The
Christian Anti-Communism Crusade was founded by Dr. Fred C. Schwarz in
1953 in the State of Iowa where it still retains its legal identity. Its
headquarters was moved to Long Beach, California for most of its existence
and upon Dr. Schwarz' retirement in 1998, it has made its most recent
move to Manitou Springs, Colorado where the organization is presently
under the leadership of Dr. David A. Noebel, president of Summit Ministries.
For 45 years Dr. Schwarz led the Crusade
writing a monthly newsletter and speaking throughout the United States
on the evils of Communism. He wrote the best seller - You
Can Trust The Communists (to be Communists) and shortly before
retiring, he wrote Beating
the Unbeatable Foe (published by Regnery).
One of the tasks of the present Crusade
is to make his writings available both through the Internet and through
the monthly publication The Schwarz
Report. All issues of this report plus many of Dr. Schwarz' works
may be found on this site.
Dr. Schwarz took Communism seriously and
battled it his whole life. He knew in his heart it was the very mask of
Satan (who lies, steals, murders and destroys - John 10:10). He had the
courage to tell the naked truth about it while The New York Times
lied about it for nearly the whole 20th century. For his efforts he was
unwarrantedly labeled everything but a decent human being.
As difficult as it might be to believe
today, the anti-anti-Communists considered their opponents, such
as Dr. Schwarz, to be more dangerous than the Communists. The Communists,
however, were responsible for the death of millions (see Stephane Courtois'
The Black Book of
Communism and R.J. Rummel's Death By Government) while
Dr. Schwarz labored to preserve life. Yet to this day, the liberal-leftists
anti-anti-Communists in America have never apologized for their smear
tactics and efforts to destroy those who were seeking to tell the truth
about Communism. If the truth were known, they were much closer to the
Communist's worldview than they were willing to admit.
If someone in our audience is wondering
why this ministry, the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade, should be carried
forth in the 21st century, let me make just two observation. First, one
of America's best but least known theologians, D.A. Carson, in his The
Gagging of God, says that Christians must continue to maintain a "well-directed
assault against the ideas of Marxism, Freudianism, evolution and postmodernism"
(p. 426). And second, the slaughter of the 20th century is reason enough
to keep all eyes on these Marxists/Leftists/Socialists groups. An old
Russian proverb goes like this: "Dwell on the past and you'll lose
an eye; forget the past and you'll lost both eyes." We do not plan
to forget the past or fail to pass on to the next generation the great
benefits of Biblical Christianity, morality, truth and freedom.
