03/31/2021
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"Romans 1:28-32: And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them."
Our church in West Charleston, Vermont has been keeping updated on UNITED STATES HR-5 BILL this every Right to life issue. Myself, My wife and family and several others from our church march each year in Montpelier for Right to life rally. We have had a group of us at the town hall meetings at state house and I have even spoke on their floor against our H-57 bill that was passed into Vermont law in 2019. I have been opening every church service after announcements with prayer requests and among these every Sunday have been for our Nation and in this particular this bill not always the name of the bill but definitely the very content in it. Our Men's breakfast and Wednesday night Bible study has also put this bill in prayer each week in some form. And this Sunday All be it Easter, I will be urging our church from the pulpit to call our senators and jam their lines. So again, West Charleston is involved and unsilent as a local church body. I posted a copy of HR-5 on our church page. I urge everyone to share it before it gets taken down.
As your Pastor, I am convinced that Satan has used this pandemic time to blind the eyes of those who in the name of "Public Safety and health" to stay away from the voting booths, churches, and public locations especially those that go against this current Administration's evil empire. This satanic plan is working. Our Church among so many others that preach against sin and preach for repentance AND PREACH THE GOSPEL WITHOUT COMPROMISE, have dwindled down to single digit numbers. I am grieved. I will still speak out and stand and I am ready to face the new consequences that will result from this bill. I will not kiss Baal. I will not bow to Satans soldiers.
I miss each and every one of you who I have not seen. I miss our fellowships I miss our encouragement. I am praying we will see you again. I am praying we will see many others who have been in some sort of isolation. Romans 1:28-32 has come to pass and when This United States Government passes this and makes it law weather now or later, this will confirm it. My plea has been and still is to urge God's people not to pray against this or any other Government and legislation, but to SEEK THE LORD for what we have done wrong. OUR OWN personal sin. God is not interested in the United States as He is the Church he bled and died for. We do our part as Christian citizens. We never fear as God is in control. Please pray for your response as a Christian as you read below the HR-5 Bill and what you can do as a Citizen of The United States. May God Bless you
Because He Lives!
Pastor Scott Cianciolo
An Urgent Call to Action
Some issues we take up on our posts are not pleasant to deal with; this is one of them, but trust me when I say we MUST pray and take action on this issue. It is HR 5 – the [In]Equality Act. The church slept when prayer was removed from our schools and abortion was made the law of our land. We will not sleep through this one.
The Child & Parental Rights Campaign is one of numerous conservative groups tracking this legislation. Please believe them when they say this resolution is "an existential threat to families and faith communities." We believe it is a direct attack against the U.S. Constitution's protections of freedom of religion and freedom of speech. They explain the Act and its dangers for us:
The landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted to remedy discrimination against individuals based on the innate and immutable characteristics of race, color, national origin, and gender. Congress recognized that people were being denied rights and privileges and forced to endure substandard housing, employment, and educational opportunities solely because they were born of a particular race or nationality, with a certain skin color, or as a female. Passage of the Civil Rights Act rightly meant that those innate characteristics could not be used to justify differential treatment in education, housing, employment, and other essential goods and services.
The (In)Equality Act, HR 5, was reintroduced in 2021 after failing to obtain Senate approval in 2019. It proposes profound and far-reaching changes to the Civil Rights Act that would directly threaten religious liberty, free speech, freedom of conscience, the sanctity of life, parental rights, and the privacy and safety of women and girls. The proposed changes to the Civil Rights law under HR 5 would erase biological reality and actually reduce, not expand, protections against discrimination, contrary to the original intent of Congress.
