Churches and church members- IMPORTANT!

Alliance Defense Fund is a National Organization of over 700 Christian Lawyers throughout the Nation who aim to fight together for Christians and their rights and what moreal fibre we have left. They have defended Christians in the workplace, in schools, in churches against groups such as the ACLU. This group was founded by James Dobson and like-thinking Biblical men who saw the need for Christian defense.

http://www.alliancedefensefund.org/main/default.aspx

On September 28th, ADF has made a "Push at the Pulpit" to get Pastors in willing churches to speak out against the unconstitutional legislation that silences Pastors from speaking Biblical truth in relation to our say at the election polls!

ADF statement: "The new initiative will equip, protect, and defend pastors who wish to exercise their First Amendment right to openly discuss the positions of political candidates and other moral and social issues from the pulpit. Participating pastors across the country will deliver a sermon along these lines in their own churches Sept. 28."

My family and I will be traveling to a brave church who WILL be supporting this initiative! There is NOTHING more American than this push at the pulpit. It will not be easy and will have possibly serious consequences. However the consequences of NOT standing up to fight are even more devastating!

Churches in America are subject to the 503(C) tax status where they gain tax exemption. ADF: "Prior to 1954, churches were free to evaluate the positions of political candidates on moral issues without fear of the Internal Revenue Service revoking their tax-exempt status. That year, then-Senator Lyndon Johnson amended the tax code to add the threat of IRS action against churches if their pastors mentioned the positions of specific candidates from the pulpit.(Silencing Pastors at the puplit would help him get elected as President.) Citing that rule, groups like AU have repeatedly threatened to report churches to the IRS if they speak out on such issues. Though this legislation has been recognized as a violation of freedom of speech, few have challenged it."

This is where ADF steps in. Churches that speak out on 9/28 will be defended against organizations like ACLU which will be baited to take those churches to court. It is the hope that through these law suits, the gag order of churches and violation of their freedom of speech will be overturned! But, if we don't stand together, churches, we are weaker.I believe that we are at a crossroads for the defense of our religious freedom and freedom of speech.

ADF: "Many tax-exempt organizations are permitted to evaluate candidates’ positions based on the values important to those groups. Organizations which are tax-exempt but do not have the same speech restrictions the IRS places on churches include civic leagues; labor, agricultural, or horticultural associations; business leagues; chambers of commerce; real estate boards; boards of trade; professional football leagues; clubs organized for pleasure, recreation, and other nonprofit purposes; fraternal beneficiary societies; and cemeteries."
ADF goes on to state:
"The intimidation of churches by leftist groups using the IRS has grown to a point that ADF has no choice but to respond," said Stanley. "The number of threats being reported to ADF is growing because of the aggressive campaign to unlawfully silence the church. IRS rules don’t trump the Constitution, and the First Amendment certainly trumps the Johnson amendment."

There have been extreme liberals who have gone on the attack of churches, strewing them through courts at high cost and therefore scaring churches from speaking up on moral issues at the polls. It is ADF's hope that churches will give a sermon on the above, therefore baiting liberal groups such as ACLU to take these churches to court, so that ADF can fight for them and overturn this unconstitutional legislation!

So I ask,
WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO TO HELP? Here are some ideas:

1) First, contact your church leadership. Tell them that you want to be a part of a church truly committed to doing "whatever it takes", not just by words, but by action! Tell them that you wish for the church to stand strong with the churches taking part and with ADF and hope to hear a sermon on such on 9/28!

2) Explain that you feel strongly about supporting this proposal and will choose to be in the congregation on the 28th of a church that WILL stand up against this "Unconstitutional gag order"!
Even if my family has to travel out of State, we are making plans to do so that weekend! YES! It is THAT important!

3) On Monday morning September 22nd, ADF will have the participating churches listed on their website, commit to getting to one of these churches in support of them!

4) Tell your friends of all denominations and get them to go with you!
5) write me and tell me what you think! If you are from my church I am VERY interested in what the congregation thinks.

Folks, it is NOT possible that there is anything more important on this date unless you are dying or deathly ill. We MUST light that "American Patriot" fire in us that our forefathers held that says "God first, then country!" ..."But as for me, GiVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!"

Do NOT choose to stand with the majority who will not get involved. Stand with me to help God's voice to be heard in the Nation before we lose it!

"Citizenship in a free country is a blessing from God ... God wants us to do
his will in government ... but we have disobeyed our Lord ... As a result,
we are in danger of losing our nation by default, and with it our individual
freedoms and possibly our very lives. If that should happen, our opportunity
to help fulfill the Great Commission throughout the United States and the
world will also be lost. And hundreds of millions will never have the
opportunity to receive our Savior."