If the First Amendment loses, we all lose
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Dear John,
For several decades, Tim Gill, a Colorado mega-millionaire and LGBT activist, has poured millions of dollars into opposing the freedoms of people who hold the religious belief that marriage is only between one man and one woman. He is going after Christians and others who won’t support or celebrate different views on marriage because he wants to “punish the wicked.”
Let that sink in.
According to some, if you believe what God says about marriage, and want to live your life consistently with that belief—you are considered wicked. And you should be punished.
This mindset is more widespread than you may think, John. It is infecting our culture and threatening your freedom.
Consider what’s happening to cake artist Jack Phillips in Colorado.
For years, Jack has endured targeted attacks against him and his business, Masterpiece Cakeshop. It all started in 2012 when the Colorado Civil Rights Commission pursued legal action against him after he respectfully declined a request to create a custom-designed cake celebrating a same-sex wedding.
In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Jack. The high court found that the state had acted with “clear and impermissible hostility” toward Jack’s religious beliefs, violating the First Amendment.
It should have ended there. But then the same Colorado government agency decided to pursue Jack a second time—mere weeks after the Supreme Court’s decision.
This time around, Colorado came after Jack because he declined to design a custom cake celebrating a gender transition. Thankfully, after Jack filed a federal lawsuit against the state, it backed off.
But Jack’s legal journey is still not over.
The individual who requested the gender-transition cake (and also happens to be an attorney) wasn’t satisfied and decided to sue Jack in state court seeking damages of more than $100,000!
John, Jack has been forced to spend the last seven years of his life in court. And during that time, one thing has become abundantly clear: Opponents of religious freedom want to strip away our constitutional right to live and work consistently with our deeply held beliefs.
And they’re going to extreme lengths to punish those—like Jack—who are willing to stand for their faith.
That’s why your gift today is so urgently needed.
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If the First Amendment loses, we all lose
Today, there is a movement aimed at controlling your freedom to follow your conscience. What you believe. What you say. What you will and will not do.
People from all walks of life are being threatened with punishment if they don’t fall in line with government ideology and a popular view of morality.
Your help is needed now to stand with people of faith like Jack who are being punished for living out their deeply held beliefs.
And when we do stand together, we can WIN.
Since 2011, we’ve secured ten victories for freedom at the U.S. Supreme Court—including that big win for Jack! And thanks to God’s blessing, we’re winning nearly 80% of all cases.
Please give your very best gift today.
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Whether you can give $25, $50, or even $100, your tax-deductible gift will be combined with the $500,000 challenge grant to defend religious freedom for Jack and others like him.
Thank you for giving generously.
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