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A teacher at a school run by the Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church in Michigan was fired, and she told the school that she had consulted with an attorney and planned to fight back about her job termination.  However, the case went before the Supreme Court, who ruled that the teacher’s case would not move forward.

In the court’s decision, Chief Justice John Roberts asserted that the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment ensure that the government will not have a say in whom a religious organization hires or fires.  In his opinion, Roberts said:

 “The Establishment Clause prevents the government from appointing ministers,” and the “Free Exercise Clause prevents it from interfering with the freedom of religious groups to select their own. ”  

Advocates celebrates the decision of the high court, which solidifies the liberties of churches and religious organizations to make decisions that will best serve their congregations and constituents – without fear of governmental interference. 

 We have defended countless churches and religious institutions from unconstitutional intrusion by the government into their affairs.  If you, your church, or your religious organization encounter discrimination or violation of your religious freedoms, we are here to help! 

This information is provided by Advocates for Faith & Freedom, a non-profit religious law firm dedicated to protecting religious liberty in the courts!  To help us in our ongoing battle for religious freedom, click here to donate to Advocates.

          "Gender liberation" will likely be the new vogue term used to describe the tidal wave that is fast approaching the shores of the California public school system.  And you can be sure that it won't stop there; it will spread throughout the Nation and have disastrous consequences on the innocent.

            As you know, all of our work is provided free of charge to our clients.  To help provide a strong start and to continue our work next year, we have set a goal to raise $40,000 by January 15, 2012. 

             To help us get there, we are blessed to have 2 anonymous donors who will match every dollar donated from now until our deadline – dollar for dollar up to $40,000!  Your contribution before January 15, 2012 will help us to expose the extreme liberal agenda creeping into our schools.

          With your donation before January 15, 2012, not only will it be matched, but we will also ensure that you are first to receive “HIJACKED K-12” before it is made available to the public at large.

          "Gender liberation" will likely be the new vogue term used to describe the tidal wave that is fast approaching the shores of the California public school system. And you can be sure that it won't stop there; it will spread throughout the Nation and have disastrous consequences on the innocent.

            As you know, all of our work is provided free of charge to our clients.  To help provide a strong start and to continue our work next year, we have set a goal to raise $40,000 by January 15, 2012. 

             To help us get there, we are blessed to have 2 anonymous donors who will match every dollar donated from now until our deadline – dollar for dollar up to $40,000!  Your contribution before January 15, 2012 will help us to expose the extreme liberal agenda creeping into our schools.

          With your donation before January 15, 2012, not only will it be matched, but we will also ensure that you are first to receive “HIJACKED K-12” before it is made available to the public at large.

          The conference program that was distributed to the teachers and administration attending the conference contained some very distressing information that reveals strategies that were once unimaginable. 

          If you think “same-sex marriage” was the apex of the GLBT agenda, you will be shocked to know that a new war has ferociously emerged — a war whereby a radical segment of society is attempting to take hostage of the minds and souls of our children. 

           This new war on children will soon become widely known as "Gender Liberation".  

          Hundreds of teachers and administers gathered to discuss the best ways to interact with and to indoctrinate our kids – the most vulnerable of society.  We wanted to provide you a sampling of what was actually written in the program.  Under a heading titled "Gender Etiquette”, the teachers and administrators were urged by the CTA to conform to the following etiquette:

• “Please do not assume anyone’s gender, even people you may have met in the past.  A person’s external appearance may not match their internal gender identity.” 

• “You cannot know the gender or sex of someone by their physical body, voice, appearance or mannerisms.” 

• “Pay attention to a person’ purposeful gender expression.” 

• We consider it polite to ask: “What pronoun do you prefer?” or “How do you identify?” before using pronouns or gendered words for anyone.

• One way of acknowledging the needs of all people is to designate restrooms as gender neutral.
  
  
• "Respectful allies, who learn from and with everyone and then educate others, are important for successful gender liberation."   
  
  
• Each of us can decide for ourselves in which bathroom we belong.

          Shocking, right?  We did not alter these quotes in any way.  These statements come directly from the pamphlet that California Teachers Association has endorsed, supported and distributed to their membership.

          This new information joins other disturbing legislation facing our schools in the next year:

• SB 48 – which requires that people of the gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual orientation be represented specifically in social studies curriculum and will go into effect on January 1, 2012.

• SB 777 seeks to change the very fundamental idea of gender, allowing children to choose their own sex — however they wish to “identify”.  We began battling this legislation for over 4 years ago!

          It’s a scary time to be a student in public school, and that is why we are devoting ourselves to changing the state of our schools in this coming year! 

          Children have liberties and rights of conscience just as adults do, and they need to be free to express them in a school environment. We contend that schools are not a place for social experimentation by persons with extreme liberal agendas. 

          This year-end, we are raising money to fund these battles in the courts.  We have committed to devote our time and energy to fighting for the rights of our students to be free from this psychological abuse, but we are going to need your help!   

