ADL to write Sunday school curriculum for Hispanic evangelical churches in the US
The ADL and the NHCLC have agreed that the Jewish organization will draft the curriculum for Hispanic evangelical Sunday schools, according to its CEO.
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The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) will write the curriculum for the Sunday schools of Hispanic evangelical churches in the United States, as part of a partnership with the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC). The announcement was made by the ADL's CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is going to write the study material for the Sunday schools of Hispanic evangelical churches in the United States. The announcement was made by its CEO, **Jonathan Greenblatt**, and comes as part of a partnership with the **National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference** (NHCLC). The news has spread mainly through social media, where it has been presented as outside interference in the religious education of a community.
## What is known about the agreement
Greenblatt presented the initiative as a "collaboration" between his organization and the NHCLC, an entity that brings together Hispanic evangelical churches in the United States. The specific scope of the program has not been made public: neither the number of churches affected, nor the timeline, nor the exact content of the materials are known.
The ADL is an organization founded in **1913** dedicated to fighting antisemitism and other forms of hatred. The NHCLC describes itself as one of the largest networks of Hispanic evangelical churches in the country. The announcement has raised suspicion among sectors that see it as outside influence over the doctrine taught in those communities.
## Why it is drawing backlash
The unease stems less from the content of the curriculum, which is unknown, than from who is signing it. A Jewish organization writing Sunday school material for Christian churches touches a sensitive nerve: the idea that an institution outside the community should decide what children are taught.
Underlying this is a distrust of the large organizations operating in the American public sphere, and of alliances between religious groups that, on paper, do not share a doctrine. The fact that the news arrived via social media rather than a joint statement only feeds that suspicion.
## The detail that keeps coming up
In his remarks, Greenblatt mentioned that there are "around **2,000** active synagogues in the United States," a figure that has been used to underline the contrast between the scale of the organized Jewish community and that of the Hispanic evangelical network. That figure, more than the program itself, is what has spread the furthest.
Caution is warranted: the agreement is known only through Greenblatt's own statements, and the full terms have not been published. Any assessment of its real scope should wait until the parties provide details of the program.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is going to write the study material for the Sunday schools of Hispanic evangelical churches in the United States. The announcement was made by its CEO, **Jonathan Greenblatt**, and comes as part of a partnership with the **National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference** (NHCLC). The news has spread mainly through social media, where it has been presented as outside interference in the religious education of a community.
## What is known about the agreement
Greenblatt presented the initiative as a "collaboration" between his organization and the NHCLC, an entity that brings together Hispanic evangelical churches in the United States. The specific scope of the program has not been made public: neither the number of churches affected, nor the timeline, nor the exact content of the materials are known.
The ADL is an organization founded in **1913** dedicated to fighting antisemitism and other forms of hatred. The NHCLC describes itself as one of the largest networks of Hispanic evangelical churches in the country. The announcement has raised suspicion among sectors that see it as outside influence over the doctrine taught in those communities.
## Why it is drawing backlash
The unease stems less from the content of the curriculum, which is unknown, than from who is signing it. A Jewish organization writing Sunday school material for Christian churches touches a sensitive nerve: the idea that an institution outside the community should decide what children are taught.
Underlying this is a distrust of the large organizations operating in the American public sphere, and of alliances between religious groups that, on paper, do not share a doctrine. The fact that the news arrived via social media rather than a joint statement only feeds that suspicion.
## The detail that keeps coming up
In his remarks, Greenblatt mentioned that there are "around **2,000** active synagogues in the United States," a figure that has been used to underline the contrast between the scale of the organized Jewish community and that of the Hispanic evangelical network. That figure, more than the program itself, is what has spread the furthest.
Caution is warranted: the agreement is known only through Greenblatt's own statements, and the full terms have not been published. Any assessment of its real scope should wait until the parties provide details of the program.
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