CELEBRATE FIRST AMENDMENT VICTORY ON INDEPENDENCE DAY SAYS EUGENE DELGAUDIO
In an Independence Day message sent Sunday July 2 to supporters nationwide, Eugene Delgaudio, president of Public Advocate wrote the following:
It's
amazing
today
how
few
people
actually
understand
the
First
Amendment
-
or
even
know
what
it
really
says.
Right
now,
the
Mainstream
Media
are
talking
about
a
critical
Supreme
Court
case
that
Public
Advocate
was
deeply
involved
in.
The
media
are
describing
it
as
a
Free
Speech
issue
under
the
First
Amendment
-
while
claiming
it's
not
a
religious
liberty
issue.
If
you
ask
most
Liberals
-
and
even
a
lot
of
conservatives
-
what
the
First
Amendment
protects,
they'd
answer
"the
right
to
free
speech."
But
that's
not
really
correct.
What
it
actually
says:
Congress
shall
make
no
law
respecting
an
establishment
of
religion,
or
prohibiting
the
free
exercise
thereof;
or
abridging
the
freedom
of
speech,
or
of
the
press;
or
the
right
of
the
people
to
peaceably
assemble,
and
to
petition
the
Government
for
a
redress
of
grievances.
The
first
line
says
it
all.
The
First
Amendment
is
primarily
a
protection
of
Religious
Liberty.
It
does
not
establish
the
right
to
use
swear
words,
or
scream
fire
in
a
movie
theater.
It
protects
the
right
to
exercise
one's
sincerely
held
religious
beliefs
and
to
speak
publicly
in
a
manner
consistent
with
those
beliefs.
And
since
such
important
speech
is
free,
it
also
cannot
ever
be
compelled.
We
have
the
right
to
not
say
things.
In
fact,
no
behavior
at
all
can
be
compelled
that
goes
against
one's
sincerely
held
religious
beliefs.
The
Supreme
Court
has
just
ruled
in
favor
in
the
case
of
303
Creative
vs.
Elenis.
303
Creative
is
a
website
building
company
based
in
Colorado.
The
owner
wished
to
start
designing
wedding
websites,
but
her
Christian
beliefs
would
have
prevented
her
from
designing
any
website
to
celebrate
a
homosexual
"wedding."
She
was
justifiably
concerned
that
once
she
opened
this
door,
she
would
be
targeted
by
Colorado's
"anti-discrimination"
law.
This
is
the
same
law
that
has
time
and
again
persecuted
Jack
Phillips,
the
Colorado
Cake
Baker.
Colorado
has
already
proven
the
threat
is
real.
Any
wedding
industry
company
that
turns
down
a
"homosexual
wedding"
is
going
to
be
targeted
with
ruinous
fines
and
worse.
So
the
owner,
Lorie
Smith,
decided
to
strike
first,
arguing
that
the
law
was
a
direct
threat
to
her
protected
First
Amendment
Rights.
Public
Advocate
fully
supported
her
in
this
suit
and
filed
an
Amicus
Brief
-
or
Friend
of
the
Court
Brief
-
giving
our
expert
opinion
in
support.
On
the
last
day
of
their
session,
the
Supreme
Court
of
the
U.S.
6-3
in
support
of
303
Creative,
ruling
that
Colorado
cannot
compel
her
to
design
websites
for
objectionable
material!
However,
once
again
the
Supreme
Court
refused
to
address
the
real
issue
here:
can
the
Homosexual
Agenda
trump
the
religious
rights
of
Christians?
They
sidestepped
the
same
question
when
they
ruled
in
favor
of
Jack
Phillips.
(Photo
featured
in
message
and
in
this
post)
Here's
a
picture
of
myself
and
Public
Advocate
volunteers
outside
the
Supreme
Court
supporting
Jack
Phillips,
as
reported
on
the
Washington
Post
and
hundreds
of
other
news
sites,
"
Delgaudio
said
to
supporters.
Delgaudio
continued
"The
court
refused
to
declare
that
the
First
Amendment
should
give
Christians
the
right
to
opt-out
of
any
activity
they
find
objectionable
-
even
if
it
upsets
some
homosexuals
in
the
process.
Once
again,
the
court
has
given
us
a
victory
-
ruling
in
support
of
Christian
liberty
and
against
homosexual
privilege.
But
it's
a
qualified
victory.
Americans
are
still
desperately
looking
for
a
solid
defense
of
their
rights
to
exercise
Christian
beliefs
and
reject
the
radical
Homosexual
Agenda.
Anyone
working
in
the
wedding
industry
should
have
the
full
and
unfettered
right
to
reject
a
homosexual
"wedding."
And
that
is
what
Public
Advocate
is
still
working
towards,
both
at
the
Supreme
Court
and
in
Congress.
But
it
was
certainly
a
very
strong
note
to
end
LMNOP
Month
(Lifestyles
of
Mainstream,
Normal,
Ordinary
People)
-
or
so-called
"Pride
Month."
It
is
also
a
strong
reminder
of
what
America
was
founded
on
as
we
celebrate
our
nation's
Independence
Day
and
the
Fourth
of
July.
The
Founding
Fathers
did
not
fight
so
that
some
day
Christians
would
be
silenced
by
petty
bureaucrats
in
the
name
of
promoting
perverse
sexual
behavior.
They
fought
for
the
liberty
of
Christians
to
be
governed
according
to
their
consciences.
I
hope
you
take
some
time
this
holiday
to
reflect
on
America's
fight
for
Independence
and
the
real
meaning
of
the
First
Amendment.
But
don't
forget
to
celebrate
as
this
was
still
a
big
win
at
the
Supreme
Court.
Happy
Independence
Day!,"
said
Delgaudio.
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