2008 California Election Forum

Governor Schwarzenegger has signed into law liberal Democrat supported anti-discrimination legislation that could be used against Christians.

This is now happening in New Jersey where a Christian camp is under attack after two same-sex couples filed complaints claiming the camp was breaking the law by refusing to allow same-sex "weddings" on camp grounds.

A suit has been filed on behalf of the camp in federal court to protect their right to follow Biblical teaching.

The state has suspended part of the camp's tax exemptions, but has put further action on hold until a federal judge has heard the case.

This is why the California legislation (and the proposed federal hate crime legislation) is worrisome. Christians will be wasting time and money having to defend themselves against the intrusive arm of government bureaucracy and those opposed to Christian principles in the name of tolerance.

As Christians we should be free to establish our own rules without interference of government.

The matter is much bigger than same sex marriage. It's about freedom of Christians to uphold our beliefs and freely live out those beliefs on our own property.

A new lawsuit has been filed to protect Christians 1st and 14th Amendment rights to free speech and equal access to assemble for Bible study.

A group for over 6 years had been meeting weekly for a lunchtime Bible study.

The Superior Court in San Diego recently denied their right to have equal access to a vacant room. Other groups like Weight Watchers and the Boy Scouts also use rooms.

Pray that this unconstitutional and discriminating action will overturn by the court.

While the court has changed its answer as to why it denied the group their constitutional freedoms, one reason states the meeting violates the constitutional separation of church and state.

But it doesn't violate any such principle.

Some in San Diego agree with the court's decision:

• "They should keep their loony beliefs away from where they are likely to annoy sane people, whenever possible. Religion is an addiction that should only be consumed in a church or at one's home."
• "Let the Weight Watchers meet at the courthouse if they want. But please, no religious nut job groups of any kind. And I wouldn't mind if that ban extended to parks, as [someone else] mentioned."
• "There is supposed to be a "separation of church and state" in this country. Because [the Bible study group was] getting away with their meetings for a while doesn't mean it's legal."
• "The fact this group was allowed to do this to begin with is outrageous. I hope their suit is thrown out and they are ordered to pay the County's attorney fees for such a bogus lawsuit! Go pray at home!"
• "We are in war right now with religious nuts. Fanaticals are unpredictable. When you study the Bible instead of having your lunch, you are fanatical and need professional help."

Pray for the court to back down. If it doesn't, pray that the Bible study group wins.

The Bible study group will be incurring a lot of expenses for this fight. If you'd like to help with this fight, contact the Christian legal defense group, Advocates for Faith and Freedom at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or call the group Toll-Free at 888-588-6888.

One of the questions I asked the school board candidates running for office is whether or not they support charter schools.

Most of those we endorsed in ElectionForum.org do support Charter schools, because they've been helping the kids and the taxpayers.

Here are the latest statistics on this boom to education:

The number of charter schools has increased by 8% since last year, according to a new report by the Center for Education Reform.

For the 2007-08 school year, 347 new charter schools opened; 4,147 charter schools now serve 1.2 million students across the country.

The report found that 560 charter schools have closed since 1992.

Too many lies and misconceptions about healthcare are being spread.

Click the play button below to watch a revealing expose on Michael Moore and his healthcare untruths.

Click the button below to see a video of Miss Teen South Carolina as she attempts to explain why 20% of Americans can't find the United States on a map.