Fellow American,
There is a very concerning trend
occurring in our country that has me worried for Americans who hold to biblical &
faith-based values.
After the Respect for Marriage
Act was passed by a bi-partisan effort and signed into law, I am fearful that
legal persecution will only intensify against Americans holding to faith-based
values and who wish to conduct their lives according to their faith.
Are
you concerned that America is abandoning a basic tenet of our
founding–Religious Liberty?
In addition to the passing of the
Respect for Marriage Act, numerous examples over the past decade have
concerned me: KENNEDY v. BREMERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, MASTERPIECE CAKESHOP v.
COLORADO CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION, and 303 CREATIVE v. ELENIS are just a few
examples of legal persecution against Americans holding to faith-based values who
wish to conduct their lives according to their faith.
Furthermore, an amendment to the
Respect for Marriage Act, brought forth by Senator Mike Lee, prohibiting
the Federal Government from retaliating against schools, businesses, and
organizations because of their religious beliefs about same-sex marriage failed.
This has the potential to
only intensify legal persecution against individuals, businesses, churches, and
nonprofits holding to faith-based values.
The American Cornerstone Institute
is a non-profit that I founded to preserve and promote the cornerstones that laid
the foundation for the greatest nation the world has ever seen: Faith, Liberty,
Community, and Life.
Whether it is a football coach
losing his job for praying at midfield after a game, or a baker being sued for not
wanting to bake a cake that violates his religious values, are you
concerned as I am with the increase in legal persecution against Americans who
wish to conduct their lives according to their faith?
Please share your thoughts in this
quick 2-minute survey concerning religious liberty in America.
https://offers.americancornerstone.org/religious-liberty-survey/
Thank you for your
consideration.
Regards,
Dr. Ben Carson
Founder & Chairman American
Cornerstone Institute
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