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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/12/2008 4:01:10 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Colorado--Religious Freedom Act Defeated |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== February 12, 2008 Colorado--Religious Freedom Act Defeated Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: Yesterday the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee voted 3-2 to kill the Religious Freedom Act. It was a party line vote. Thank you for your hundreds of phone calls to committee members and for all those who attended the hearing, it was a tremendous turnout, with nearly 150 people who came to show their support for the RFA. HSLDA Attorney Tj Schmidt testified before the committee and explained the history, constitutionality, and need for a religious freedom act in Colorado. Senator Scott Renfroe did an excellent job explaining the bill and how it would have helped people of all faith in Colorado. Jim Paff of Colorado Family Action and Jenny Craska of Colorado Catholic Conference also testified in support of the bill. Nonetheless, the three Democrat senators, Abel Tapia, Chris Romer, and Sue Windels, all voted against religious freedom. They agreed with the opposition testimony by the Gay, Lesbian, TransGender Association representative who stated that providing religious freedom protection to Colorado citizens was "an attempt to not comply with current gay protection laws, including the Employment Non-Discrimination Act passed last session." It is a sad day in Colorado when the legislature will not even vote to protect religious freedom. However, we are thankful that so many homeschoolers cared enough to try to make a difference. Sincerely, Chris Klicka HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Will your children's inheritance retain its value? If you pass on a legacy of freedom, your children and their children's children will thank you. But freedom is never secure; it must always be guarded. Membership with HSLDA is an investment in the future that can be passed on to future generations of families wanting to teach their children at home. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1944 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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: ##ToAddress## - 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. ====================================================================== | |
