Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel
The stage is set in California on April 17 for another historic legal showdown between radical pro-homosexual activists in that state and harried citizens crying out for moral sanity.
The children of our nation’s most populous state have been taken hostage to a radical social agenda! The so-called “change therapy” law passed by California legislators kowtowing to radical activists must not be permitted to go into effect!
Please see my important update below – Mat.
Conservatives,
In 2012, the California legislature, caving in to the demands of highly organized pro-homosexual lobbyists and pressure groups, dictated that all mental health counselors in that state must tell their clients that homosexuality is both normal and natural.
In other words, California counselors would be forced to tell every client “it’s OK to be gay” as the only allowable counsel for clients struggling with homosexual attractions.
This overreaching and unconstitutional law was scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2013. But just before Christmas 2012, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted Liberty Counsel’s request for an emergency injunction so that the constitutional issues raised by SB 1172 can be properly considered.
Over the past several months, my legal team and I have filed our court briefs and have diligently prepared to stop the implementation of this outrageous law.
We filed suit in federal court on behalf of minors and their parents, counselors, and several counseling organizations, which represent over 50,000 counselors. We are challenging the law that demands that all mental health professionals affirm same-sex attractions as normal and forbids minors and their parents from receiving counseling that does not comply with the state’s view on homosexuality.
++This “change therapy” law puts moral families, teens, and counselors on the wrong side of the law.
Under this unacceptable and Orwellian new law, counselors cannot dissuade any client from embracing the homosexual lifestyle – even if the client doesn’t want to act on homosexual sexual attractions!
The State of California would essentially barge into the private therapy rooms of victimized young people and tell them that the confusion caused by even the likes of a Jerry Sandusky is normal, and they should do nothing to resist unwanted same-sex sexual attractions and behavior.
The minors we represent have not and do not want to act on same-sex attractions, nor do they want to engage in such behavior. They are greatly benefiting from counseling.
These minors have struggled with same-sex attraction and have been able to reduce or eliminate the stress and conflict in their lives by receiving counseling that best aligns with their religious and moral values.
++California’s legislature has badly overreached its authority.
This law directly interferes with counselors and clients. It is an astounding overreach by the state government into the realm of counseling and will cause irreparable harm if allowed to stand.
Unless this law is struck down by our lawsuit, the only viewpoint allowed in California will be that same-sex attractions are healthy and any attempt to reduce or eliminate them will be prohibited by law!
This law’s implementation must be STOPPED! And because we are up against very well-funded adversaries, we need your help to prevail in this battle!
Would you stand with us by sending an immediate financial gift as we prepare for our day in court? The battle to stop aggressive pro-homosexual legal activism is one of the most important fights in American history.
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This unconstitutional law places the state between the client and his or her counselor and intrudes on a client’s fundamental right of self-determination. Clients have the right to seek counseling that aligns with his or her religious and moral values!
The law also forces counselors to overrule the will of their clients who choose to prioritize their religious or moral values above unwanted same-sex sexual attraction.
This despicable law even forbids counselors from referring clients to someone of their choice!
For the state to assume that it knows best what kind of counseling individuals should receive is the height of hubris and arrogance!
California is demanding that counselors disregard their client’s religious beliefs – or change them!
Our sources tell us that other states, also under pressure from radical pro-homosexual activists, would consider similar legislation if the California law is allowed to stand.
I pray you will send a special gift to help us in this very important litigation effort that will impact counselors and minor clients all over the nation!
We firmly believe that we will win this case, but it can’t be done without the help of friends like you!
And, as always, please pray for the Liberty Counsel legal team.
Thank you and God bless you,
Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel
P.S. The California Legislature is telling its state’s citizens that the government knows better than parents, patients, and counselors. Even worse, this is a clear example of an overreaching state government bowing to pressure from pro-homosexual activists.
I believe that God has raised Liberty Counsel to fight this critical battle! We are well experienced in fighting for moral sanity in California’s courtrooms. And we have won in the Golden State more often than not – truly a noteworthy accomplishment in that state’s liberal judiciary.
Please, help us continue our vital work on this case and many others by sending a generous gift. Please stand with the Liberty Counsel litigation team with your financial support – today if at all possible. Again, thank you!
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