Archive | December, 2018

Alexis Lightcap’s Story

Alexis Lightcap realizes what it resembles to feel as though she has no voice.

As a child, Alexis and her sister were detracted from their natural mother and put into child care. It was an unbelievably troublesome ordeal. She felt like her life was wild. Others represented her. “I totally lost my voice,” she says of her time in the child care framework. “I lost my identity.”

Providentially, she was in the end embraced by her eternity family and started to build up some strength in her life. Her folks encouraged her that her voice made a difference and that she could go to bat for herself. Alexis at long last felt engaged to stand up.

“You have a say in this world, and you need to speak up for yourself,”,” they would advise her.

Stunned and astounded in the school washroom

Ongoing occasions in her Boyertown, Pennsylvania school locale have undermined to quiet Alexis once more. At the point when her school made changes to its bathroom and locker room arrangements, it didn’t advise the understudies or their folks. They were given no decision in the issue.

Alexis before long had her very own negative involvement with the school’s unannounced strategy. One day amid her junior year, Alexis strolled into the young ladies’ bathroom and was stunned to see a male washing his hands in her washroom. She was frightened and solidified, realizing that something was wrong, however not comprehending what to do. Alexis turned, came up short on the washroom, and announced the episode to a member of the school staff.

In any case, the school organization did nothing. Rather than listening in to her concerns, the school made Alexis feel as though she were the issue for feeling awkward, hazardous with a boy in her washroom.

Alexis was stunned to find a kid in the young ladies’ bathroom at her school.

Rather, Alexis was compelled to change her lead. For a considerable length of time a while later, she abstained from utilizing the primary young ladies’ bathrooms if she may discover a kid there once more. She had an inclination that she needed to secure herself and be progressively careful. What’s more, it appeared to be in a general sense out of line—as a female, she ought to have the capacity to utilize the female’s restroom and shower zones without expecting that she’ll encounter a male.

She ought to have the capacity to change garments in the regular zones without expecting that she’ll be seen by a male. Also, she ought to have the capacity to take care of the most private, hint needs of her body realizing that just different young ladies will impart the young ladies’ space to her.

“I would never have expected it would be at school that I would encounter something like this.”

— Alexis Lightcap

Standing firm for the protection privileges all things considered

Alexis joined a claim against her school looking to topple the approaches. She’s talking up for herself, and for alternate understudies whose protection was disregarded by the school’s approach.

This David versus Goliath effort hasn’t been simple. While numerous individuals are discreetly steady of the understudy offended parties, Alexis hears a few people vocally dehumanizing the bold understudies who basically ask that their security be ensured. In any case, the adventure hasn’t been without its silver coating. Alexis said this experience has instructed her to depend totally on the Lord—she must choose between limited options to do anything other than.

With your assistance, Alliance Defending Freedom is resolved to continue battling for Alexis.

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Alexis has experienced what discrimination really looks like

Despite the fact that Alexis picked up an adoring family and stable home life through her appropriation, moving to Boyertown hasn’t been simple. Alexis is African American. She’s one of not exactly a bunch of dark understudies among the 1800 or more understudies at Boyertown High. Furthermore, she comprehends what genuine separation feels like.

Yet, these troublesome encounters have made her more grounded. She isn’t one to harp on things or stress over conditions that are out of her hands. Alexis’ understanding as an embraced kid and a racial minority have molded her into a fearless young lady who will resist shamefulness. Since, all things considered, she didn’t need to participate in this case against Boyertown Area High. She remained to be a voice for other people.

Without a doubt, once Alexis caught wind of the claim, she realized that she was called to join. Why? Since she felt that her voice brought something else—and required—to the discussion. A female’s point of view on protection should have been heard.

“I have a 13-year-old sister who goes to school there. I don’t want her going into a bathroom where a male is allowed to just walk in there.”

— Alexis Lightcap

In spite of the fact that from multiple points of view her story and quality set her apart from the normal secondary school understudy, in different ways, Alexis is only a regular secondary school young lady. She’s bubbly and charming. She gets a kick out of the chance to spend time with companions and content on her mobile phone. She played tennis. She sang in choir. She took an interest in understudy board, and even won two honors—coming in as #2 for best personality, and another time voted #1 class clown.

Be that as it may, where she separates herself is in her bravery to face unfairness. Boyertown Area High School neglected to secure Alexis’ protection, or hear her out voice. So Alexis is just requesting that the court ensure the security, wellbeing, and poise of each understudy.

If you don’t mind, give generously today to secure Alexis and others like her.

Your blessing today will have an critical impact to stand in the this gap.

Our coalition has built up a solid record of accomplishment in securing religious free and the privileges of understudies. Be that as it may, your assistance is basically required at this point. Since, for Alexis and numerous others, the battle isn’t finished.

God has indicated us on numerous occasions that when we stand together, we can be successful. Be that as it may, securing the protection and wellbeing of understudies isn’t “another person’s battle.” It’s your battle. It’s our battle.

Will you continue to stand with Alexis, and with other students worldwide whose security is being undermined? Partner with coalition movement and #FreeTheSexploited from the lies of #FreeTheNipple and the left

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The Story of Brush and Nib Studio

In January 2015, after first gathering at a Bible report where they found out about their shared interests for workmanship, two young ladies met at a North Phoenix coffeehouse. As they tasted their tea and hot chocolate, they brought forth an arrangement. They chose to make and move craftsmanship together by beginning a calligraphy and hand-painting business.