H.R. 5 has passed in the United States House of Representatives. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have made clear their intent to pass this bill. It is now pending in the United States Senate, where it must now be stopped. If passed, here is what it would do:
o Redefine Gender (Male and Female) to Include "Sexual Orientation" and "Gender Identity"
HR 5 would add "s*xual orientation and gender identity" to the term "s*x" throughout the Civil Rights Act. Therefore, "s*x" would no longer be defined as it has for millennia as the objective biological reality of being male or female. Instead, it would include the societally derived concepts of s*xual orientation or gender identity as being equal to and interchangeable with the term "s*x," thereby overriding the very nature of "s*x" in the law.
o Require Owners of All Establishments Open to The Public to Comply
HR 5 would expand the definition of "public accommodations" required to comply with this new definition of "s*x" to include: a "stadium or other place of or establishment that provides . . . recreation, exercise, amusement, public gathering, or public display." This would readily include facilities faith-based organizations use for public gatherings or for sports or recreational activities for children. It would also include: "any establishment that provides goods, services, or program, including a store, shopping center, online retailer or service provider, salon, bank, gas station, food bank, service or care center, shelter, travel agency, or funeral parlor, or establishment that provides health care, accounting, or legal services."
o Force Faith-Based Organizations to Hire Employees Who Do Not Share Their Beliefs
Owners and employers of virtually all establishments open to the public would have to ensure that hiring policies, dress codes, codes of conduct, promotions, and disciplinary actions do not treat someone differently because they are or are perceived to be le***an, gay, bis*xual, or transgender. That includes churches and faith-based non-profits having to hire people who do not share their beliefs. In addition, property owners would have to ensure that all users of their property comply with these rules.
Faith-based organizations would be able to continue to rely on the "ministerial" exception for employment decisions, but that offers only limited protection. Most importantly, because the ministerial exception would apply only to employees regarded as ministers, it would not insulate churches from hiring decisions related to other staff. Without the protection of RFRA (see below), therefore, faith-based organizations would still be required to adopt LGBT-friendly employment policies.
o Threaten Religious Freedom and Free Speech
Evincing a blatant hostility toward religion, HR 5 would explicitly remove the protections of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act as a defense to a claim covered by HR 5 or as a basis for challenging its enforcement. Faith-based organizations would be compelled to, e.g., adjust their programs, open up their privacy facilities to transgender (opposite-s*x) persons, and revise employment policies, or be subject to liability.1
o Require All Organizations Open to the Public to Open Up Their Bathrooms
Women and children who use these facilities would surrender their right to privacy and be placed at increased risk for harassment or assault by men who claim to identify as women.
o Undermine Parental Rights and Instruction
By requiring that all private facilities in schools be open to members of the opposite s*x if they self-identify as another gender. Children would be required to accept that their female classmates are actually male or male classmates are actually female, contradicting their parents' instruction concerning the binary nature of one's s*x. HR 5 would also likely lead to universal instruction about s*xual orientation and gender identity as normative, further contradicting parental teaching about the created nature of men and women and human s*xuality.
o Force Health Care Providers to Provide Abortions, Gender Transition Treatments
Individuals and organizations who provide health care would be prohibited from refusing to perform abortions, "gender-affirming" surgeries, or any procedures requested by LGBT patients on the basis that it violates the provider's religious beliefs.
o Jeopardize Girls' and Women's Athletic and Educational Opportunities
o Inevitably Threaten Tax-Exempt Status for Faith-Based Organizations
While not explicitly included in HR 5, faith-based organizations that refuse to comply with its redefinition of s*x/gender could face the loss of their tax-exempt status.
We are clearly instructed by God to align ourselves with His word and stand in opposition to sin. This assault is particularly targeted at our children and grandchildren. In Matthew 18:5-6 (NIV), Jesus said, "And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me. If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea." We must uphold what the Lord has declared to be right and righteous, and we must do more than just pray. We must pray and act on behalf of our nation's children. He will save them as we do our part.
CALL TO ACTION
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on HR 5 on March 17, 2021. Leaders in the Senate have declared their intent to move this bill to a full Senate vote quickly. It is imperative that pastors and faith leaders take immediate strategic action to stop its passage. Here is what you should do:
Find your U.S. Senator here (senate.gov). The Senate switchboard number is: (202) 224-3121. (If you need more explanation as to what to do once you're on that website, scroll down to the end for details.)
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