Greetings Friend,
In just days, the Congress of the United States will vote
on the Equality Act,
which poses one of the most severe threats to
our First Amendment freedoms of speech,
association, and
religion to ever be considered in
Washington.
It is
urgent that
you make it absolutely
clear to your members
of Congress that not only is this not
“equality,” but it’s
downright dangerous. Our nation was founded upon the bedrock principal
that all of us are created equal. However,
the Equality Act is a cheap
counterfeit of our fundamental
rights, and every lawmaker needs to
know that you adamantly oppose this bill which
will wreak havoc on our society and result in a complete cultural
revolution.
The “Equality
Act” would alter the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include two
additional protected classes: sexual orientation and gender identity
(SOGI). Although titled the “Equality Act,”
the policies contained within the Equality
Act would create greater inequality, hurting
women and individuals of faith—ironically, two out of the five groups
that the Civil Rights Act was created to protect.
This bill
would limit the free exercise of religion, attacking individuals, churches,
charities, and businesses by forcing them to
give up traditional norms regarding gender and marriage and recognize
all forms of sexual orientation. The fundamental concept of male and female will be erased
throughout the most basic parts of American life. We are already seeing this play out. (Watch This Video)
What’s worse, the Equality Act
does not contain any religious
exemptions.
The language found in the bill is so egregious it expressly
prohibits exemptions on the grounds of conscience or religious
beliefs. Christians charged with violating the
Equality Act, will not be allowed to raise the defense that their
religious beliefs prohibit the conduct or speech that is demanded of
them.
The same
Civil Rights laws that our nation rightly invoked to bring about the
end of racial discrimination and usher in the desegregation of public
schools is being perversely altered to impose the political ideology
of gender and behavior related to sex. Those who disagree will face
the full power of the federal government. The Act has the potential to
impact anything funded by federal money – schools, employment, and
even sports.
Will
you contact members of Congress right now to reject the Equality
Act?
In gratitude,