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Congressman Randy Forbes, Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Prayer Caucus, recently statedin an article, The First Amendment is a promise that we are free to live holistically, according to thedictates of our conscience. The constant barrage of assaults on ourreligious libertyseeks to redefine theterm and incorporate an entirely different meaning.

The anti-faith voices within the country are attempting to degrade and reframe this sacred andConstitutionally protected right as the, freedom to worship in private places only. In doing so, thisforced compartmentalization of your and my faith is slowly, but most assuredly, eroding ourJudeo-Christian heritage. How many more steps are we really away from the edge of the precipice?From the government then controlling the very tenants of our spiritual values and practice? Firstmarginalizing and then censoring free speech? Penalizing what can be said or done in the public squarewhen it comes to ones religious or core be liefs?

A far-fetched notion? Impossible in the land of the free? Yet, we need only to observe other nationsaround the globe in order to see where this insidious road could eventually lead arrest, imprisonmentand re-education camps in communist systemspersecution, physical threats and violence in manyMuslim countriesfear and intimidation in brutal dictatorships.Many continue to deny this could ever

happen in the United States. However, just a few short decades ago, most citizens also neverenvisioned an America where the 10 Commandments would be reviled in our court houses, wherebusinesses had to accept mandatory healthcare provisions that violate the conscious or the sanctity oflife, where activist outcries are made over a humble crche in a public park at Christmastime,valedictorians having their speeches scrubbed from all religious terminology, a pastor being threatenedwith arrest for holding a Bible study in his home, military chaplains facing court martials for praying in thename of Jesus, and the list could go on.

Forbes continued,The intent is simple and fatal: redefine the meaning of religious freedom, making it asecondary right when exercised in the public square or marketplace. If religious freedom becomes asecondary right, how will it affect you and your family? What challenges would you face if pressured tochoose between your religious convictions and your job, business or livelihood?

Citizens are increasingly being forced to choose between a simple profession of faith or harshand sometimes, legal consequences. If you are a Christian in Texas, for example, you may soon bebarred from serving on a city council simply because you expressed your biblical worldview somewhere,sometime in the public square. In San Antonio, there is currently a proposal for an upcoming non-discrimination policy stating, No person shall be appointed to a position if the city council finds that suchperson has, prior to such proposed appointment, engaged in discrimination or demonstrated a bias, byword or deed, against any person, group or organization on the basis of race, color, religion, nationalorigin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, age, or disability, the ordinance reads.

Picture yourself as a mayoran elected leader exercising the right to share your faith by writing a columnsprinkled with Judeo-Christian references, only to be threatened by an anti-faith group for it. TheFreedom From Religion Foundation has reported this particular situationinvolving the mayor ofHawesville, KYto the City Council and requested a variety of consequences for her actions, including

the end of all prayer in government meetings.

Recently, a Christian chaplain in the military, whose specific duties are to provide religiousinstruction and spiritual counseling, is being officially censored because atheists are offended.Chaplain Reyes recently wrote an essay on the bases website entitled, No Atheists in Foxholes:Chaplains Gave All in World War II, referencing President Eisenhowers comment of the, great truth thatthere are no atheists in the foxholes. Immediately, Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFR),another attack-minded organization, contacted the base commander, demanding his article be removed.

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Not satisfied with stripping Chaplain Reyes of his First Amendment rights, the MRFR also requested thathe be punished for what they touted as an egregious act!

America, are you listening? Do you have eyes to see and the ears to hear? The line has beencrossed and it is time to wake up the sleeping giant! The Church, the Body of Christ, must rise upand say, Enough!

We must take a standagainst these injustices.Keep your head upa grass roots movement of prayerand honorable action is underway and quickly gaining momentum. We are simply encouraging you toengage in the national conversation in order to protect Gods rightful place in American culture and ourmost cherished freedoms. Your fa i th fu l prayers and f inancia l support p rovide the ongoing means tonot on ly face these chal lenges, but to take a proactive and determined stance in pressing on ward.

Are the sacrifices worth it? Thousands of Americans answered with a resounding, Yes when this nationwas established, laying down everything to live and worship freely in their own lan d. Only, The weaponsof our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We aredestroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God (2 Cor. 10:4 -5).Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. Forour struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against rulers, against the powers, against the world

forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, takeup the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything,stand firm (Eph. 6:11-13).

You are the difference makers. Onlytogether can we do this!

It is in God we trust!

Blessings,

Lea CarawanExecutive Director

Go towww.CPCFoundation.comto learn more or get involved.

The Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization that was formed tosupport the call of America back to prayer and faith in God. The Congressional Prayer Caucus

Foundation is committed to preserving our Judeo-Christian heritage as a nation and protecting thereligious liberty of all Americans.

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