No Surrender

Dear Willis,
A story in the news this week proves once again what we've been saying for years.
Liberals want to silence pro-family conservatives like you and me.
In a stunning decision, Apple withered under pressure from homosexual activists and censored an application that offers help to people struggling with homosexuality. The app for ex-gays was created by Exodus International--and before this week, it had a 4+ rating from the iTunes store.
Exodus is another victim of the growing campaign to silence Christianity in America.
As a reader of my emails, you know that the Southern Poverty Law Center falsely labeled FRC a "hate group" for standing for biblical norms regarding sexuality. Liberal activists use this label and demand that media outlets censor FRC staff and research.

Apple's censorship has nothing to do with "tolerance." This is about silencing anything and anyone who challenges homosexuality. Americans need to wake up and realize that religious liberty is heading in the same direction as Exodus's app-extinction!
In this environment, it doesn't matter what the facts are. If they contradict the homosexual agenda, the Left will do everything it can to muzzle them.
Our form of democracy will not long survive if the freedom of speech and religion are lost.
A few more examples . . .

• Pro-homosexual liberals are trying to hurt Chick-fil-A restaurants for daring to provide sandwiches to a marriage seminar.
• The Apple Store also shut down the Manhattan Declaration app because this pro-family, pro-life, pro-religious freedom document signed by more than 500,000 people could allegedly "harm" people.

Decisions like Apple's are rooted in the same anti-Christian prejudice that's led to the Left's persecution of donors, businesses, voters, churches, and even students.
You may ask why are liberals ramping up their attacks on conservatives and our values? Because liberals don't have the facts to back their views, they're resorting to smears and intimidation.
Their smears and attacks have one aim: to silence you and me and shut down debate on the important policy issues of the day.
They hope to scare politicians into falsely thinking these issues are political losers. But we know the facts.
The radical Left demands that we hand over control of our nation, our families, our children, and our freedoms to them. They demand big government intervention in every area of life. They rewrite history to hide our Christian heritage. To all of this, Family Research Council says,They especially want conservative people like you to surrender. I doubt you'd be reading my email if you were the surrendering type.
But our team and I ask you to stand with us. We ask for your prayers. We ask you to calmly but firmly speak for traditional values in your community.  Your partnership keeps our experts on Capitol Hill, saturating the media, developing legislation, educating voters, and impacting the future we'll leave for our children and grandchildren.
Our team and I will stand strong and without apology in defense of faith, family, and freedom.
Thank you for helping us keep your voice strong, even in the face of relentless opponents who attempt to silence us.
Standing (Ephesians 6:13),

Tony Perkins
President