None Dare Call It Treason
A review of John Stormer's book by Carrie Hurd
As we
have shared in past newsletters, we love to haunt any place that sells
books. I recently picked up a book at the local food bank garage sale whose
author looked familiar. With a quick read of the back cover the little old
paperback went into my bag. It wasn't until a few weeks later that my oldest
daughter, Lindsey, came to me saying, "Mom, have you read any of this book
yet? You've got to read this, it is fascinating." Again, a few days later
she came to me and said "Mom, at least read this chapter on education." Thus
was my introduction to one of the most intriguing books I have read in some
time.
The book, None Dare Call It Treason, by John A. Stormer was written
in 1964 and sold over a million copies in just 6 months. It is a very
readable compilation of facts from hundreds of Congressional investigations
of communism and books written at that time on communism and socialism. I
don't remember learning much about communism in high school or college, and
never learned about the communist takeovers of Poland, Rumania, China, Korea
and Cuba. This book defines and exposes communism from the 1940's - 1960's
and also the part many in our government played in supporting the Communists
-- fascinating!
This book is a must read for us as homeschoolers, if for no other reason
than the chapter on education. Stormer presents an excellent history of John
Dewey and other education reformers and their communist influence on the
American education system. This book reads a bit like present day conspiracy
theory book, but it was written 40 years ago, and the things he wrote about
have happened and are present realities that we see all around us. Some of
the other topics included in this chapter are: Textbook Revisions, Class
Hatred (multiculturalism), Anti-Free Enterprise (look at Bill Gates), In the
Lower Grades (the intentional erosion of academic achievement) and
Internationalism (vs. patriotism).
I guess the most amazing and shocking revelation for me was the full
understanding of the enslavement and murder of 600 million people under
Lenin and Stalin. Add to this the millions who are still enslaved in
communist China. We should think of these men and women in China, who today
are being forced to abort their children and who are mutilated and killed if
they dare go against the communist government and have more than one child.
Communism is not dead. We and our children need to understand it and
remember that it still very much exists today.
In the middle of reading None Dare Call It Treason, I providentially
began reading The Pastor's Wife by Sabina Wurmbrand. I didn't even
think about it being related to the Stormer book until I was half way
through it (I could not put it down, I was worthless for almost an entire
day). In 1949, when Soviet propaganda was asserting that free Christian
worship was being tolerated behind the Iron Curtain, the communists arrested
Pastor Richard Wurmbrand in Rumania for secret Christian activities. He was
in prison for 14 years and Sabina, his wife was imprisoned and enslaved in
different work camps for over 3 years. Pastor and Mrs. Wurmbrand lived and
wrote, first-hand of the horrors of communism that John Stormer was writing
about to enlighten the American people in his book. What these saints went
through at the hands of the communists is unimaginable. They faithfully
worked to build the church in spite of persecution. They only left Rumania
when they were made aware that the churches outside the Iron Curtain had no
idea what the communists were doing to people, specifically Christians. They
testified in the early 60's in some of the congressional hearings that
Stormer sited in his book.
If you are not familiar with The Voice of the Martyrs, you should be.
It was established by Richard Wurmbrand to help persecuted Christians all
over the world. Mr. Wurmbrand also wrote a book entitled Tortured for Christ
and was active in his ministry until his recent death. The Wurmbrand books
can be reasonably purchased from The Voice of the Martyers, PO Box 443,
Bartlesville, OK 74005. (There are some passages in The Pastor's Wife that
frankly discusses sexual matters, so I would not give this book to any of my
children before reading it myself. I don't recommend it for anyone under at
least 16.)
I think communism would be an excellent unit study for any of our older
homeschool children. I have found two other excellent resources that should
be great to include. Veritas Press offers One Day In the Life of Ivan
Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn in its 9th grade curriculum. My two
older daughters have both read and enjoyed this book (I plan to read it
soon). Here is a quote from the back of the book: "This extraordinary novel
is one of the most significant and outspoken literary documents ever to come
out of Soviet Russia. It is both a brutally graphic picture of life in a
Stalinist work camp and a moving tribute to man's will to prevail over
relentless dehumanization. A masterpiece of modern Russian fiction." Veritas
offers a $15 hardback, you should be able to find a soft back at Half Price
Books for just a few dollars.
In the early 90's TBN produced the movie China Cry, which was the
true story of Nora Lam. Set in China some thirty years before the bloody
Tiananmen Square massacre, this movie portrays the harsh reality of the
repressive communist regime and Nora Lam's indomitable will to survive. You
should be able to get this at Blockbuster.
I understand from Rick and Lynette Driggers that there is an excellent video
on communism narrated by Ronald Reagan. Sorry, I was unable to get more
information from them before this had to be submitted. It should be well
worth searching for.
It appears that None Dare Call It Treason is out of print. Zshops at
Amazon.com show to have 39 copies for as little as $2.00 for a hardcover.
John Stormer has more recently written None Dare Call It Education:
What's Happening to Our Schools & Our Children? My good friend Michelle
tells me that another of his books, Growing Up God's Way is her
all-time favorite child-training book, especially recommending his chapter
on Character. Both are currently available at Amazon.
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