Christian mayor accused of "hate crime"

Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel

A California Mayor is in the crosshairs of a Muslim group
for making a reference to his "Christian community" in a
speech. See the alarming details below. --Mat

Rex Harris, the mayor of Lancaster, California, recently told a
group of Christian ministers, "We are growing a Christian community
-- and don't let anybody shy away from that."

Little did Mayor Harris know that his words would be tested
almost immediately!

First, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) filed a
federal civil rights complaint alleging that the mayor had
violated the civil rights of all non-Christians in his message.

CAIR, which has been investigated for providing funds that promoted
terrorism, further contends that the Mayor used his official
capacity to "promote religion."

But it gets worse...

Despite a sincere formal apology by the Mayor, the Antelope
Valley Human Relations Task Force has launched an additional
investigation. They say that they have the authority to deem
an incident like this one a "hate crime" or "hate incident,"
which is now a federal crime!

++It's "Open Season" on Christians

We cautioned months ago that the passage of a "Hate Crimes" bill
would be the launching pad to overt censorship and even the
criminalization of innocent public expressions of Christian
faith.

That is exactly what is happening to Mayor Harris! And this
unfolding incident in California is just the beginning...

Liberty Counsel is monitoring similar cases across the nation,
and we anticipate that attacks against Christians will intensify
in the days and weeks ahead. Already, we are hearing of legal
battles taking place in Michigan, Maryland, and other states.

We are not surprised - this is the very outcome that
caused us to fight against the pro-homosexual lobby
that pushed for anti-faith, anti-family "Hate Crimes"
laws in the first place!

I have placed my staff on high alert, and
have made it clear that Liberty Counsel will aggressively
defend the rights of believers who are facing well-funded,
anti-faith giants like the ACLU and CAIR who want nothing
more than to silence the voices of Christians.

That's why I'm calling on you today...

With the extreme expense of fighting to stop anti-life,
anti-family legislation like ObamaCare and a myriad of other
ultraliberal policies coming from the Pelosi-Reid Congress,
I need your financial help right now so there will be no
lapse in our defense of those coming under fire from so-called
"Hate Crimes" laws.

++Liberty Counsel saw this coming...

Keep in mind, President Obama's "Hate Crimes" legislation
didn't have the support of the American people. To pacify
the demands of the homosexual community, it was snuck into
an essential Defense spending bill!

Just as we anticipated, extremist organizations, activist
judges and anti-faith Obama administration bureaucrats are
using the new Hate Crimes law to silence Christians and
criminalize our faith.

As Christians, we cannot allow ourselves to be intimidated
into silence! That's why I'm counting on you to help me
defend the victims of the REAL hate-inspired attacks!

Thank you in advance for your support!

God bless you,

Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel