Attention Patriots: Pastors and People!

Voting and participation in both local and national business - you don't have to call it politics is not only a privilege; it is a Christian duty!

When asked by His disciples, "Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar?" or is it right to pay taxes to the ruling government? Jesus told them not only, "Render therefore to God the things that are God's, but also render therefore to Caesar the things which are Caesar's." We live under government that requires certain things, particularly taxes, which pertain to government.

We are not required to vote. So uninformed people and careless people and lazy people do not vote! AND THIS ALONE, in so many instances, has placed us in this nasty and dangerous spot we are in! We are informed that there are 103,000 evangelical Christian in Missouri alone who do not vote! If those people, nationwide, had voted their values, we would not be in the terrible predicament we are in nationally.

August 7 is a pivotal date for Missourians! On your ballot is the RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AMENDMENT which, if passed, will grant the right of voluntary prayer in public school, and of others to pray or acknowledge God on public property and in public meetings in Missouri. (A summary of the Amendment follows.)

This session the 96th Missouri General Assembly last year passed Resolution 2. What is needed NOW is for the general public to vote this Amendment into law. To fail, or refuse to do so, would be the crime of the century!

We need the support of every Christian's vote to counteract the vote of the Liberals! To fail to vote is to give a vote to those who oppose God and Christianity! They have destroyed religious liberties granted us in our United States Constitution.

Please start now to announce, to offer transportation to the polls and to get absentee ballots into the hands of others who need them. EVERY VOTE COUNTS! VOTE YOUR VALUES!

It is going to be critical to the future of the citizens of Missouri to vote in the August 7 primary election for a couple of very important reasons.

This election cycle Missouri conservatives have an opportunity to make a big difference by supporting and voting for a slate of Constitutional Conservative Candidates.

The quick check for a candidate is to find out where they stand on right to life issues, (from conception to natural death). If strong on Life issues, you can be fairly sure that they will consistently vote for liberty and freedom on any and all other issues.

The second vital issue to appear on the primary ballot is the Religious Liberty Amendment. It will amend Missouri's Constitution to ensure that:

·       Children will have the right to pray voluntarily in our schools.

·       Citizens will have the right to pray and acknowledge God in public settings and on public property.

·       Elected officials will have the right to pray and acknowledge God in public meetings and ceremonies.

·       Students will have the right to decline participation in school assignments or programs that violate their religious beliefs.

·       Every public school in the state of Missouri prominently display the U.S. Bill of Rights.

Undoubtedly you would agree that religious liberty is one of America's most important and cherished freedoms. Our forefathers, in their wisdom, included a clause in the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing that no citizen's expression of religious expression would be impeded by the government.

Unfortunately, we live in an era where there is confusion over the precise religious liberty rights that the 1st Amendment actually guarantees.

To help clarify those rights, the 96th Missouri General Assembly passed Joint Resolution #2 in 2011. The proposed amendment  spells out the worshiper's religious rights in the public sphere. It will appear on the August 7, 2012 State Primary Ballot.

Ballot Language: A "yes" vote will amend the Missouri Constitution to provide that neither the state nor political subdivisions shall establish any official religion. The amendment further provides that a citizen's right to express their religious beliefs regardless of their religion shall not be infringed and that the right to worship includes prayer in private or public settings, on government premises, on public property, and in all public schools. The amendment also requires public schools to display the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution. (Web site http://www.prayeramendment.org/)

A "no" vote will not change the current constitutional provisions protecting freedom of religion. And remember, to not vote is to cast your lot with the ones that would abolish Religious Liberty.

If passed, this measure will have no impact on taxes.

Vote YES on Amendment 2 - Aug. 7