Homosexual Legislation Opens Schools, Muzzles Church

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Pastor A. Dwight Burchett, President

SB 1441— FUNDING BY STATE TO ORGANIZATIONS (Kuehl-D)
SB 1441 would add sexual orientation to the list of no objections to doing business with the state. It now reads, "no discrimination because of race, sex, etc." and would then add "sexual orientation or Perceived Discrimination" to all organizations (schools?) and business receiving state funding. According to our information there is no exception for faith-based organizations or business owners with sincerely held religious convictions.

This bill is now on the way to the governor. Could you ask your congregation write the governor when you meet this Sunday? God's best!

Where Do You Stand? What Will You Do?

Please take a few moments to leave a message for the Governor with the instructions below. It takes less than a minute. This is our California Senate in action.

Bill SB 1437, was passed and sent to the governor. It requires all textbooks to be rewritten and reissued at a cost that our school system, not to mention taxpayers, can little afford. They will indoctrinate schoolchildren with a homosexual agenda. The bill requires that all new textbooks (K-12) highlight homosexuals and eliminate all references to "mom" and "dad." Instead, they could be referred to as "sperm donors" and "sperm receivers." This bill is ridiculous, it is expensive and it singles out a small, special interest group. We do not need elementary school children exposed to this nonsense. Can you imagine:

School proms (Prom "kings" and "queens" could not be gender-specific)
Gender-specific sports ("Boys Basketball" would be "discriminatory" against transsexuals)
Cheerleading (Can you say "transsexual cheerleaders"?)

The governor is doing a phone poll. Urge him to veto this bill. It's very easy, you don't even have to talk to anyone. Just follow the instructions below:

Please call the governor's office at 1-916-445-2841. The phone recording will ask:

A. Do you want this message in English?" yes, press 1
B. Is this in regards to a legislation bill? yes, press 2
C. Is the bill SB 1437? yes, press 1
D. Are you in favor of this legislation? no, press 2

It takes less than 30 seconds to make the call -- and to express your opinion. Please feel free to pass this message along to your California friends

"... Court Decisions in Favor of Tradition Marriage ..."

August 1, 2006

Peter Henderson
PeterH@Californiafamily.org
California Family Council


Dear Praying Friend,

Recent nationwide court decisions in favor of traditional marriage and close to a majority of state marriage-protection constitutional amendments paint California as woefully out-of-step with the rest of the nation. As the battle continues in courts and statehouses, please continue to pray to God, the Creator of marriage, for His help. Pray for the protection of marriages and policy decisions to support the definition of traditional marriage between only a man and a woman.

With legislators returning to Sacramento next week for the final month of the 2005-2006 legislative session, pray that those casting decisive votes will listen to God’s voice and their consciences – rather than doing what is politically expedient. Pray that Californians of faith, who have recently awakened to the declining moral climate and family-threatening legislation, will remain engaged and involved. Pray, too, for our governor, who will need to decide by the end of September which bills to sign and which bills to veto.

Stay the course, praying friends. We have seen many answered prayers, and God longs to be gracious to us and to answer the heart-felt, effective prayers of His people.

California Family Council


P.S. CFC’s bimonthly prayer guides can also be found online at www.californiafamily.org.

August 1, 2006
Please Pray...

...for the sanctity of marriage

* for the protection of marriage as between one man and woman and for the outcome of on-going California court cases challenging the validity of Prop 22. Pray for clear vision and lack of guile as judges deliberate following appellate arguments in San Francisco last month.
* praise God for continued favorable court decisions on the national level. Pray for continued favor in courts and legislatures nationwide, and that the tide in California would mirror – and not be so out-of-step with – the rest of the nation.

...for the protection of life

* that state and federal legislators would listen to sound reason and understand the underlying concerns behind the tug-of-war surrounding embryonic stem-cell research. Pray that these youngest of “preborn citizens” would be protected – not used as “spare parts” – in questionable experimentation bathed in hype and ethical uncertainties.
* praise God for Pres. George W. Bush’s recent veto of legislation that would have expanded the federal government’s role in financing embryonic stem-cell research. Pray for our governor, who responded by decreeing a $150 million bridge loan for California’s stem-cell agency.

...for parental authority

* that legislators, who will vote on dangerous family-invasive bills this month, will not undermine parental authority by mandating public-school curriculum that teaches children about so-called “tolerance” and sensitive issues such as sexuality and homosexuality. Pray for Californians to continue to flood their legislators and the governor with their viewpoints on these issues.
* for parents to remain aware and discerning as their children return to school this month and next. Pray they would remain involved with curriculum and school issues, get to know their children’s new teachers, and consider carefully any “back to school” notices they must sign and return to school with their children.

...for California families

* pray that Gov. Schwarzenegger would make sound decisions – and not listen to the voices of political expediency – in considering which bills to sign and to veto.
* that Californians of faith would be involved in the public square and elect God-centered men and women to public office at all levels this November.
* that God would raise up godly men and women to run for local offices – school boards and city councils – throughout California.

...for California Family Council

* for energy, discernment, and insight for CFC staff as we begin a final August push to inform, educate and work in the Capitol to ensure Judeo-Christian values in California’s laws and culture.

“Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you.” Isaiah 30:18
United in passionate, effective prayer for California families

www.californiafamily.org

Conference of California Pastors - Sep. 9, 2006, Torrance, CA

One month from today, Saturday, September 9th, 9AM-12:30PM, California Pastors are invited to the launching of California Sound the Alarm. The theme of this very critical meeting is "Pastors Calling Pastors to PRAYER, REPENTANCE & UNITED ACTION." Please join us with humble hearts to corporately seek revival in our state and nation.

