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URGENT: The "Equality Act" is Back

Jun 5, 2025

Are you ready for our faith to be illegal in America? I’m not! Democrats want to push the dangerous “Equality Act” through Congress with a rushed vote — and many companies and organizations are backing their play.

This extensive legislation is the greatest, most comprehensive threat to religious freedom I have yet seen in America! It would elevate privileges for LGBT conduct above religious freedom in every cultural arena in America — including churches and religious colleges.

Thus far, some groups that are supposed to be neutral on political topics — including the American Bar Association, the American Counseling Association, the American Institute of Architects, and the American Academy of Pediatrics — are publicly pushing for this legislation.

We list a few of these because we want you to understand the incredible pressure these legislators are under. If the so-called “Equality Act” becomes law, it will cause unimaginable damage to the lives of people of faith in every corner of our nation.

We are rushing this email to you so you can send an urgent fax right now to Congress. Radicals aren’t counting on you to act now and make your voice heard.

Fax now. Don’t wait. If only a few Republicans cave in the House and Senate, the “Equality Act” will pass. And some have caved in the past.

Let me explain how the wrongly named “Equality Act” is a threat to you.

It elevates “sexual orientation and gender identity” behaviors to the same specially protected class as race. The best way to conceptualize the far-reaching impact of the “Equality Act” is expressed in this short sentence: What you cannot do legally respecting race, you will not be able to do legally respecting LGBT or gender identity.

It will transform every area of American life — including churches; religious colleges and universities; public, private, and Christian schools; curricula; religious and private organizations; employers; employees; individuals; foster care and adoption; shelters; local, state, and federal entities; privacy; women’s rights, including sports; a single individual providing a product or service online from their home; and more.

It will ban lifesaving counsel for those struggling with unwanted desires or behaviors.

And if you don't bow, you could be sued.

We won this battle in the last Congress by stopping the bill in the Senate. Now this new battle will require every vote we can muster. Fax Congress right now to block this bill.

Then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that Democrats will no longer be satisfied with mere tolerance. “Tolerant?” she said. “That's a condescending word to me. This is not about tolerance. This is about respect for the LGBTQ community. This is about taking pride.”

The “Equality Act” goes far beyond making legislative demands for Americans to "respect" LGBT behavior. This legislation will result in the wholesale destruction of our freedom, including religious freedom.

Join us in blocking this radical bill by sending your urgent fax to Congress.

One former legislator said this bill “endangers the First Amendment right of every single American, because the bill makes no provision for sincerely held religious belief, it will criminalize the fundamental tenets of major world religions.”

Take note: For the first time ever, this bill states that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act may not be used as a defense!

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) stated this bill is clear in its intent. It “is a brazen attempt to replace religious liberties with the identity politics of the moment.” She went on to describe this bill as “hysterical clawing at individual Americans who hold personal religious convictions.”

It is imperative that we do not allow this bill to pass. Stand with me today. Send a rushed fax to Congress to stop this dangerous legislation.

Liberty Counsel Action is proud to be leading grassroots opposition to this horrific bill. We were the first voice alerting the public to this threat when it was originally introduced years ago, and we were able to stop it.

But now the stakes are even higher. So, please do not just read this email and think someone else will act. We need each of you to pray and act NOW.

Your financial support allows us to be on the front lines of the battle for the heart and soul of our nation. If you can, join our 2025 Challenge Grant to DOUBLE your impact to help the massive effort needed to defeat this dangerous bill. Support Liberty Counsel Action today.

I encourage you to pray with me through Isaiah 59:19 for our nation. “When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him.”

We are humbled to have the opportunity to stand for truth and righteousness, and I invite you to be a part of this crucial battle.

For freedom,

Mat Staver, Chairman
John Stemberger, President
Liberty Counsel Action

 

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Send faxes directly to members of Congress and urge them to block this legislation. And then sign our petition against this outrageous bill.



Sources:

“Baldwin, Merkley, Booker Announce Senate Introduction of Landmark, Urgently Needed LGBTQ Rights Bill: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin.” U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, February 18, 2021. Baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-releases/baldwin-equality-act-2021.

“HR 15. Equality Act of 2025.” 119th Congress (2025-2026 Session), April 29, 2025. Congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/15.

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