Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel
Yesterday,
the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld a dangerous
law that will harm children. The court ruled that California can prevent
minors from receiving beneficial counseling that seeks to help them
change their unwanted same-sex attractions.
I grieve over this ruling because I know how much it will hurt the children and parents we represent.
We
must keep fighting for these children. Some of these children we
represent are in the teens. They began to experience unwanted same-sex
attractions. Counsel has helped them change these unwanted attractions
or behavior. Their self-esteem has returned. Their relationships with
friends and family have been repaired, but now the counsel, which has
saved them, may be abruptly stopped.
We need your help. This battle is not yet over. We must fight, and we must win for the sake of these children.
Please read my very important update below – Mat.
Conservatives,
Under
the law that was scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2013, minors
will not be able to receive any counsel from a licensed therapist that
seeks to change unwanted same-sex sexual or romantic attractions,
behaviors or mannerisms, or identity.
Nor
will licensed counselors be permitted to offer such counsel, despite
the fact that their clients are currently benefiting from such counsel.
Conflicting rulings from two different three-judge panels have raised the stakes.
In
December 2012, Liberty Counsel obtained an injunction from the Court of
Appeals blocking the law from going into effect. Radical groups want to
redefine marriage and the family – and, in far too many instances, they
are succeeding!
The
decision rendered yesterday is by a completely different panel of
judges than the one that entered the injunction pending appeal.
One court. Two three-judge panels. Two different outcomes. The battle is not over.
The
minors we represent do not want to act on same-sex attractions, nor do
they want to engage in such behavior. They are greatly benefiting from
this counseling. Their grades have gone up, their self-esteem has
improved, and their relationships at home are much improved.
Legislators
and judges in the state of California have essentially barged into the
private therapy rooms of victimized young people and told them that
their confusion, caused by the likes of a Jerry Sandusky abuser, is
normal and they should pursue their unwanted and dangerous same-sex
sexual attractions and behaviors, regardless of whether those minors
desire their religious beliefs to trump their unwanted attractions.
The law banning change therapy is dangerous and politically motivated!
This
law is politically motivated to interfere with counselors and clients.
The law is an astounding overreach by the state. Under the law,
counselors will be required to provide, and clients to receive, the
viewpoint that same-sex attractions are normal and good. Any counsel to
reduce or eliminate same-sex attractions is now banned in California.
++New Jersey and California lawmakers want to force the homosexual lifestyle into the culture whether citizens like it or not.
As
our legal team works feverously to protect children, parents, and
counselors in California from yesterday’s court ruling, we are also
preparing for the court hearing in New Jersey.
Just
days ago, New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie crossed a dangerous line
by signing into law a similar measure that could empower the state to
remove children from their homes, according to the bill’s sponsor.
The
homosexual lawmaker who sponsored the NJ law likens “Change Therapy” to
child abuse, which he says would empower the nanny state to remove
children from their homes, if subjected to these therapies!
This
outrageous law puts parents, their children and professional counselors
on the wrong side of the law. Parental rights are under siege. This is
a dangerous trend in our nation that must be stopped!
Once again, we have filed a lawsuit to stop the New Jersey law.
Back
to California, our Liberty Counsel legal team is preparing a motion to
ask the entire Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear the case. We
must prevent the law from going into effect. I cannot stand the thought
of telling the parents and their children they can no longer receive the
counsel they desire – counsel which has saved their lives!
We are fully engaged in this battle!
Your
financial support today will help keep our legal team engaged in
stopping New Jersey’s “Jerry Sandusky Victimization Act,” defeating
California’s SB 1172, defending families nationwide, defeating
ObamaCare, stopping the ACLU from criminalizing Christianity, and in
good shape to meet the many other challenges coming our way.
Will you stand with Liberty Counsel in our determined defense of marriage and family?
Your
gift of any amount will be a God-send! Please, consider a special gift
to Liberty Counsel to meet this critical litigation need today.
++The battle for marriage and family is intensifying but we MUST persevere!
The
next step is for the nanny state to tell PARENTS that they cannot
dissuade a youngster from the entrapment of the homosexual lifestyle.
Legally, this is a short step from where we are now.
There
can be no middle ground in this fight. We have no choice but to win the
battle in support of marriage and family. Losing one of the most
important cultural battles of our lifetime is simply unthinkable!
I
need your help to ensure that we can continue fighting these battles
that are critical to the defense of natural marriage and the family.
As
I’m sure you’re aware, the enemies of our God-given freedom are well
funded and deeply committed to their misguided causes. We simply must
not lose any of these battles due to a lack of resources!
Your gift of $50, $100, or $1,000 will help Liberty Counsel meet these critical needs.
THANK YOU in advance and may God abundantly bless you and your family in these challenging times.
Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel
P.S.
Help us fight for the children and their parents. We must protect the
counselors who will be told they must override their client’s goals and
tell them that they must accept their unwanted same-sex attractions. We
are fully taxed working late to meet this challenge. Please help us with
your gift. Thank you for standing with us and with the children.
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docket of family and marriage related cases is rapidly growing. If you
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