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.
http://www.focuspetitions.com/125/petition.asp?CID=125&RID=21278847
6/26/09
6/25/09
6/23/09
Nancy Pelosi Schedules Household Energy Tax Vote this Week!
House Voting on Energy Tax!
Nancy Pelosi Schedules Household Energy Tax Vote this Week!
Take Action!
June 23, 2009
Late last night, during yet another closed-door meeting in the House of Representatives, the liberal Majority maneuvered to bring the highly unpopular 946-page energy-rationing bill, better known as the Waxman-Markey cap-and-tax bill, to the House floor for a vote by the end of this week!
Sponsored by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA), the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, H.R. 2454 imposes a system of "cap-and-tax" in order to combat so-called "global warming." This massive, across-the-board household energy tax is being disguised by congressional liberals and is being sold under the slogan "cap-and-trade," which simply means giving the government power to put a cap on the amount of carbon emissions (CO2) produced by the production of electricity, gasoline, and heating oil, and forcing businesses to actively lobby Congress for higher cap levels and to buy permits for the emissions they are allowed.
Rather than calling it "cap-and-trade," it should be called "cap-and-tax"-as it caps Americans' standard of living and taxes our use of products whose manufacture emits CO2.
If passed and signed into law, H.R. 2454 will further cripple our economy and drain your pockets in the following ways:
It will raise your household electricity rates by 90 percent, gasoline by 74 percent, and residential natural gas prices by 55 percent by 2035, after adjusting for inflation.
It imposes an annual burden of $144.8 billion per year on U.S. households, and it will reduce household earnings by a projected $37.8 billion.
It will further cut U.S. employment levels by 965,000 jobs by reducing economic output by $136 billion per year-this translates to a $1,145 increase in energy costs per American household.
It will force low-income households to disproportionately bear the across-the-board energy cost increase, as a larger percentage of the poor's income goes toward energy costs, as opposed to wealthier households.
It sets the stage to effectively kill the coal industry as it will be taxed so heavily, it will not be able to sustain itself.
If enacted, H.R. 2454 would be the biggest government takeover of the economy since the Second World War, which is the last time energy, food, and other basic commodities were rationed. Waxman-Markey amounts to a $2 trillion tax increase on middle-class Americans. Not only would this be the biggest tax increase in the history of the world, but it is yet another example of President Barack Obama violating his campaign promise not to raise taxes on the middle class. This cap-and-tax bill is simply an underhanded way of facilitating a colossal transfer of wealth from consumers to big businesses.
Household energy taxation with the ultimate goal of energy-rationing is dangerous, not only for your pocketbook, but also for the well-being of your family and your standard of living.
H.R. 2454 is a hidden tax and it must be defeated this week in the House!Take Action:
The Democrat Majority has announced that amendments to this bill can be made no later than 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 25th. We expect a floor vote to occur soon after that, so please begin calling your Representatives and tell them to vote NO on cap-and-tax!
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
http://capwiz.com/eagleforum/issues/alert/?alertid=13612686&queueid=[capwiz:queue_id]
Nancy Pelosi Schedules Household Energy Tax Vote this Week!
Take Action!
June 23, 2009
Late last night, during yet another closed-door meeting in the House of Representatives, the liberal Majority maneuvered to bring the highly unpopular 946-page energy-rationing bill, better known as the Waxman-Markey cap-and-tax bill, to the House floor for a vote by the end of this week!
Sponsored by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA), the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, H.R. 2454 imposes a system of "cap-and-tax" in order to combat so-called "global warming." This massive, across-the-board household energy tax is being disguised by congressional liberals and is being sold under the slogan "cap-and-trade," which simply means giving the government power to put a cap on the amount of carbon emissions (CO2) produced by the production of electricity, gasoline, and heating oil, and forcing businesses to actively lobby Congress for higher cap levels and to buy permits for the emissions they are allowed.
Rather than calling it "cap-and-trade," it should be called "cap-and-tax"-as it caps Americans' standard of living and taxes our use of products whose manufacture emits CO2.
If passed and signed into law, H.R. 2454 will further cripple our economy and drain your pockets in the following ways:
It will raise your household electricity rates by 90 percent, gasoline by 74 percent, and residential natural gas prices by 55 percent by 2035, after adjusting for inflation.
It imposes an annual burden of $144.8 billion per year on U.S. households, and it will reduce household earnings by a projected $37.8 billion.
It will further cut U.S. employment levels by 965,000 jobs by reducing economic output by $136 billion per year-this translates to a $1,145 increase in energy costs per American household.
It will force low-income households to disproportionately bear the across-the-board energy cost increase, as a larger percentage of the poor's income goes toward energy costs, as opposed to wealthier households.
It sets the stage to effectively kill the coal industry as it will be taxed so heavily, it will not be able to sustain itself.
If enacted, H.R. 2454 would be the biggest government takeover of the economy since the Second World War, which is the last time energy, food, and other basic commodities were rationed. Waxman-Markey amounts to a $2 trillion tax increase on middle-class Americans. Not only would this be the biggest tax increase in the history of the world, but it is yet another example of President Barack Obama violating his campaign promise not to raise taxes on the middle class. This cap-and-tax bill is simply an underhanded way of facilitating a colossal transfer of wealth from consumers to big businesses.
Household energy taxation with the ultimate goal of energy-rationing is dangerous, not only for your pocketbook, but also for the well-being of your family and your standard of living.