          Our goal is to raise $40,000 by January 15.  Please prayerfully consider giving any gift you can to help us reach it.  To help the cause, we have been blessed by two anonymous donors who are willing to MATCH every gift we receive up to $20,000 – dollar for dollar! 

          In the coming days, we will tell you more about our campaign and these efforts, and we will also be offering a special booklet for anyone who gives $25 or more towards our campaign.  This booklet will give parents, students, teachers, and concerned citizens detailed information about what our children are facing in public schools today and what you need to be aware of in the coming year. 

          Please stay tuned for this information, and please pray about making a contribution to our efforts. 

          This information is provided by Advocates for Faith & Freedom, a non-profit religious law firm dedicated to protecting religious liberty in the courts!  To help us in our ongoing battle for religious freedom, click here to donate to Advocates.

He came to Advocates for help, and we have brought this case before several different Courts.  We had a victory in the District Court, where the Judge ruled that this teacher violated the Establishment Clause in at least one instance when he expressed "an unequivocal belief that creationism is 'superstitious nonsense.’" 

The case was appealed to the Ninth Circuit, which overturned that ruling and said that the teacher was immune from a lawsuit since there was no case like this before.  Then, the Ninth Circuit refused to rule on the constitutionality of the teacher’s conduct as it should have done, leaving future teachers free to discriminate.

We have fought for Chad and his family since the beginning, and we are now taking his case to the highest Court in our nation  ⎼⎼ the U.S. Supreme Court.  Why?  Because we believe that this case is supremely important to establish once and for all that public schools must provide a neutral educational environment.  Although we support the majority of teachers who teach responsibly, we cannot tolerate those public school teachers who abuse their position to force anti-Christian ideology onto our students!

We will be working diligently over the next month preparing our petition to the U.S. Supreme Court asking the Court to accept Chad’s case for review.

Chad, his family, and all of us at Advocates appreciate your prayers and support as we pursue this case further.  Our hope is that this landmark education case will provide powerful precedent for the future.

This information is provided by Advocates for Faith & Freedom, a non-profit religious law firm dedicated to protecting religious liberty in the courts!  To help us in our ongoing battle for religious freedom, click here to donate to Advocates.

Some would call this a reminder from God – that he endures through tragedy, and that he is with us through all circumstances.  However, one group – The American Atheists – have filed a lawsuit saying that the “the 9/11 Cross” should not be included in a Memorial being constructed on the site of the incident.  They say it is unconstitutional and represents a “mingling of church and state.”  If no other religions or philosophies are represented in the memorial, then they want the cross removed.

The group’s president, Dave Silverman, issued this statement: "The WTC cross has become a Christian icon. It has been blessed by so-called holy men and presented as a reminder that their god, who couldn't be bothered to stop the Muslim terrorists or prevent 3,000 people from being killed in his name, cared only enough to bestow upon us some rubble that resembles a cross.”

This cross was not man-made – the beams fell into this position, and the resulting cross has become a symbol of hope for many people.  We support the inclusion of this cross in the Memorial and Museum being constructed at the site, and we plan to help in the legal battle in whatever way we can.

What do you think?  Should the Cross remain at the 9/11 Memorial Site?  Let your voice be heard – leave your comment on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Advocates.

This information is provided by Advocates for Faith & Freedom, a non-profit religious law firm dedicated to protecting religious liberty in the courts!  To help us in our ongoing battle for religious freedom, click here to donate to Advocates.

In February 2010, President Obama had nominated Lui for a place on the federal U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; however, many Republicans in the U.S. Senate opposed his nomination and provided arguments against his appointment.  The greatest opposition to Lui’s appointment referred to many of his controversial speeches and writings, which showed an extremely liberal and biased point-of-view.  The concern was that he lacked judicial experience and would not exercise the necessary non-bias in a role on the bench.

Lui is a U.C. Berkley law professor and supports same-sex “marriage.” In one of Lui’s most controversial and igniting speeches, he spoke about the nomination of conservative Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court:

"Judge Alito's record envisions an America where police may shoot and kill an unarmed boy to stop him from running away with a stolen purse; where federal agents may point guns at ordinary citizens during a raid, even after no sign of resistance; where a black man may be sentenced to death by an all-white jury for killing a white man, absent [an] analysis showing discrimination, is not the America we know. Nor is it the America we aspire to be."

Now, through an appointment by Governor Jerry Brown, Goodwin Lui will preside in the Supreme Court of California.  He joined the Court in time to hear arguments in the ongoing case of Proposition 8, the voter-backed initiative that protects traditional marriage.  The question in that case was whether the official proponents of Prop 8 have legal standing to defend the proposition, since the governor and attorney general have chosen not to stand up for it – even though a majority of California voters did.

We at Advocates have seen the effect that activist judges can have on policy and law, and we will continue to do whatever we can to ensure that our religious and moral rights are not extinguished by liberal ideology.

Because of your continued support, we can press forward in the work we are called to do!

This information is provided by Advocates for Faith & Freedom, a non-profit religious law firm dedicated to protecting religious liberty in the courts!  To help us in our ongoing battle for religious freedom, click here to donate to Advocates.