Help stop the attack by Congress on religious freedom

Focus Action Petition – Hate Crimes and ENDA

About the Petition:

Nancy Pelosi's Democrat-controlled Congress has continued an all-out assault on our freedoms of speech, thought and religion with two bills being pushed as a reward to homosexual activists.

These two bills, the Hate Crimes Act and ENDA (Employment Non-Discrimination Act) are both designed to ultimately silence any moral opposition to homosexual behavior – thus threatening our Christian beliefs. The Hate Crimes bill – which Sen. Ted Kennedy (D – Mass.) has unsuccessfully attempted to foist on our country for years – would be the first step toward ultimately gagging our pastors and other ministry leaders who are faithfully preaching the Scripture about God's plan for human sexuality. The bill is supposedly designed to increase penalties for violent crimes committed against members of specially

protected groups, such as homosexuals – but if it passes, our pastors and others who dare to share biblical truth about homosexuality may soon find themselves facing legal prosecution, just like Pastor Ake Green of Sweden, who was sentenced to prison for preaching against homosexual behavior.

ENDA is even more threatening to our Christian beliefs because it could require faith-based nonprofit organizations such as Focus Action to hire homosexuals or others who are hostile to our deeply held religious beliefs. What is at stake with these two pieces of legislation is nothing less than our freedom to hold and share beliefs that do not embrace and condone homosexuality and the homosexual agenda. For more information about the Hate Crimes bill, click here.

The Hate Crimes bill is moving in Congress now and must be stopped and we expect ENDA won't be far behind.

We know you'll also want to share this important petition with your friends and family, so you'll receive an e-mail you can forward to them as soon as you sign. We will continue to keep you updated about these bills and what else you can do to express your outrage about these threats to our beliefs – our members of Congress need to hear from all of us! Thank you for taking the time to make your voice heard in defense of our most precious liberties.

The Petition States:

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