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Sen. McCain & Sen. Flake Need to Hear From You!

As early as this upcoming Monday, Nov. 4, the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on the deceitfully named “Employment Non-Discrimination Act” also known as ENDA. Backed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Human Rights Campaign (HRC), this type of legislation has proven to cause discrimination, not deter it.

The bill, S. 815, is similar to the Bathroom Bill that Phoenix and Flagstaff recently passed. It creates special privileges based on the subjective standards of sexual orientation and gender identity. ENDA would make it illegal for organizations with 15 or more employees to "fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise discriminate against any individual ... because of such individual's actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity." The purported exemptions for faith-based organizations do not protect First Amendment freedoms.

The infamous Elane Photography case out of New Mexico was a direct result of policies similar to ENDA. As you may know, Elane Photography was fined almost $7,000 for declining to take photographs at a same-sex commitment ceremony because she held a biblical view of sexuality and marriage.

Ryan T. Anderson of the Heritage Foundation clearly explains why people from all walks of life should oppose S. 815:

Of course, employers should respect the intrinsic dignity of all their employees. But ENDA is bad public policy. Its threats to our freedoms unite civil libertarians concerned about free speech and religious liberty, free marketers concerned about freedom of contract and government interference in the marketplace, and social conservatives concerned about marriage and culture:

Civil Liberties. ENDA would trample fundamental civil liberties and unnecessarily impinge on Americans' right to run their businesses the way they choose. Individuals should be free to form associations and contracts according to their own values and should not be coerced into accepting the federal government's set of values.
Free Markets. ENDA would further increase federal-government interference in labor markets, potentially discouraging job creation. It would not protect equality before the law, but create special privileges that are enforceable against private actors. It would impose liability on employers for alleged "discrimination" based on their employees' subjective, self-disclosed identities and not on their objective traits.
Traditional Values. ENDA would further weaken the marriage culture and the ability of civil society to affirm that marriage is the union of a man and a woman, and that maleness and femaleness are not arbitrary constructs but objective ways of being human. The proposed law would treat these convictions as if they were bigotry.

Arizona’s Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake are specifically being targeted by the backers of ENDA. Arizona’s leading homosexual activist organizations are sending postcards with more than 7,500 signatures to your senators, encouraging them to pass this dangerous bill. Senator Flake voted for similar legislation as a U.S. Representative in 2007.

Our senators need to hear from you that you respectfully ask them to vote NO on ENDA!

Action Needed

Send Senators McCain and Flake a note by clicking here to find the information and talking points to help you craft a short note encouraging them to vote No on S. 815.
Call Senator McCain 's and Senator Flake’s offices. Ask them to not support policies that foster religious discrimination and unfairly penalize businesses.
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Pray! It will take tremendous courage for our senators to withstand the attacks from the ACLU and HRC. Pray for strength and support for our leaders as they cast their vote.