“No people can be truly happy, though under the greatest enjoyments of civil liberties, if abridged of the freedom of their consciences as to their religious profession and worship.”
-William Penn
Our nation has been established and built on faith. We have the distinct privilege as Americans to worship freely, while other nations do not have this freedom and are imprisoned for their faith.
According to a 2023 Gallup poll, the majority of Americans identify with a religion and consider their faith to be very important to them. We need to honor, respect, cherish, and celebrate faith. That is why Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Pennsylvania has been honored to work on getting a Faith Month resolution to both the House and Senate floor for several years now.
Read these stirring comments from Sen. Chris Dush (R-District 25) introducing SR57 recognizing April as Faith Month in Pennsylvania on April 1 on the Senate Floor:
Senate Resolution 57 recognizes that eternal vigilance and divine providence is desperately needed to stop the relentless, intolerant discrimination, persecution, and criminalization of people of faith, private employers, and, especially, faith-based charities that have a rich history of helping the sick, poor, and afflicted. By designating April 2025 as Faith Month, the Pennsylvania Senate is encouraging all Commonwealth citizens to respectfully engage and freely share their faiths. Just as William Penn and America’s Founders originally intended, this includes prayer, worship and all other peaceful displays and expressions of religious liberty and thanksgiving.
You can watch the full presentation here.
Action Items:
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- Please join us in thanking the following Pennsylvania Senators for lifting the banner of faith by agreeing to work on this resolution and making remarks on the Senate floor. Give them a call today!
Sen. Chris Dush, author at (717) 787-7084
Minority Whip, Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione (D-District 25), sponsor, at (717) 787-1141
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- We need your help to get the Faith Month House Resolution, HR115, sponsored by Rep. Joseph Hamm (R- District 84), moving out of the State Government Committee. Please call the following representatives on the committee and ask for HR115 to be presented on our Pennsylvania House Floor designating April as Faith Month:
State Government Chair, Rep. Carol Hill-Evans (D-District 95) at (717) 787-7514
Republican Chair, Rep. Brad Roae, (District 6) at (814) 336-1136
Pray: Heavenly Father, we thank You for the privilege within our nation to worship You freely. As America stands ripe for harvest, help us to live out our faith not just during Faith Month but each and every day. Let us not be ashamed of our faith or afraid to stand up and proclaim that we are one nation under God! In Jesus’ name. Amen