he said.
"It was inappropriate … A church should not take partisan political stands. That is not the purpose of a church."
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