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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/1/2010 11:06:01 AM Home School Legal Defense Association West Virginia: Calls Needed TODAY to Protect Religious Freedom! |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== March 1, 2010 West Virginia--Calls Needed TODAY to Protect Religious Freedom! Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: The Senate Judiciary has not yet heard SB 638, the West Virginia Religious Freedom Restoration Act. In order for this bill to pass, the Committee must make a report so that it can be read in the Senate. ACTION REQUESTED Please call Senate Judiciary Chairman, Jeff Kessler, and Majority Leader, Truman Chafin, today and ask them to bring SB 638 up in committee. Because this legislation applies to all West Virginia citizens, you should NOT identify yourself as a homeschooler. Give the following message in your own words: "Thank you for supporting SB 638. Please bring this bill up in committee as soon as possible so that it can be reported on and then read in the Senate." Senator Jeffrey Kessler - Judiciary Chairman (304) 357-7880 jeff.kessler@wvsenate.gov Senator Truman Chafin (304) 357-7808 truman.chafin@wvsenate.gov BACKGROUND On June 25, 1997, by a 6-3 majority, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in *The City of Boerne v. Flores* that the 1993 federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) was unconstitutional. By doing this, the Court gave the lowest level of protection to religious liberty. Under this minimal standard, the state can override a citizen's right to freely exercise his or her religious beliefs by simply proving that its regulation is "reasonable." Since nearly all state regulations can be determined to be "reasonable," religious freedom is exceedingly limited. For additional information, visit our issues library at: http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/Issues/R/Religious_Freedom-State.asp Or, view the CHEWV email alert here: http://hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=7773 HSLDA is working closely with CHEWV to support this legislation. We are standing with you to defend your freedom! Sincerely, Michael P. Donnelly, Esq. Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Is customer service an art or a science? For us, good customer service is both an art and a science -it should appeal to our members and be effective. Consider what our members say about us: The freedom HSLDA allows me to have as I homeschool is wonderful! They handle the law and I get to dedicate the time to my daughter. - National City, CA HSLDA members since 1993, our membership is just as important to us as our children's curriculum. Thank you HSLDA for all you do on our behalf! - West Valley, NY More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1941 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
