END ENDA - OBAMA TRYING TO OUTLAW CHRISTIANITY

Don't be Fooled!
July 01, 2013 

Dear Conservatives,

Courage breeds courage.

And we need to be in the business of breeding courage.

Like startled cattle, today politicians of all stripes are galloping to the left--terrified to find themselves alone, standing for traditional values against the radical Left.

Many Republican members of Congress have caved to the pressure and have approved special recognition for same-sex partnerships in the Violence Against Women's Act.

This is why I am asking you again today to help us keep ENDA--the Employment Non-Discrimination Act-stalled in Congress.

Why we must stop ENDA...

Under ENDA, churches, Christian schools and colleges, Christian-owned businesses, and others would face federal prosecution for firing or even refusing to hire someone due to their publically displayed sexual proclivities.

It would strip Christians of their religious freedom, forcing them to violate their Christian values and conscience. Some call ENDA a 'gay jobs bill.'

And we know in the wake of the ObamaCare mandate that the Obama Administration is not deterred at all by the fact that such a policy would trample upon religious freedom.

There is no question, that the Left wants ENDA to squeak through the House, sail through the Senate, race to the Oval Office for the President's signature, and become law. Because we've been the leading organization fighting it for years, we know ENDA.

I strongly urge you to help us remain vigilant and keep the pressure on with a generous contribution.

This will be no small task because ENDA is the subject of one of the most massive disinformation campaigns in memory. Just cutting through the myths, the deceptions, and the misperceptions is a monumental task....
Don't believe the lies!

• Don't be fooled when you hear that the bill includes a "religious exemption," so that churches won't be forced to hire homosexuals. This is a smokescreen. The President's "accommodations" to the Right are fig leaves, meaningless. The ACLU and others are fighting fiercely to have this component removed from the bill. It could be taken out at the very last moment. Or an activist judge could strike down any alleged 'safe harbor.'

• Don't be fooled when you hear that ENDA somehow represents an "equality issue." This is not about equality under the law. This is about making Christians unequal--unable to live out their faith.

• Don't be fooled when you hear that the Obama administration supports "freedom of worship." Freedom of worship isn't freedom. Worship in their view happens inside a church or a synagogue. What ENDA will destroy is freedom of religion--which is what the Founding Fathers intended to guarantee. Religious freedom is the freedom to live your life according to your faith in private and in public.

• Don't be fooled when you hear that ENDA is about "civil rights." Civil rights are based on irreversible genetic factors-race or gender, for example. But there is no substantiated evidence to indicate that homosexual attraction or behavior is genetically driven.

• Don't be fooled when you hear that this "lame duck" President can't advance his agenda. On the contrary, he has nothing to lose. He is fighting for what he regards as his legacy. For the next three years, we need to sleep with one eye open. We can never let down our guard. When the culture is moving downhill, you don't need to exert much effort. Left unchecked, his radical agenda will move America way down the slippery slope.

• Don't be fooled when you hear that the homosexual movement is about peaceful "coexistence." Orthodox religious values are the one main obstacle to them reaching their goals. The two worldviews are incompatible with each other. So they must remove religious values from society, by whatever means possible, or at least keep these values isolated, closeted, invisible, chained inside "houses of worship." ENDA is the perfect padlock.

But tragically, many have been fooled.

Indeed, many in the United States Congress have been fooled--they've bought into the false claims and overwrought hand-wringing, succumbing to the terror of being called names or losing popularity or elections. Enough noise and pressure, and more could follow.

This is why conservative lawmakers need our strong encouragement, our influence, right now. They need FRC Action to stand with them. They need to know we've got their back when they do right.

If we can show a member of Congress thousands of signed petitions from his or her district-from citizens committed to traditional values--that person will have greater confidence to stand strong ... refusing to capitulate to the pro-homosexual media bandwagon that's now gathering steam.

So I implore you to keep FRC Action active on the Hill. Give as generously as you can at this critical time.

Can we win? Yes. History proves that when a faithful group takes a stand and keeps standing ... when they hold out, and keep holding out ... when they hold out long enough ... America comes to its senses. People respond to principle.

We must continue to stand strong to preserve this land we love for the sake of our children and grandchildren. Please let me hear from you today. Thank you. God bless you.

Sincerely,

Tony Perkins
President