What is The John Birch Society?
By JBS.org
About The John Birch Society
The John Birch Society is a non-partisan civics and education organization. We are concerned Americans from many races, religious beliefs, and national origins. Since we were founded on December 9, 1958, we have been men and women of good character, humane conscience, and religious ideals who have worked together to safeguard the Constitution.
The John Birch Society is principled, coordinated, and effective activism. Members are locally organized into small chapters and follow a National Agenda. By working as one, members create great pressure and influence originates locally and is felt nationally.
Our Constitutional Mission
Our mission is to bring about less government, more responsibility, and — with God’s help — a better world by providing leadership, education, and organized volunteer action in accordance with moral and Constitutional principles. The John Birch Society enthusiastically endorses the U.S. Constitution, and we have worked for over 60 years toward educating and activating Americans to abide by the original intent of the Founding Fathers.
We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. – Declaration of Independence, 1776
The John Birch Society endorses the timeless principles of the Declaration of Independence which proclaimed that our personal rights come from God, not from government.
Support & Defend the Constitution
A solution is only as good as your understanding of the problem. The Society labors to expose the forces that seek to undermine national independence, rewrite or abolish the Constitution, build a one-world government, or erode our personal liberties.
America has many enemies both foreign and domestic waging war on its very foundation. We seek to awaken sleeping patriots who will defend the Constitution and educate an apathetic population. Will you stand in the gap in America’s time of need? Our 10-Step National Agenda exposes globalist plans and works toward reining in an out-of-control federal government that these forces are using to satisfy their own agenda. Learn more about JBS, apply for membership, or talk to your Local Leadership for opportunities to get connected and involved.
THE NEW AMERICAN
Since 1985, The New American news magazine has covered the real issues that affect Americans and the American Republic. The magazine’s motto is “That Freedom Shall Not Perish,” so readers can expect fiscally sound, constitutionally correct, and morally attuned news and political commentary that is rarely “politically correct.”
The printed news magazine is published monthly and its website features free daily content from articles to podcasts to videos. All news sources have bias, and this magazine’s bias is that of the truth — not simply facts with which the staff agrees.
Forefront of Reporting the Truth
In 1986, the magazine warned that amnesty would greatly increase illegal immigration. In 1989, the magazine predicted the economic and political integration of Europe into a supranational union. In the 1990s, its editors and reporters debunked the myth that America was running out of energy. In 1992, the magazine was the first to sound the alarm on Agenda 21. In 1994, it exposed the federal push to takeover education. In 2007, it blew the whistle on the building of the North American Union, and in 2013, exposed the free trade agenda to build global government.
Special reports and thematic issues of The New American provide in-depth coverage of serious issues that can affect every American. Past reports have covered Agenda 21, Deep State, police state, NAFTA, public education, free trade agreements, immigration, and climate change.
The Perfect Companion for Patriots
Truth be told, the magazine started in 1985, after combining two longstanding publications: American Opinion and Review of the News. American Opinion was a monthly journal that began as One Man’s Opinion back in 1954 by Robert Welch, four years before he founded The John Birch Society. Review of the News was started in 1965 as a weekly round-up of news. JBS members have access to every issue of these magazines in our archives.
The solid track record of The New American and its rich history make it the perfect companion to any American patriot concerned about the future of the country, our rights, liberties, and independence. The New American is an affiliate of The John Birch Society. We feel so strongly of its continuous impact that members receive it as a benefit of their membership. We encourage you to subscribe to the magazine, sign up for its free daily, weekly or monthly headlines, and regularly visit it online.
THE FREEDOM INDEX
A Congressional Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution
Click to download the latest Freedom Index PDF — organized by state
The Freedom Index rates members of congress based on their adherence to constitutional principles of limited government, fiscal responsibility, national sovereignty, and a traditional foreign policy of avoiding foreign entanglements.
The Freedom Index is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how members of Congress are voting. The Freedom Index is nonpartisan; it is not meant to promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Preserve Freedom through Education
The Freedom Index is an educational resource provided by The New American magazine. We do not endorse or oppose candidates. The Freedom Index is intended to inform the American people, candidates and elected officials about the rights and freedoms protected by the Constitution of the United States.
Please share links to Freedom Index pages and print versions of the Freedom Indexes Congressional Scorecards with groups, friends and associates to help inform and educate them on the issues affecting their freedom.
