Legal & Civic Resources
Legal Resources for Pastors & Churches
♦ Don't overly restrict your speech and action because you
don't know what you can do politically!
Use these resources in your church or consider sending them to
your pastor or priest adding a personal note of encouragement to
not keep silent on the divisive issues facing our culture.
• Alliance Defense Fund's Pastor Guideline Letter
• ACLJ information for 501(c)(3) incorporated churches
♦ Liberty Counsel has a number of very useful resources for churches and pastors to assist you in informing your church family about today's issues. Use these resources to learn about what you can and can't do politically.
• Political and Legislative Guide Chart For Pastors and Churches
• What May Pastors and Churches Do? By Matthew D. Staver
• How Churches and Pastors can Distribute Non-Partisan Voter Guides
• Churches and Elections - What is the Law?
♦ The Speak Up movement believes that all Americans deserve the right to live lives free of intimidation, discrimination, and injustice. Become empowered with information and help protect the constitutional rights of Christians. Speak Up!
• Protect and Promote the Rights of Our Churches
♦ Read WallBuilders corrections to an intimidation letter from the Americans United for Separation of Church and State sent to pastors and churches in 2006 attempting to intimidating Christians and churches from being involved.
• A
Christian Voter Intimidation Letter
From Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Christian Legal Organizations
Constitutional and Religious Freedom Issues
♦ American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ)
♦ The National Legal Foundation (NLF)
♦ Pacific Justice Institute (PJI)
Church Personnel and Policy Issues
♦ Christian Legal Association (CLA)
♦ Religious Organization Legal Defense Association(ROLDA)
Civic Resources for Pastors & Churches
Register to
Vote
Are you registered to vote? If not, register and make your voice
heard this year!
Find your Congressman
Are there issues that are important to you that you want to address with your elected official? Did you see a good bill passed in the US Congress and you want to say "thank you"? Below you can find your US Congressman or Senator!
♦ Senators
Why It's A
Christian's Duty to Vote
♦ Your Vote Counts: View a video by David Barton on the right and duty of American citizens to vote in every election. Download this video to share with your churches and friends!
♦ Pastors, Churches and Politics: What May Pastors and Churches Do - by Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel and Dean of Liberty University School of Law. Learn about your rights as a pastor to speak out about today's issues. Use this video as a reference for your church!
♦ Voter Responsibility: Pray and Act - Share this video by David Barton with your church and friends about what God says concerning voting and a Christian's responsibility in elections!
Voting Guides and Resources
If you're looking for a Voters'
Guide for your state,
visit www.Judeo-ChristianVoterGuide.com
and click on your state to view the latest resources available for
upcoming elections.
WallBuilders understands the importance of casting an educated vote. To enable you to do this, we are providing links for a number of organizations who provide great voters' guides and resources for most states. WallBuilders also has a site - Christian Voters' Guide - that provides links to helpful organizations in all 50 states.
• Christian Coalition: Voter Guides
• Eagle Forum: Election Central
• Family Research Council: Voting Records
• Focus on the Family: CitizenLink
• National Right to Life Committee: Voting Records
• Pew Forum: Religion and Politics '10
• American Family Association: Voter Resources
WallBuilders Election Resources
♦ The Role of
Pastors & Christians in Civil Government documents the
historic role people of faith played in our government. Learn about
your role in our civil government!
• available in DVD, VHS, Audio CD, Cassette, and Booklet formats
♦ Vote! A Christian's Civic Responsibility
Flyers or Bulletin Inserts
Contain powerful quotes on the importance of voting from Noah
Webster, Charles Finney, James Garfield and John Jay. (Available
in
♦ Special
Report- The 2010 Election: The News Inside the News
An article with analysis of the 2010 mid-term elections.
♦ Read a collection of the Founding Fathers' quotes on voting