One of these ladies — Joanna Duka — had effectively abandoned her full-time showcasing work. The other — Breanna Koski — had no activity, had quite recently moved to town, and had recently gotten hitched.

Phoenix specialists Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski are standing firm against a coercive city law that abuses their entitlement to make openly.

A purpose to reproduce God’s excellence

Neither Joanna nor Breanna had ever begun an efficient this. They had minimal expenditure. They had no business foundation. In any case, they had an enthusiasm — to utilize their natural abilities to make lovely craftsmanship for other people. That enthusiasm delivered Brush and Nib Studio, a revenue driven workmanship studio that makes hand-drawn solicitations and compositions for weddings, organizations, and regular minutes.

As Christian specialists, Joanna and Breanna had a basic objective for their studio: to reproduce the excellence God put surrounding us and to impart that magnificence to other people. This objective made it characteristic for Joanna and Breanna to concentrate on craftsmanship for weddings, a standout amongst the most excellent days in somebody’s life.

Be that as it may, this attention on weddings drove Joanna and Breanna straight into an issue. Phoenix law required Brush and Nib to make craftsmanship and talk as indicated by Phoenix’s meaning of marriage.

Face with an unthinkable decision

As Joanna and Breanna were beginning their business, they continued seeing news reports about specialists constraining Christians in the wedding business to advance same-sex wedding functions. In the mean time, their companions started to inquire as to whether Brush and Nib would do as such.

At that point Joanna and Breanna saw the following online life free for all over the U.S. Preeminent Court making a sacred appropriate to same-sex marriage. They understood that they might not have the opportunity to make craftsmanship steady with their imaginative and religious convictions. They needed to discover without a doubt.

What they found was more regrettable than they envisioned. A Phoenix law required Brush and Nib to make solicitations and other fine art for same-sex wedding functions. It additionally kept Brush and Nib from disclosing to clients and general society why they could just make craftsmanship reliable with their convictions about marriage.

“Delightful penmanship has been one of my interests since I was a young lady. As an adolescent, I got my first calligraphy set and went gaga for dunking the pen in ink and making thick and thin lines with the sensitive nib.”

— Joanna Duka

The Phoenix law did this through criminal punishments. For every day Joanna and Breanna pursued their religious convictions and resisted the law, they would each be punished up to $2,500 and a half year in prison.

That left Joanna and Breanna with an inconceivable decision. They would not like to abuse the law. They would not like to go to prison and pay $2,500 for every day they neglected to go along. They would not like to close the business they emptied such a great amount into.

Be that as it may, the option wasn’t possible. They couldn’t bargain their creative and religious convictions. They couldn’t acknowledge taking a seat in their studio and hand-drawing work of art that negated their identity and what they hold dear.

They couldn’t excuse deceiving clients or squandering clients’ time — telling clients that Brush and Nib would make something it proved unable. What’s more, they couldn’t stomach remaining quiet about the plain convictions that motivate their craft.

“Making excellence with a brush is something that puts a grin all over. I cherish seeing all the modest subtleties meet up to accomplish a sensational wrap up. It is so compensating to see a completed item in the hands of another.” — Breanna Koski

They chose to confront this shameful law

So Joanna and Breanna took the main reasonable choice left. In May 2016, Alliance Defending Freedom recorded a claim on their and Brush and Nib’s sake against the City of Phoenix.

The claim affirmed that Phoenix is abusing Joanna, Breanna, and Brush and Nib’s rights under the Arizona Constitution and the Arizona Free Exercise of Religion Act by convincing them to make workmanship they protest and by preventing them from talking about their imaginative and religious convictions with others.

“The legislature shouldn’t tell craftsmen what they can and can’t state.”

— Breanna Koski

The claim asked the Arizona court to give Joanna, Breanna, and Brush and Nib the opportunity to make fine art predictable with their creative and religious convictions and to disclose these convictions to other people.

At the point when the Arizona Court of Appeals enabled the broad Phoenix statute to stand, the specialists spoke to the Arizona Supreme Court, which has consented to hear their test to the law.

“Specialists shouldn’t be compelled to make fine art as opposed to their center feelings, and positively not under danger of criminal fines and correctional facility time,” said ADF Senior Counsel Jonathan Scruggs, who contended the case under the steady gaze of the Court of Appeals. “The legislature must enable specialists to settle on their own choices about which messages they will advance.”

Joanna, Breanna, and Brush and Nib are presently hanging tight for the Arizona Supreme Court to hear contentions and guideline for their situation. Meanwhile, they keep on making workmanship mirroring God’s excellence. Also, they want to before long have the opportunity to just make that workmanship and to completely clarify their aesthetic and religious convictions to other people.

The government could target you

Except if we unite and turn the tide, it won’t be long before some specialist expects you to damage your confidence and commend same-sex marriage … until you and your congregation are controlled and rebuffed for lecturing scriptural truths … until the point that you are constrained by law to call what is great, insidious, and what is abhorrent, great … until the point that you are illegal from living or standing up your confidence. Enter into the God Ask and ask the Lord about partnering with this Nehemiah movement

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