Rarely in all our years of ministry in Washington, DC, have we felt a greater threat to our First Amendment freedoms, including our religious liberty, than at this moment. That threat is seen in the unprecedented censorship we are seeing by Big Tech oligarchs. And we’re not alone in our concern.

High-level leaders in Russia, France, Norway, and the European Union are joining the outcry against the level of censorship happening in America.

YouTube is now blocking the President. Amazon shut down the popular Twitter-alternative called Parler.

The ability to freely communicate is essential for a free people. We need to stand together to stop the censorship! Send your urgent fax to these allies and take a stand against massive censorship. – Your team at Faith & Liberty

Facebook/Instagram deleted all "content containing the phrase 'stop the steal.'"

Facebook also announced it is "automatically disabling comments on posts in Groups that start to have a high rate of hate speech." Keep in mind Facebook throws a wide net to define "hate speech" as anything with which it disagrees. This has already included quoting the Bible, expressing views on marriage, protecting unborn life, helping individuals with unwanted romantic attractions, and other peaceful, patriotic, and Christian views.

In a telling fashion, it continued "We began preparing for Inauguration Day last year ... We've had emergency measures in place since before the US elections such as not recommending civic groups for people to join."

"We're now begging to be regulated," one Facebook employee predicted before the election, according to the NY Post.

And that is exactly what we have the opportunity to do within key states. States have the right and the obligation to restore the freedom of their citizens. Send your urgent fax to state governors and attorneys general to urge them to protect the speech and freedom of people within their state.

In Hosea 4:1, the prophet says there is no "truth, no kindness, no knowledge of God in the land." A free people must enjoy freedom to speak for our Constitutional Republic to survive.

Late last year, over two dozen state attorneys general filed an antitrust suit against Facebook to break up the monopoly. Remember, something similar happened to AT&T. More actions like this must be done.

Other options involve consumer fraud protections and legislative actions to protect your freedom to speak, your privacy, and your data. The documentary, "The Social Dilemma," shows in shocking fashion how social media is intentionally modifying your behavior. One expert in the documentary was asked what he sees in the future because of social media. His response was "revolution" because social media sees you as a commodity to manipulate and sell for profit.

We must not allow social media to censor and control. We are not commodities for sale, and we must not be ruled by those who want to treat us like robots to program and manipulate.

We are meeting later this week with others to move forward on state intervention to stop the censorship. Our mission is and has always been to bring the Word of God to bear on the hearts and minds of our public policy makers. The difficulty of fulfilling that mission becomes exponentially more difficult if our message is silenced by Big Tech oligarchs.

It is essential for key state leaders to fight to restore the freedom and protections of liberty, including online in these forums. Send your fax to state leaders to urge them to act now.

Our nation needs prayer. At its inception following the American Revolution, our leaders were at a total impasse. After the Constitutional Convention was about to dissolve, Benjamin Franklin stood to remind those assembled that they must pray to God for help and wisdom. The group recessed for an extended time in prayer. They reconvened, and America was born. Our nation needs that same divine wisdom right now.

Freedom is precious. It is not passed down in our DNA. Each generation must fight for it. You were born for such a time as this. We can restore freedom of speech and we must do so to remain free.

But with Google and Apple controlling 99.4% of all phones, these private companies now control the marketplace of ideas. And their power and censorship need to be reined in and returned to “We the People” in America.

Join our effort to work with key states and their leaders. Send your critical fax to state governors and attorneys general to implore them to take action to protect the speech and freedom of people within their state.

Working together, we can restore our freedom to communicate. The time to act is urgent. Send a fax and sign the petition.

And please remember, as your missionaries to Washington, DC, our ministry is only possible because of your prayers and generous support. Right now, your gift to Faith & Liberty will be effectively DOUBLED by our extended Challenge Grant to help expand this ministry.

Pray for us as we pray for you. And join us in prayer that our nation will be healed.

Your missionary team to our nation’s leaders,

Peggy Nienaber, Vice-President, Faith & Liberty

Mat Staver, Chairman

Rev. Gregory Cox, Lead Missionary, Faith & Liberty

P.S. Our extended Challenge Grant will effectively DOUBLE the impact of your donations! Select here to equip our staff to create new strategies in impacting the hearts and minds of our public policy makers.

Then send a fax directly to key governors and attorneys general to urge them to protect the freedom of speech and the press in their state.

P.P.S. We also have launched a petition to deliver to key state leaders to urge them to take action. Please sign this petition and then forward it to like-minded patriots so we can peacefully restore freedom in America again.

Sources:

Ahmari, S. (2020, Oct 19). Facebook workers ‘ashamed’ by tech giant’s censorship of Post’s Hunter Files reporting. New York Post.

Kelly-Clark, V. (2021, Jan 12). World Leaders Denounce Big Tech Censorship of President Donald Trump. The Epoch Times.

Rosen, G. & Bickert, M. (2021, Jan 11). Our Preparations Ahead of Inauguration Day. Facebook Press Release.