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| Date: From: Subject: | 7/15/2003 3:58:34 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Missouri--Religious Freedom Bill Signed by Governor |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- July 14, 2003 Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, Thank you for calling in support of Senate Bill 12, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), in the legislature and before the Governor. Governor Bob Holden heard your message and signed the legislation on July 9, making the RFRA law in the state of Missouri. Missouri is the 13th state to pass a RFRA restoring the original constitutional protection of your fundamental right to freely exercise your religious beliefs, a right which was damaged by the U.S. Supreme Court a few years ago. It is important for states to stand against harmful rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court. Homeschoolers in most of the 13 states played a significant role in the RFRAs becoming law. The passage of this law means that families who are homeschooling for religious reasons are better protected from government intervention than ever before. Home School Legal Defense Association can use this new law to defend the rights of homeschoolers to freely exercise their religious beliefs against over zealous government officials. The Missouri RFRA restores the high standard of protection for religious liberty previously guaranteed in the federal RFRA and early Supreme Court decisions. Under the Missouri RFRA, if an individual's religious belief is in conflict with a state regulation, the state will have to prove, with evidence, that its regulation is essential and the least restrictive means to fulfill the state's compelling interest. If the state fails to prove these two burdens, with evidence, the regulation must give way to the individual's religious freedom. Missouri homeschoolers can now be certain that their religious rights will receive full protection under the law! For more information on state RFRAs and how they work see: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=962 Sincerely, Chris Klicka HSLDA Senior Counsel {{JoinAd}} ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. Box 3000 Purcellville, Virginia 20134 Phone: (540) 338-5600 Fax: (540) 338-2733 Email: info@hslda.org Web: http://www.hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- How To Subscribe: - Subscribe to the HSLDA E-lert Service at our website: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp?Process=Subscribe - Or send an email with name and complete mailing address to: subscribe@hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscription Information: - You subscribed to the HSLDA E-lert Service as: {{Email}} - To unsubscribe from the HSLDA E-lert Service send an email from the email address you want to unsubscribe to: unsubscribe@hslda.org - To change your email address or make other changes to your subscription, visit the HSLDA E-lert Service account web page at: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTMASTERS: This message is being sent to the most recent address we have for our subscribers. If this is an invalid email address or you have other problems, please reply to webmaster@hslda.org. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This is considered a private and confidential message from HSLDA to its bonafide HSLDA E-lert Service subscribers. HSLDA cannot attest to the authenticity of copies posted, forwarded, or sent by any party other than HSLDA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Please do not reply or otherwise use this email address; hslda@hslda.org is for broadcast purposes only and is not intended to receive incoming messages. We cannot reply to any email sent to this address. If you have comments or questions, please send email to info@hslda.org or call HSLDA at 540-338-5600. HSLDA members can also email staff directly through the Members website at http://members.hslda.org/contact.asp. Thank you for your cooperation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
