This is blatant anti-religious hostility
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Dear John,
Just weeks before the 2018 school year began, a group of low-income parents in Maryland got some shocking news.
These parents had enrolled their children in Bethel Christian Academy using financial aid from the state’s voucher program for low-income kids. For these parents, the Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today program, known as BOOST, made it possible for their children to benefit from a faith-based education in a diverse learning environment. It was a godsend...
Until the state suddenly banished Bethel from the BOOST program.
In a move reeking of anti-religious hostility, the government barred Bethel from the program just because the school mentioned its Christian beliefs about marriage and sexuality in its student handbook.
Government hostility toward people of faith is wrong, unconstitutional, and has no place in our society.
But some anti-religious activists and government officials are punishing those who believe that marriage is between one man and one woman, like Bethel, as well as those who believe that a person’s biological sex is unchangeable or that unborn babies deserve legal protection.
They’re working to rewrite the First Amendment and eliminate your right to religious freedom, John.
A generous Christian family who understands the threats to freedom has provided a $500,000 challenge grant. They want to preserve the freedom to live out our beliefs. Will you join them with a gift today and further the impact of the grant?
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Harming low-income kids to punish people of faith
The state’s actions against Bethel left parents scrambling. One working mother had to send her children to a different school, which she says is nowhere near as good as Bethel.
It didn’t matter that Bethel fully complied with every aspect of the state’s program requirements.
It didn’t matter that Bethel has a track record of providing excellent education for more than 35 years.
And it didn’t matter that Bethel hasn’t and won’t turn down a student based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
The state is so blinded by its hostility toward Bethel’s religious views that it’s choosing to harm low-income families and bully a respected Christian school. This is disgraceful.
To make things even worse, the state has demanded that Bethel pay back over $100,000 from the two years it participated in the program.
This is a serious financial hardship for Bethel, and it limits their ability to serve low-income students.
Thankfully, because of God’s provision (John 15:5) and the generous support of people like you, Alliance Defending Freedom was able to help Bethel file a lawsuit against the state of Maryland.
For more than 200 years, Americans have worked hard to preserve our God-given freedoms. But now that legacy of freedom is being threatened , John.
Your help is needed now to stand alongside people of faith who are being punished for living out their deeply held beliefs.
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Whether you can give $25, $50, or even $100, your tax-deductible gift will make a real difference. It will be combined with the challenge grant to help defend your religious freedom during this critical time.
History has proven that when we unite together, we can WIN.
Thank you for giving generously.
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