Dear
Friends,
As
you know, we’re very excited here at the Becket Fund to be heading
to the U.S. Supreme Court to make Hobby Lobby’s case against the
HHS Mandate.
This
is the kind of case that will shape our laws for decades to come.
The issues at the heart of the HHS Mandate challenge cut to the very
core of our Constitutionally-guaranteed freedom:
Do
we lose our right to religious liberty when we open a family business
and earn a living?
The
Obama Administration thinks we do.
But,
we at the Becket Fund are hopeful that the Justices will agree with
us that the answer has to be NO.
The
stakes are very high. A win here for Hobby Lobby is a serious blow to
the HHS Mandate.
I
don’t think I have to tell you what a huge undertaking this is.
We have to bring even better than our A-plus game.
Can
we count on you to continue helping us fight against the HHS Mandate?
We
don’t take government grants. We offer our services pro
bono –
free – to our courageous clients. We rely entirely on the
strong support of people like you who share our commitment to
religious liberty to keep the lights on here at the Becket Fund.
I
know there are no better attorneys out there to successfully defend
religious liberty before the High Court.
Remember:
This is the team that won a 9-0 victory for religious liberty before
this very Supreme Court not even two years ago. It was hailed
across the board as the most significant religious liberty victory of
a generation.
This
case will be just as historic.
Unfortunately,
while the HHS Mandate is probably the largest and most significant
threat to religious liberty, it’s far from the only one.
School
districts and small towns are being threatened with law suits for
allowing religion to share the public square. They are being
forced to decide how much of their budget they are willing to risk to
defend their right to comfortable graduation venues or veterans
monuments.
And
individuals are being asked to make similar choices.
People
like the pharmacists we’re still representing in Washington State –
where the state wants to force them to dispense abortion-inducing
drugs in violation of their faith. Can they practice their
profession and their faith?
People
like Hobby Lobby’s Green family: Can they own a business and stay
true to their religious beliefs?
These
are choices that no one should ever have to make. Our right to
religious liberty doesn’t end when we exit our houses of worship.
The
Founding Fathers certainly didn’t intend it to be that way and for
centuries there was a strong bipartisan support for our First
Freedom.
In
fact, both of our nation’s landmark religious liberty laws – the
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) passed in 1993 and the
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) passed
in 2000 – were approved by a nearly unanimous Congress.
Religious
liberty doesn’t belong to one party. Either we all have it or
none of us do.
Thankfully,
the Becket Fund’s unanimous victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in
2012’sHosanna-Tabor
v. EEOC demonstrates
that there is hope that liberals and conservatives alike can still
come together to support religious liberty.
I
can already tell you that it looks like the pace of this fight won’t
be letting up in 2014.
Frankly,
it is clearer than ever that our work has become more crucial than
ever.
And,
your support has helped provide a great foundation for that work.
We
truly couldn’t have become the “powerhouse law firm,” as the AP
has called us, without the strong and steadfast support of people
like you.
2014
could be the turning point for religious liberty, starting with the
Hobby Lobby case at the Supreme Court. This could be the point
where the tide turns and religious liberty starts to gain ground.
I
hope we can continue to count on your support. Please
make your most generous tax-deductible contribution of $25, $50,
$100, $250, $500, $1000, or even more today and
renew your commitment to our First Freedom.
Christina
Arriaga, Executive Director
My
Comments:
I applaud the Becket Fund in their fight for Religious Liberty.
Without this fight the Secular Humanist would overrun the
Constitution and the entire country. Let us pray for a victory and
help them financially if we are able.
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