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Victory Over Planned Parenthood
We oftentimes have opportunities to support individuals and faith-based entities, without resorting to legal action or prolonged litigation. We would like to share with you one such recent instance, in which we had the privilege of successfully safeguarding an individual who faced a Cease-and-Desist demand from Planned Parenthood Los Angeles. Our client is a missionary with Love Life, a powerful ministry that seeks to cultivate life and love for countless souls. Planned Parenthood sought to silence and intimidate our client while he was faithfully responding to the Lord’s call on his life to combat the abortion and orphan crisis.
Below is our response letter to Planned Parenthood, along with a heartfelt testimony from our client. It is your invaluable partnership that allows us to be a voice and guardian in this crucial fight. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to you!
Triumph: School Board Approves Parental Rights!
Last week, following a fiercely debated school board meeting, the Chino Valley Unified School District voted to approve the Parental Rights Policy, effectively reintegrating parents into discussions concerning critical aspects of students’ lives. When the state tried to replace the parents – parents, concerned citizens, and organizations like ours stood up to take the reins back from Sacramento raising our kids. We submitted into public record a letter stating our support of this policy (click below). This policy will require school officials to notify parents if their child has encountered any significant physical injury, expressed suicidal intent, or is requesting to be identified or treated as a gender that does not align with the sex on the student’s birth certificate.
We are immensely grateful for your unwavering support, as it allows us to persist in our advocacy for faith and freedom, including the protection of children and parental rights. Your prayers and support are deeply appreciated!
Press Release | Maine Church Sues School District After Discriminatory Leasing Process
ADVOCATES FOR FAITH & FREEDOM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, May 25, 2023
CONTACT: nicole velasco @
media@faith-freedom.COM
Murrieta, CA – On Tuesday, a lawsuit was filed by Advocates for Faith and Freedom on behalf of The Pines Church challenging the Hermon School Committee for their inflammatory and discriminatory leasing processes that unfairly scrutinized church activity. The Hermon School Committee in the past has leased their properties to secular organizations and did not scrutinize their beliefs on sensitive religious and political topics.
The Pines Church was unfairly targeted because it was a church, and the Committee did not want to associate with them. Their beliefs in traditional Christian ideologies opened the door for the Hermon School Committee to discriminate against them by inquiring about their beliefs on sensitive cultural issues like gender identity, issues that bear no relationship to whether the church qualified for a lease. Their conduct violates the First Amendment, as well as Maine’s Public Accommodation Laws.
“Public institutions that seek to lease their facilities for revenue should not be able to discriminate based on religious or political conditions,” said Mariah Gondeiro, Legal Counsel and Vice President for Advocates for Faith & Freedom. “The Hermon School Committee has a history of leasing their properties to secular organizations without persecution. We are advocating for fair and equitable treatment under the law, and The Pines Church was denied that opportunity by the Hermon School Committee.”
“We are understandably disappointed with the process in which we had to go through, but we are not discouraged,” said Pastor Matt Gioia. “We have seen the Lord move through our church and grow our community so much since our founding. We are hopeful that we will be able to continue our worship and fellowship without discrimination.”