Below is the invitation, contact information and a list of supporting churches, ministries & organizations.

Dear California Pastor:

You are invited to Conference of California Pastors on
Saturday, September 9, 2006
9AM-12:30PM
(Doors will open at 8AM for Registration, coffee and prayer)
@
Coast Christian Fellowship
4000 Pacific Coast Highway
Torrance, CA 90505

California Pastors & Christian leaders are being called to this Solemn Assembly for PRAYER, REPENTANCE & UNITY as God is poised to hear and bring Revival to the Body of Christ, leading to His Great Awakening to our state & nation. (Joel 2:13-17 & 2 Chronicles 7:14)

SPEAKERS
Dr. Alec Rowlands
Founder & President of *Sound THE Alarm,
Washington State

Rev. Ray Bringham
Founder of Prayer Summit,
San Marcos, California

SPECIAL DVD
The Watchmen Project
Isaiah 62:6-7

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For more details and updates please go to:
http://californiasoundthealarm.blogspot.com/
or contact
310-753-7918, casa090906@yahoo.com

(Flyers available upon request)

Since *Sound THE Alarm was launched in Washington State in 2004, hundreds of pastors/congregations have committed themselves to a national revival.

Please go to www.soundthealarm.com for details (& video).

Growing List of Supporters:
Beth El Shaddai Messianic Fellowship, Torrance
Bethany Reform Church, Bellflower
Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, Chino Hills
Coast Christian Fellowship, Torrance
His Nesting Place Church, Long Beach
King's Way Community Church, Lomita
La Habra Four Square Mission, La Habra
New Life Covenant Church, Wilmington
Trinity Lutheran Church, San Pedro
Sound the Alarm, Washington State
Prayer Summit, San Marcos, CA
Men For Nations, Washington DC
South Bay Men's Prayer, South Bay
Kingdom Causes, Los Angeles Area
United 2 Serve, Torrance
CCNews Portal, Sacramento
National Pastors Prayer Network, Il
In Accord Ministries, CA & AZ
Crunch Media, South Bay
Loco for Jesus, Los Angeles

Role Reversal - (Persecution Against Sacramento Slavic Church)

Sacramento’s Slavic Christians fled persecution back home, but some are befuddled by their new country’s tolerance of gays.

By Rachel Gregg

Over the last few months, the loudest voice against gay rights in Sacramento has been that of Sacramento’s Slavic Christian community. Outside of area high schools and on the steps of the Capitol, hundreds of Slavic families, many recent immigrants, have been gathering to protest what is considered a shameful secret in their home countries.

The irony is that they fled those countries after being persecuted for their own religious beliefs.

Eighteen-year-old Nadia Chorney is a Ukrainian native and evangelical Christian. She’s already a veteran activist, fighting against “promoting homosexuality in our schools.”

As a youth leader in her Marysville church, she participated in a number of political actions this spring. She stood in front of the Capitol to protest the passage of Senate Bill 1437, the bill that would have required California textbooks to acknowledge the historical contributions of gay people.

But most of her political activity has been centered around protesting the “Day of Silence” instituted by the Sacramento City Unified School District Board to combat harassment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students in public schools.

Chorney, who believes that “homosexuality is a sin,” was among the many area high-school students who wore anti-gay T-shirts to school on April 26, the Day of Silence. According to Chorney, school administrators demanded that she and other students turn their “homosexuality is a sin, Jesus will set you free” T-shirts inside out. School officials also confiscated anti-gay leaflets from Chorney and other students.

Frustrated by what she felt was an infringement of her First Amendment rights, Chorney gathered with other students and parents for three days in front of Mira Loma High School to protest. READ FULL STORY - warning - link is for mature readers only!

ALSO read Pacific Justice Institutes defense: CLICK HERE ***
"Slavic Christians Demeaned for Free Speech Activities, Urged to Leave U.S."

~ CCNews ... please pray for the Slavic community - protection, diection and favor. Pray the whole Church of the Sacramento community will stand with them and encourage them. This is not a time run and hide, but to stand and having done all to stand in the LORD and His strength.

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A. Dwight Burchett, President

AB 1437 (Educational books to include homosexuals and lesbians as significant historical figures developing California) is a bill we have been writing about for several months. It has been "scaled down" in the past two days by author Shelia Kuehl who is one of the admitted lesbians in this legislature.

There are some technical matters involved, but this bill still takes away parental rights and authority and has no 'opt-out' provisions for your students. Evangelicals do not want their children to be 'eased' into accepting the lifestyle of lesbians and homosexuals.

Therefore, we ask that you contact your legislator to vote 'NO' on this bill. It will be voted on this week. Legislators are listed in your phone book.

Remember, the morality rally tomorrow at the State Capitol beginning at 10 AM. Wednesday, August 9, 2006.

Evening Prayer

Someone has said that, if Christians really understood the full extent of the power we have available through prayer, we might be speechless.

In W.W.II, there was an advisor to Winston Churchill who organized a group of people
who dropped what they were doing every day at a prescribed hour for one minute to collectively pray for the safety of England, its people and peace.

There is now a group of people organizing the same thing here in America.

If you would like to participate: Every evening at 9:00 pm Eastern Time (8:00 pm Central) (6:00 pm Pacific), stop whatever you are doing and spend one minute praying for the safety of the United States, our troops, our citizens, and for peace in the world.

May we encourage you to call upon others to participate.

Our prayers are the most powerful asset we have. Together with the LORD, He CAN make a difference!

Thank You, and may God Bless America and all who are seeking world peace!

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