H.R. 2454 is a hidden tax and it must be defeated this week in the House!Take Action:
The Democrat Majority has announced that amendments to this bill can be made no later than 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 25th. We expect a floor vote to occur soon after that, so please begin calling your Representatives and tell them to vote NO on cap-and-tax!
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
http://capwiz.com/eagleforum/issues/alert/?alertid=13612686&queueid=[capwiz:queue_id]
6/22/09
6/15/09
DON'T LET FREEDOM OF SPEECH SLIP AWAY!
Add your name to the group of 1165 people who have already signed using the Internet!
We face an imperative issue. The Broadcaster Freedom Act must pass Congress in order to protect the free speech of Christian and conservative broadcasters. We must speak out now to permanently prohibit the Federal Communications Commission and President Obama from reinstating the so-called “Fairness Doctrine,” legislation that would force broadcasters to strike an “even balance” on the issues at their own expense. Exercise your rights as a concerned citizen and call on Congress to vote on this vitally important legislation, the Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 (H.R. 226; S. 34). Please read the form below carefully and declare your membership with the ACLJ by adding your name to our Petition of Protest.
A Petition in ProtestAgainst the So-Called “Fairness” Doctrine
To All Members of the United States SenateTo All Members of the United States House of Representatives
The so-called “Fairness” Doctrine is extremely dangerous. It would have a chilling effect on the free speech of conservative and religious media outlets. It contradicts the constitutional principle of free speech and our First Amendment rights. I urge you to use your full influence to keep this legislation from being considered and to stand in full support of Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 (H.R. 226; S. 34). The “Fairness” Doctrine is unconstitutional. It deserves no reference in American landscape, apart from its place in failed history. Please uphold and preserve constitutional free speech for all. GO TO:
http://www.aclj.org/Petition/Default.aspx?sc=3451&ac=1
Add your name to the group of 1165 people who have already signed using the Internet!
We face an imperative issue. The Broadcaster Freedom Act must pass Congress in order to protect the free speech of Christian and conservative broadcasters. We must speak out now to permanently prohibit the Federal Communications Commission and President Obama from reinstating the so-called “Fairness Doctrine,” legislation that would force broadcasters to strike an “even balance” on the issues at their own expense. Exercise your rights as a concerned citizen and call on Congress to vote on this vitally important legislation, the Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 (H.R. 226; S. 34). Please read the form below carefully and declare your membership with the ACLJ by adding your name to our Petition of Protest.
A Petition in ProtestAgainst the So-Called “Fairness” Doctrine
To All Members of the United States SenateTo All Members of the United States House of Representatives
The so-called “Fairness” Doctrine is extremely dangerous. It would have a chilling effect on the free speech of conservative and religious media outlets. It contradicts the constitutional principle of free speech and our First Amendment rights. I urge you to use your full influence to keep this legislation from being considered and to stand in full support of Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 (H.R. 226; S. 34). The “Fairness” Doctrine is unconstitutional. It deserves no reference in American landscape, apart from its place in failed history. Please uphold and preserve constitutional free speech for all. GO TO:
http://www.aclj.org/Petition/Default.aspx?sc=3451&ac=1
6/2/09
Stop the Abortion Bailout
President Obama's 2010 Budget recommendations signal the Abortion Bailout is in full swing! Here is the 2010 edition of the Abortion Bailout Package:
Taxpayer funding for abortions in the District of Columbia
$317 million in taxpayer funding for “Title X” Health Clinics (aka your local Planned Parenthood affiliate)
$50 million for the UNFPA, an international aid organization connected to coercive abortion as part of China’s coercive one-child policy In December 2008, Abortion groups submitted a 50 page proposal to the Obama-Biden Administration. To date President Obama has fulfilled 11 of the 15 policies requested for the first 100 days. With more of the Abortion Bailout to come, we can surely expect to see some of the other demands to come in the months ahead:
Include Abortion coverage in any taxpayer-subsidized national health care program
Expand taxpayer-funded abortions on military bases
Expand taxpayer-funded abortions through the Peace Corps program
GO TO:
http://www.sba-list.org/c.ddJBKJNsFqG/b.5154927/k.FBFF/Stop_the_Abortion_Bailout_Action_Center/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=ddJBKJNsFqG&b=5154927&aid=12290
Expand taxpayer-funded abortions for federal prisoners
We must act now! Send a letter to your Senators today demanding that they keep your tax dollars out of the pockets of abortion providers.
President Obama's 2010 Budget recommendations signal the Abortion Bailout is in full swing! Here is the 2010 edition of the Abortion Bailout Package:
Taxpayer funding for abortions in the District of Columbia
$317 million in taxpayer funding for “Title X” Health Clinics (aka your local Planned Parenthood affiliate)
$50 million for the UNFPA, an international aid organization connected to coercive abortion as part of China’s coercive one-child policy In December 2008, Abortion groups submitted a 50 page proposal to the Obama-Biden Administration. To date President Obama has fulfilled 11 of the 15 policies requested for the first 100 days. With more of the Abortion Bailout to come, we can surely expect to see some of the other demands to come in the months ahead:
Include Abortion coverage in any taxpayer-subsidized national health care program
Expand taxpayer-funded abortions on military bases
Expand taxpayer-funded abortions through the Peace Corps program
GO TO:
http://www.sba-list.org/c.ddJBKJNsFqG/b.5154927/k.FBFF/Stop_the_Abortion_Bailout_Action_Center/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=ddJBKJNsFqG&b=5154927&aid=12290
Expand taxpayer-funded abortions for federal prisoners
We must act now! Send a letter to your Senators today demanding that they keep your tax dollars out of the pockets of abortion providers.
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