On Tuesday, all the Democrats and 12 Senate Republicans bowed to the LGBTQ political thugs and passed a bill that will allow the Department of Justice (DOJ) as well as private individuals to sue religious institutions and people of faith. Now HR 8404 returns to the U.S. House where we have another chance to defeat it. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) will bring the bill up for a vote within the week. We have limited time to act. We are now targeting the House.

The day before, the Senate added the Baldwin-Collins amendment to bring together a few Republican votes under the false pretense that this amendment would provide religious accommodation. But this is a sham amendment.

On Tuesday, three amendments that would have provided religious liberty protections were defeated. These were offered by Republican Senators Mike Lee (UT), James Lankford (OK) and Marco Rubio (FL).

The Baldwin-Collins amendment does nothing to protect the religious liberty of individuals or anyone not working at an institution “whose principal purpose is the study, practice, or advancement of religion.” In other words, HR 8404 was drafted to target and disparage your faith.

This bill must now go back to the House of Representatives. The vote could happen soon.  

We need to remind House Republicans the people DO NOT endorse the destruction of marriage or religious freedom to appease a rabid LGBTQ political agenda.

Send your faxes to urge the House to VOTE NO on HR 8404! Then read on for the news. —Your Faith & Liberty team

HR 8404 forces every state and every American to accept, honor and obey the crazy “marriage” laws of any other state. That means California’s warped marriage laws—including pedophile marriages to child brides and same-sex marriages—WILL be forced on your state and on you, personally.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) offered an amendment to close the child bride marriage loophole in the “Respect for Marriage Act,” but that amendment failed. This should tell you everything you need to know about this bill.

HR 8404 specifically charges the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute anyone who is accused of not honoring, accepting or participating in the “unions” outlined in this bill.

Section 5 (b) of the so-called religious freedom legislation states: “ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL — The Attorney General may bring a civil action in the appropriate United States district court against any person who violates subsection (a) for declaratory and injunctive relief.”

Equally damning, HR 8404 also specifically allows so-called injured parties to sue private individuals who do not support, accept and participate in these sham marriages.

Section 5 (c) states: “PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—Any person who is harmed by a violation of subsection (a) may bring a civil action in the appropriate United States district court against the person who violated such subsection for declaratory and injunctive relief.”

California already allows adults to marry children of any age. As a result, there are several instances on the California marriage database of men in their 40s and 50s marrying elementary age children.

• If you object to a pedophile marrying a child, YOU can be sued.
• If you try to help these children escape their legal bondage to a pedophile, YOU can be sued.
• If you refuse to bake a wedding cake or create a website for a same- sex “wedding,” YOU can be sued.

In other words, despite claiming to have a “religious freedom” exemption, this horrible bill targets individuals and most institutions.

We MUST stop this bill. As we said above, the House is poised to vote any day. We have ONE SHOT left at stopping this travesty from becoming law. There is no time to waste. Please, fax the House NOW and demand they VOTE NO on HR 8404.

Let us also say this—if this bill passes, we have other strategic plans. We will not remain idle. We want to defeat this bill. But make no mistake, we will not be bullied. What was meant to advance the LGBTQ agenda could backfire in the courts.

Help us stop this bill NOW, before it is too late. Even if you have contacted Congress before, please remind them again today, just before they vote, that we the American people REJECT the perverse bill HR 8404!

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Your missionaries to Washington, D.C,

Peggy Neinaber, Vice President
Mat Staver, Chairman
Rev. Gregory Cox, Lead Missionary

Source:

“H.R. 8404—Respect for Marriage Act.” House of Representatives Committee on Rules. July 18, 2022. Rules.house.gov/bill/117/hr-8404.