State Department rule violates religious beliefs

[The Federalist Wire](Wf1Em9ikN:m:1:2608826936:3963EB7EAB0301046CD9D28CCDAA7C64:r) Please read the following message from our sponsor. --------------------------------------------------------------- Wf1Em9ikN:m:1:2608826936:3963EB7EAB0301046CD9D28CCDAA7C64:r Friend, Christian relief organizations are in the crosshairs of the U.S. State Department ... BECAUSE of their Christian faith! [Will you stand with Christian Legal Society in support of faith-based relief organizations today? Add your name to our urgent open letter to the U.S. State Department.](Wf1Em9ikN:m:1:2608826936:3963EB7EAB0301046CD9D28CCDAA7C64:r) [Say NO to the State Department targeting Christian](Wf1Em9ikN:m:1:2608826936:3963EB7EAB0301046CD9D28CCDAA7C64:r) The U.S. State Department has just proposed new regulations that will cut off grants and contracts to Christian—and all faith-based—relief organizations that require their employees to share their faith and their religious values. That means that relief organizations like Samaritan's Purse, a Christian ministry that has helped millions worldwide since its founding in 1970 ... Humanitarian organizations like World Vision, which has supported children in need and empowered millions of people out of poverty for more than 70 years ... And many thousands more faith-based ministry, relief, and aid organizations of all sizes that do immeasurable good work in God's name across the globe ... May be forced to SCALE DOWN—or SHUT DOWN—their operations, as they are unconstitutionally targeted for de-funding because of their Christian faith. [Friend, Christian Legal Society is standing alongside religious groups and ministries to oppose this unconstitutional and immoral regulatory change from the U.S. State Department. Will you add your name to our open letter to join in this fight?](Wf1Em9ikN:m:1:2608826936:3963EB7EAB0301046CD9D28CCDAA7C64:r) [Say NO to the State Department targeting Christians](Wf1Em9ikN:m:1:2608826936:3963EB7EAB0301046CD9D28CCDAA7C64:r) Friend, no faith-based organization in America today should be forced to reject biblical principles ... and embrace the government's currently preferred social ideology ... or risk scaling down or shutting down their operations. Yet under the regulatory change that the U.S. State Department has proposed, funding and contracts could be denied to ANY group that has a statement of faith or policies that are true to biblical values but counter to today's predominantly "woke" social climate. That means organizations that protect life instead of promoting abortion, advocate for traditional marriage and family, or follow biblical teaching on biological sex rather than "gender ideology" are at risk of being targeted—and punished!—by the U.S. government. [Please stand with Christian Legal Society to express your strong opposition to the U.S. State Department targeting Christian and all faith-based relief organizations on the basis of their religious beliefs! Add your name to our urgent open letter now.](Wf1Em9ikN:m:1:2608826936:3963EB7EAB0301046CD9D28CCDAA7C64:r) [Say NO to the State Department targeting Christians](Wf1Em9ikN:m:1:2608826936:3963EB7EAB0301046CD9D28CCDAA7C64:r) Since 1961, Christian Legal Society has been dedicated to serving Jesus Christ through the practice and study of law, the defense of religious freedom and life, and the provision of legal aid to the needy. And for nearly 50 years, Christian Legal Society’s Center for Law & Religious Freedom, which is spearheading the response to this proposed rule change, has defended and advanced all Americans' inalienable rights to religious freedom and life in the public square. This is one of the most urgent—and important—fights that we face for religious freedom this year, and I am grateful for concerned Americans like you coming alongside us to defend Christian and all faith-based relief organizations in the battle today. Thank you for your prayers and for your consideration. David Nammo Executive Director & CEO Christian Legal Society Christian Legal Society P.O. Box 7712 McLean, VA 22106-7712 DISCLAIMER Your privacy is important to us. It is The Federalist Wire's policy to respect your privacy and comply with any applicable law and regulation regarding any personal information we may collect about you, including across our website, and other sites we own and operate. TheFederalistWire.com 525-K East Market Street # 114 City: Leesburg State: Virginia Zip Code: 20176 Contact Email: today@thefederalistwire.com © Copyright TheFederalistWire.com All Rights Reserved. This message was intended for: {EMAIL} You were added to the system November 7, 2022. For more information [click here](. [Update your preferences]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Unsubscribe via email](mailto:unsub-74632046165-echo3-4280A18CE86B78C0DA34A3DF10166098@emailsendr.net?Subject=Unsubscribe&body=Please%20remove%20me%20from%20further%20mailings)