Dear Friend,
Yesterday, the House voted in favor of final passage of the (Dis)Respect for Marriage Act to redefine marriage in federal law, without meaningful religious liberty protections.
In the end, 39 Republicans joined Democrats to vote in favor of the final bill.
Now, the bill heads to President Biden, who is expected to sign it into law.
Will you send a message to Representative Schrader, Senator Merkley and Senator Wyden thanking those who voted “no” and telling those who voted “yes” of your disappointment?
This is a sobering moment in our nation’s history.
America is now charging full steam ahead down a path largely unexplored by any human society in history, but which God’s Word, biological reality, and social science research indicate is counterproductive to human flourishing.
As you are aware, this legislation will have severe consequences for religious entities, children, and those of us who still believe that marriage is between one man and one woman.
So, what now?
In a recent appearance on Washington Watch, Dr. Carl Trueman (author and professor at Grove City College) spoke on how Christian citizens should respond to this moment.
He said, "I think it's very important that Christians are in church on a Sunday.
We have to be part of a strong Christian community. We have to be under the teaching of the Word.
We have to be taking the sacraments together.
We have to be a community.
We have to support each other. Secondly, I think it’s absolutely appropriate that Christians use the civil liberties that they do have, the civil rights that they do have, in order to press for good policy.”
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