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Dear John,
As our nation has dealt with pandemic and pandemonium -- from families sheltered-in-place to unrest in the streets -- FRC has not forsaken our challenge to remain vigilant on behalf of faith, family, and freedom.
We cannot afford to slow down in advancing biblical values. Even with our fiscal year deadline fast approaching on June 30, there is so much work to be done.
That's why generous FRC supporters have put forward a $1 Million Challenge Match to help us reach our $2.5 million budget goal for the month of June. Thanks to the Challenge Match, your vital donation today will have double the impact, dollar for dollar.
Will you take a stand for our shared values and help us activate this Challenge?
DOUBLE MY GIFT
At the height of the global COVID-19 pandemic, anti-Christian advocacy group the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) suggested to the media that conservatives are the biggest threat facing America!
Profoundly tone-deaf, the SPLC sought to further polarize the nation by releasing an update to their infamous "Hate Map" in mid-March. FRC has long been featured on the list for our stand on biblical marriage, alongside groups like C-FAM and Alliance Defending Freedom.
In this year's ill-timed media campaign, the SPLC actually dubbed pro-family groups like FRC as "the fastest-growing sector of hate."
This is the same SPLC which refuses to condemn the tactics of Antifa -- a group so aggressive and extreme that both the Right and the Left are denouncing them in the midst of recent protests and riots. Apparently, the Southern Poverty Law Center seems to think Antifa should be free to terrorize Americans at will.
If this disgraced leftist group hadn't proven to be dangerous, we'd simply consider it a badge of honor to be their opponent and move on.
Thanks to faithful support of friends like you, John, FRC has stood firm for the values of faith, family, and freedom that make our nation great.
And though more battles are ahead, with your help, we will keep moving the mission forward!
To set the record straight on the SPLC's lies, our own General William G. Boykin spoke out in national interviews. "With the atmosphere they're creating with that 'Hate Map,' it's a failure of leadership from the SPLC," said the now-retired U.S. Army general, who served with distinction for decades.
He spelled out why this radical leftist group should be disregarded by all. "SPLC is not just denigrating Christian and conservative groups," he said. "It's making Christians into targets."
Referencing a domestic terrorist incident FRC faced in 2012, a gunman with nearly 100 rounds of ammunition entered our headquarters, General Boykin stated, "I can show you evidence if you come here to D.C. You can see the bullet holes from a deranged shooter who entered our building, because we were listed on their 'Hate Map.'"
The SPLC's "Hate Map" profile of our group featured a photo of Pastor Andrew Brunson and me praying over President Trump at last year's Values Voter Summit.
Apparently, prayer is the new hate language!
None of us know what the months ahead may hold. Yet when attacks come against prayer itself -- a mandate Christians follow from the Bible, and part of our religious freedom upheld by the Constitution -- we can see threats to religious freedom are real and pressing.
FRC must reach our $2.5 million budget goal before the June 30 deadline to ensure we stay strong in the year ahead. Any gift you give today will have double the impact in ensuring FRC will keep winning victories for biblical values.
SUPPORT BIBLICAL VALUES
While leftists smear people of faith, FRC has defended public prayer and ministry -- even advising on policies that ensure the rights of pastors, priests, rabbis, and religious leaders.
On April 17, the Department of Homeland Security listed "clergy for essential support" as part of its "essential critical infrastructure workforce" crisis guidelines. Working with Trump administration officials, FRC was instrumental in this inclusion of clergy.
The classification of clergy as essential allows ministers to move about and serve people freely -- showing their critical role as first responders to spiritual needs, and how vital faith is to America's welfare.
Together, we have achieved so many victories for life, families, and religious liberty in recent years... and we cannot stop now. We must keep pressing on for the sake of our children and grandchildren, for the legacy of faith we will leave to them.
With your financial help, we will be prepared to answer the call and ensure biblical truth will advance in the days ahead.
Love for God and love of country are part of America's DNA, and bedrocks of our mission at FRC. We can only advance with your support. Thank you for your faithfulness.
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