The Virginia Values Act was a deliberate act by the state government to make Christian organizations (including schools) choose between giving up an orthodox Biblical worldview or shut down. We now face the same threat from the national government. The House of Representatives is preparing to pass the Equality Act which will include gender identity and sexual orientation into the nation’s civil rights laws. They are intentionally excluding religious exemptions. This is a direct threat to Christian schools, churches, and ministries.

Without religious exemptions, all Christian schools, churches, and other organizations will not be able to hire, teach, or adhere to Biblical teachings about marriage and sexuality. Even if religious exemptions are included, this law will still change the landscape of this county. This law will mean:

• A man claiming to be a woman will have access to women’s bathrooms, locker rooms, prisons, and battered women’s shelters.
• Secular or religious doctors will be required to provide transgender surgeries and transitional drugs even if they object.
• People will lose their jobs or be fined for using incorrect pronouns.
• The end of women’s sports. Men who transition after puberty still have significant advantages over women. Middle school boys can beat women’s Olympic records.
• Schools (even in Augusta County) have already put in place Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation curriculum beginning in Kindergarten. This law will expand this teaching and mandate punishments for students and teachers who violate the law.

What can you do? You can write your congressman and let him know your position. ACSI has put together a template to make it easier for you. You can click on or cut and paste the following link into your browser:  https://www.votervoice.net/ACSI/campaigns/66075/respond

Here are two articles that provide more information:

Albert Mohler Briefing

NY Post Article

Please take action for your children, your church, GCS, and women!