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Lesbian Democrat senator denies individual right to religious liberty

The chilling redefinition of the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious liberty by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Democrat of Wisconsin and the Senate’s only lesbian, is a looming threat to religious liberty.  With the possible loss of tax exemptions for churches and institutions that don’t comply with the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decision, an era of religious persecution may be upon us.

Baldwin made her remarks on the June 27 broadcast of Up With Steve Kornacki on MSNBC.  In a transcript of her remarks posted on Newsbusters, Baldwin ignored the fact that it was religious persecution in Europe that led to people fleeing here seeking religious freedom on an individual as well as institutional level:


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The IRS and the FFRF vs. the Church

The IRS vs. the Church


The IRS targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups prior to the 2012 election was an unconscionable abuse of power for which accountability and punishment have been noticeably absent. But this was and is not the only use by the Obama administration of the power to tax to attempt to destroy its political opponents.

The IRS is also involved in targeting what President Obama has called “less than loving” Christians through the mandates of ObamaCare and its attack on the free exercise of religion through the attempted coercion of mandated health insurance coverage  This administration’s war on religion is also seen in the monitoring of Christian churches by the IRS in response to a lawsuit filed on December 27, 2012 by the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF)  concerning sermons that are considered by the political left  to be political speech by tax-exempt organization in alleged violation of federal law. These sermons, often criticizing ObamaCare’s encroachment on freedom of religion through its mandates among other issues, are considered electioneering by the atheist left.



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4063966681?profile=originalTed Cruz Takes Tough Stands For Religious Liberty

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FLASH ~ DEMONSTRATION!
Get the word out NOW!!
PROTECT FREEDOM OF SPEECH!!!
TUESDAY, JUNE 4th @ 5:30 PM
Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center
147 Hospitality Blvd
Manchester, Tennessee
4063700651?profile=original
You must stand up. Now. No one is going to do this for you. Only YOU can save you.
I strongly urge every Tea Party member, Atlas Shrugs reader, Twitter and Facebook friend who can be in Tennessee to join us in a major demonstration for free speech on June 4th at 5:30pm Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center, 147 Hospitality Blvd, in Manchester, Tennessee. Change your plans, get off from work -- go. Tweet it, Facebook share, get the word out.
AFDI, SIOA, and other major organizations will be rallying for free speech. On June 4th, an event titled "Public Disclosure in a Diverse Society" will be held from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at the Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center, 147 Hospitality Blvd, in Manchester, Tennessee. Speakers for the event are Bill Killian, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee and the FBI special agent who runs the Knoxville office.
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Also, sign this petition at ACT FOR AMERICA opposing the Muslim 56 states pushing the UN to regulate nationwide Free Speech! Here is a copy of the petition!
An Open Letter to Members of the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and the State Legislatures

Oppose the Implementation of UN Resolution 16/18:
A Threat to Free Speech


The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), an organization of 56 Muslim states and the Palestinian Authority, has been trying for more than a decade to win UN-wide support of a resolution that calls on nations to prohibit speech that allegedly "defames" religion. However, the evidence is clear that the OIC is concerned primarily about any speech it views as being critical of Islam, what it calls "Islamophobia." In the past, the United States has opposed such resolutions, correctly asserting that they are contrary to our First Amendment right of free speech. In 2011, at the U.S.'s request, the OIC drafted a new resolution that would supposedly balance America's constitutional protection of free speech with OIC concerns about "Islamophobia."  This resolution passed, with U.S. backing. This new resolution, UN Resolution 16/18, no longer uses language such as "defamation," but instead uses European-style hate speech language that has been used to criminalize speech critical of Islam in countries such as Austria and the Netherlands.  The OIC is now aggressively working to implement its definition of the resolution.  Its position is clearly spelled out in a February 18, 2013, article in the Saudi Gazette entitled "OIC gears up to get denigration of religions criminalized."  Given that the OIC is now pushing for nations to criminalize speech that it views as "Islamophobic," we, the undersigned, call on our legislators to pass resolutions opposing the implementation of UN Resolution 16/18 as both unnecessary and a threat to America's constitutional protection of free speech.      
SIGN THE PETITION HERE:
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