Schwarzenegger Signs Bill Violating The First Amendment

August 30, 2006 Source: Alains Newsletter via email.
The Traditional Values Coalition charged today that California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has traded the religious rights of millions of Californians in an attempt to win votes from homosexual anti-religious extremists.

“Governor Schwarzenegger needs to read a copy of the U.S. Constitution and the First Amendment,” said TVC Chairman Louis P. Sheldon. “He just signed SB 1441, a bill that clearly violates the religious freedoms of millions of Californians to appease the homosexual activist movement.”

SB 1441 will prevent private Christian, Catholic, Jewish and Mormon schools and universities or other religious institutions from receiving state financial aid for students if these schools refuse to endorse homosexuality, bisexuality and transgenderism.

“Gov. Schwarzenegger’s ignorance of the First Amendment is astounding,” said Rev. Sheldon. “No religious institution should be forced by the government to endorse behaviors that are clearly considered sinful or abnormal by these institutions. This violates the Constitutionally-protected religious freedom of these organizations to set their own moral standards—and violates the freedom of conscience of the leaders of these educational institutions.

“Schwarzenegger’s actions today should be immediately challenged in court. Homosexual behavior is not the same as race or ethnicity. Homosexual behavior is not fixed and thousands of ex-homosexuals prove that this behavior can be healed. This legislation is simply part of the homosexual agenda and is clearly unconstitutional. It should be quickly overturned by the courts.

“SB 1441 shows how far homosexual activists will go to push their agenda upon private schools and to violate freedom of religion and conscience.

“It is worth noting that every single Republican member of the State Assembly voted against this bill and all of the Republican State Senators opposed this bill. It sounds like the Governor is taking his lead from the Democrats which appear to be dominated by a handful of aggressive and unprincipled homosexual activists.

“Schwarzenegger appears to have forgotten his base.”

Contact the Governor of California and give him your personal feedback on this:
Governor's Office
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-445-2841 Fax: 916-445-4633
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