Dear John,
Last year, Congress voted to redefine marriage, exposing Americans with a religious belief or moral conviction that marriage is to be between a man and a woman to even more targeted attacks for their sincerely held beliefs. Now, we’re just beginning to see the fruits of this decision, with new cases popping up and some prior victims being put through the wringer yet again.
Will you contact Delegate Norton now and urge them to protect those with sincerely held beliefs about man-woman marriage?
Arizona Christian University is facing government discrimination for its beliefs in biblical marriage and sexuality. The university had enjoyed a decade-long partnership with the local Washington Elementary School District, in which students in the university's elementary education program would student-teach and shadow teachers in the school district. That all changed when the school district terminated its relationship with ACU in February 2023 due to its belief in man-woman marriage, despite having not received any complaints about ACU students or alumni.
Unfortunately, cases like these are likely to become more frequent after Congress redefined marriage in the law, which is why Congress must act.
You’ve likely heard of Jack Phillips, the Colorado baker who declined to make a custom wedding cake for a same-sex couple in 2012, leading to the U.S. Supreme Court case, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Jack won the case in 2018 but was almost immediately targeted again by an attorney requesting a custom cake to celebrate his gender transition. This most recent case is still ongoing, and Jack could find himself back at the Supreme Court fighting for his constitutional right to peacefully live out his beliefs.
Jack is just one of the most recent victims in high-profile cases of Americans who face government discrimination because of their marriage beliefs. Barronelle Stutzman was sued by the state of Washington for declining to provide custom wedding floral arrangements to her longtime customer's same-sex wedding. Melissa Klein was fined $135,000 by the state of Oregon for declining to create a custom wedding cake for a homosexual couple. These are just a handful of examples of a growing number of Americans who are being targeted for government discrimination; millions more are being silenced.
Thankfully, Rep. Chip Roy (TX) is leading the charge to establish protections for such marriage beliefs by making sure that federal funds are not used to discriminate against sincere people of faith.
Click here to see if Delegate Norton supported Rep. Roy’s efforts and, if not, ask them to support it.
No government should be allowed to discriminate against someone solely due to their sincerely held beliefs in one-man, one-woman marriage. Congress must act to prevent government discrimination.
Sincerely,
Your Friends at FRC Action
