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BRIEFING: Governor’s Order; Hearing on SOGI bill; Ohio Prayer Movement
This has been a busy week with governor’s orders, legislative lame-duck hearings, and prayers of the saints going up before the Lord to combat and recover all that the enemy is attempting to steal, kill and destroy. Below is a briefing on these issues. The Doors of...
The Latest on the “UN” Fairness Act Hearing Today
Late last week, the Ohio House Civil Justice Committee announced that they would have a hearing on House Bill 369 – the Ohio “Un” Fairness Act – today. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: This bill is the greatest threat to women, children, and religious...
EdChoice Revisions in S.B. 89
EdChoice List Amended by Ohio Legislature Tasked with ensuring there are no last-minute changes to EdChoice in January or February of 2021, the Ohio Legislature addressed EdChoice for the 2021-2022 school year today. Senator Matt Huffman offered an amendment to Senate...
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House Bill 369 - the greatest threat to women, children, and religious freedom in Ohio - got a hearing yesterday at the Statehouse. CCV's Ohio Christian Education Network testified in opposition to this dangerous bill on behalf of Christian parents, students, and teachers across Ohio. #UnFairnessAct
"So, while strip clubs stay open and abortion facilities continue to kill unborn babies as usual, California churches still are being forced to either close or open on a severely limited basis. One Santa Clara County church that refused to comply is facing $350,000 in fines..."
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Strip Clubs and Abortion Clinics Can be Fully Open in California During Coronavirus, Not Churches
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For months, California churches have been fighting in court to be allowed to re-open and exercise their religious freedom during the coronavirus crisis. Some ar“It is our corporate belief the dubious legacy of HB 369 would be a nightmare for Ohioans, turning the First Amendment upside down, and decimating religious freedom as we know it,” the clergy wrote. “If passed, HB 369 will leave women, children, and persons of religious conviction as second-class citizens. There is no tweaking this disastrous bill.”
Ohio clergymen warn SOGI bill will turn First Amendment upside down
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COLUMBUS — Last last week the Ohio House Civil Justice Committee announced there would be a hearing on House Bill 369, giving opponents of the controversial sexual orientation and gender iden...Did you know that there is a sexual orientation/gender identity bill that is having a hearing in the Ohio Statehouse tomorrow? This bill is the greatest threat to women, children, and religious freedom in Ohio, and YOU can help stop it.
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BACKGROUND: Late Friday, the Ohio House Civil Justice Committee announced that they will have a hearing on House Bill 369 – the Ohio #UnFairnessAct – on Thursday, November 19 at 9 a.m. This sexual orientation/gender identity bill is the greatest threat to women, children, and religious freedom in Ohio.
URGENT ACTION NEEDED:
1 ) Call Speaker Bob Cupp’s Office and let him know you OPPOSE HB 369! He needs to understand this bill is dangerous for our state, and not the direction we should go.
Phone Number: (614) 466-9624
2) Call Chairman Steve Hambley’s Office and let him know HB 369 cannot pass! Ohio is a tolerant state. Not only is HB 369 not needed, but it will also create endless problems for women, children, and families.
Phone Number: (614) 466-8140
3) Submit written Testimony to the Civil Justice Committee opposing the bill. The bill will be heard on Thursday, November 19 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 116. You can also testify in person.
To submit written testimony, write a one-page letter addressed to Chairman Steve Hambley and Members of the House Civil Justice Committee. Include your name and city, and email it to:
[email protected]
Our future is on the line. The General Assembly cannot cave to the woke mob, especially after yet another strong election for pro-life, pro-family conservatives.
FACTS: The bill...
*Requires biological men be allowed in women’s restrooms, locker rooms, and showers if they claim they identify as a woman.
*Requires boys be allowed to play in girls’ sports in public schools if they claim they identify as a woman.
*Forces women’s homeless shelters and domestic violence shelters allow biological men to bathe and bunk with women who claim to identify as a woman.
*Forces doctors to participate in “gender transition” surgeries and procedures.
*Forces Christian schools and other ministries to violate their religious beliefs regarding hiring and operating procedures.
We need YOUR help to stop this terrible legislation! Powerful and well-funded corporate special interests are pushing this disastrous bill on Ohio. Stand with us today!
ACTION ALERT: Protect Women, Children and Religious Freedom! | Citizens for Community Values
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"...while strip clubs stay open & abortion facilities continue to kill unborn babies as usual, California churches still are being forced to either close or open on a severely limited basis. One...church that refused to comply is facing $350K in fines..." https://t.co/SRjqp4t892
“..the dubious legacy of HB369 would be a nightmare for Ohioans, turning the 1st Amendment upside down,& decimating religious freedom..”the clergy wrote. “If passed, HB369 will leave women, children,& persons of religious conviction as 2nd-class citizens." https://t.co/udGXaOoBjQ
The glory of mothers: "I sometimes imagine a great cloud of witnesses in heaven celebrating because God, through one small act of a mother’s faithfulness, breathed life into a child. Mothers are operating a rescue mission outside the very gates of hell..." https://t.co/ygpiGXeyU9
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Human life is protected from its very beginning to its natural end.
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