Maybe you’ve heard of the most recent scandal to hit D.C., (in addition to the Benghazi scandal). Then again, maybe you haven’t. In case you missed it, the IRS is being accused of intentionally targeting conservative groups for extra auditing scrutiny. Specifically, it has been rumored that the IRS went after groups that opposed Obama’s re-election in 2012 and the abuse of power may have started as early as 2011. The reason this is, as members of Congress are saying, chilling, is that it is a direct affront to free speech and religious freedom.
It is this kind of abuse of power and infringement of rights that the Family Policy Council of West Virginia seeks to curb in Charleston. It’s absurd to think that such abuses are not happening in our own state, and we aim to be the “watchmen on the wall” keeping an eye out in order to sound the alarm when it happens. Just this year we sounded the alarm on language in discrimination bills that would have infringed on the religious rights of many West Virginian’s. While we don’t have much control over what happens in Washington, other than our election votes, we are able to be more involved in Charleston and promise to stay alert. Click here for original article.
About Nathan Cherry
Nathan Cherry is the chief editor and blogger for the Engage Family Minute blog, the official blog of the FPCWV. He serves also as the Regional Development Coordinator as a liaison to the pastor's of West Virginia. He is a pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, pro-religious freedom conservative. He is also a husband, father, pastor, author, musician, and follower of Jesus Christ.
We’ve written frequently in the past few months about the many instances of unfair treatment of Christian students on campuses around the country, in high schools in various states, and other instances of suppression of First Amendment rights.
The media doesn’t do a very good job of reporting religious persecution in America or worldwide for that matter. I suppose many don’t believe such a thing exists. That would be a mistake of epic proportions and provide a false sense of security that will lull the victim to sleep as those bent on destroying religious freedom enact their plans. Just in case you didn’t know religious persecutions was currently taking place in America and worldwide, allow me to share just a few of the many incidents taking place currently.
Christians are making it harder for people living in open rebellion of God to find true repentance of their sin and enter into a relationship with Jesus. Not all Christians, just those that teach it’s possible to be a practicing, proud homosexual and a Christian at the same time. Such distorted and false teaching is only convoluting an already tense discussion while simultaneously leading many people astray; and they are harming the discussion.
