Tag Archives: Mat Staver

Via press release from hate group leader Mat Staver: Liberty Counsel was in federal court today seeking to permanently block a city of Tampa ordinance which defies the Constitution, violates the First Amendment, and barges into the sacred trust between counselor and client. The Tampa ordinance intervenes between counselor and client. It prohibits licensed counselors from giving talk therapy to …

The Associated Press reports: When Donald Trump assumed the presidency, conservative religious leaders drew up “wish lists’ of steps they hoped he’d take to oppose abortion and rein in the LGBTQ-rights movement. With a flurry of recent actions, Trump’s administration is now winning their praise for aggressively fulfilling many of their goals. Mat Staver, president of the legal advocacy organization …

Via press release from hate group leader Mat Staver: The Trump administration has proposed a rule which protects organizations that contract with the federal government by allowing them to make employment decisions consistent with their sincerely held religious beliefs. The proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ensures that conscience and religious freedom …

“He’s fortunately facing criminal charges, and he should go away to jail for some time for his actions, if in fact these are proven true. And it looks like the evidence is, at least from what’s out there publicly, overwhelming. But in his case, if this [Equality Act] became law, how could that be criminalized? It couldn’t. “Because they are …

Peter Montgomery reports at Right Wing Watch: Liberty Counsel’s Mat Staver appeared on conservative Christian radio show Crosstalk last week to continue the Religious Right’s dishonest drumbeat against a non-binding resolution passed by the California General Assembly that calls on religious and other leaders to promote equitable and compassionate treatment of LGBTQ people in the state. But Staver went even …

Via press release from hate group leader Mat Staver: Pop sensation Taylor Swift is all-in for the so-called “Equality Act.” This dangerous measure, which has already passed the House, would impose the LGBT agenda on every American, even those with conscience-based religious objections to LGBT conduct. But Swift either doesn’t know or doesn’t care. The singer/songwriter launched a nationwide petition …

Via press release from the Liberty Counsel: The U.S. House passed 236-173 HR 5, misnamed the “Equality Act,” with eight Republicans voting in favor and no Democrats voting against it. The eight Republicans are: Susan Brooks (IN-05); Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01); Elise Stefanik (NY-21); Greg Walden (OR-02); John Katko (NY-24); Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25); Tom Reed (NY-23); and Will Hurd (TX-23). “No …

Today’s money beg from hate group leader Mat Staver: Sec. Pompeo plans to increase his department’s promotion of LGBT goals this month. A memo is being drafted for Sec. Pompeo to push all U.S. embassies to lobby for new privileges for LGBT activists. Sec. Pompeo has already threatened any country hesitating to accept his LGBT agenda with facing visa restrictions, …

“If the so-called H.R. 5 Equality Act is passed, it will open the door to pedophilia. That’s right. There’s a huge danger in so many areas, but this is also one. We’re going to be talking about it on Faith and Freedom. I’m Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. Joining me is Holly Meade, the director of communications …

Just in from hate group leader Mat Staver: The fix is in. The House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing Tuesday on the badly misnamed “Equality Act.” But don’t expect dispassionate analysis at the hearing. That’s not its purpose. Instead, House Democrats will parade alleged victims of discrimination before the cameras in an attempt to manipulate public opinion. This bill literally …

“The Equality Act is not about equality. This bill eviscerated religious freedom and targets churches with an LGBT wrecking ball. This bill pushes the LGBT agenda on all people and targets Christianity in every area of life—including the church. There also will be an increase of sexual assaults when males ‘identifying as females’ are allowed to use girls and women’s …

Via press release from hate group leader Mat Staver: Liberty Counsel filed a federal lawsuit seeking a preliminary and permanent injunction against Maryland’s new law which prohibits minors from receiving voluntary counseling from licensed professionals to reduce or eliminate unwanted same-sex attractions or gender confusion. In Doyle v. Hogan, Liberty Counsel represents Christopher Doyle, a licensed professional counselor in Virginia …

Just in from hate group leader Mat Staver: Some media have falsely reported that Liberty Counsel is opposed to banning lynching, or, opposes banning lynching of LGBT people. Such reporting is false, reckless, and offensive. In fact, Mat Staver said, “No one can or should oppose a bill that bans lynching.” Staver continued, “We oppose lynching across the board for …

From the American Family Association’s OneNewsNow: The Justice for Victims of Lynching Act passed unanimously in the U.S. Senate but Liberty Counsel founder Mat Staver says it passed without some senators realizing an amendment was added providing special rights for homosexuals and transgenders. He calls that amendment the proverbial camel’s nose under the tent. “The old saying is once that …

Via press release from hate group leader Mat Staver: How can we assume the entire tribe want no contact with the outside world? How can we assume the island is free of domestic, child, or elder abuse? How can we assume that there are no people on the island who long to leave and explore a new life but who …

Via press release from hate group leader Mat Staver: John Allen Chau, a Covenant Journey alumni, was martyred on November 17, 2018 by the Sentinelese tribal people on the island of North Sentinel. In its effort to preserve the distinctness of the indigenous Sentinelese, the Indian government has granted extreme autonomy – even to the point of allowing the senseless …

Australia’s News Corp outlet reports: The death of an American missionary on an ultra-isolated Indian island has cast a rare and unwelcome spotlight on the Sentinelese, thought to be the world’s most reclusive hunter-gatherer tribe. But it’s not the first time the fiercely territorial tribe has attacked intruders. John Allen Chau, 27, is just the latest victim to be killed …

Via press release from hate group leader Mat Staver: When lawsuits were filed in January 2014 against Florida’s Constitutional amendment affirming marriage as one man and one woman, Bondi refused to defend the case until just before the hearing in July. Many people called upon Pam Bondi to defend the marriage amendment, but she refused to enter the case until …

Via press release from hate group leader Mat Staver: As a feature of the annual Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign, Liberty Counsel has provided a Naughty and Nice List, cataloging some of the stores that are censoring Christmas and some that are publicly celebrating it. The Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign educates, and if necessary litigates, to make sure that …

Via press release from the Liberty Counsel: A recent study, Effects of Therapy on Religious Men Who Have Unwanted Same-Sex Attraction, confirms the overwhelming effectiveness of people receiving counseling to reduce or eliminate their unwanted same-sex attractions, behaviors, or identity. In this study, more than two-thirds of those who participated in group or professional help had significant heterosexual shifts in …