{"id":46769,"date":"2016-07-19T18:06:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T19:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo2016.hispanicprwire.com\/english-national-hispanic-leaders-oppose-california-bill-sb-1146\/"},"modified":"2016-07-22T13:40:02","modified_gmt":"2016-07-22T17:40:02","slug":"lideres-hispanos-nacionales-se-oponen-al-proyecto-de-ley-de-california-sb-1146","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/lideres-hispanos-nacionales-se-oponen-al-proyecto-de-ley-de-california-sb-1146\/","title":{"rendered":"National Hispanic Leaders Oppose California Bill SB 1146"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n    <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SACRAMENTO, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 19, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0In response to <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> Senate Bill 1146, Rev. <span class=\"xn-person\">Samuel Rodriguez<\/span>, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC), and other national Hispanic leaders have released the following joint statement:<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;In representation of the Hispanic citizens of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>, we oppose SB 1146. As Democrats and Republicans, we believe the bill is an unconstitutional overreach that would threaten religious liberty in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>, would harm faith-based institutions, and would weaken the rich educational diversity of our state. <\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Members of the Hispanic community would be disproportionately affected by SB 1146 given our community&#8217;s long time commitment toward faith-based education. <\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;This bill would not only diminish religious liberty in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> higher education; it would discriminate against minority communities in California.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Hispanics form communities of faith that have long valued faith-based education, and this bill could, in effect, eliminate religious education in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>. <\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;America&#8217;s first and greatest universities were founded and financed by religious institutions. Faith is not an enemy of scholarship in America, but the foundation of scholarship in America. Faith-based education is as American as the Constitution itself, and we must not let this piece of legislation threaten that heritage. <\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;At a minimum, if passed, this bill would substantially interfere with the ability of <span class=\"xn-location\">California&#8217;s<\/span> faith-based colleges and universities to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with their beliefs. This bill would make religious institutions vulnerable to anti-discrimination lawsuits and unprecedented government policing. It is conceivable that this bill could, in effect, eliminate faith-based higher education entirely.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;We are urging our communities to stand themselves in opposition to this bill while also urging <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> officials to vote &#8216;no&#8217; <\/i><i>to SB 1146.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Our children and grandchildren would bear the brunt of this decision, and we oppose it emphatically.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>This statement is released in conjunction with a series of letters being sent to various elected officials in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> voicing opposition to SB 1146.\u00a0 The letters are signed by leaders of minority communities representing a constituency of millions of registered voters.<\/p>\n<p>This particular joint statement is on behalf of Rev. <span class=\"xn-person\">Samuel Rodriguez<\/span> and the following national Hispanic leaders: <\/p>\n<p>Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Samuel Rodriguez<\/span>: President NHCLC, Senior Pastor, New Season Worship Center<br \/>Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Gus Reyes<\/span>: Chief Operating Officer NHCLC<br \/>Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Carlos Campo<\/span>: President, <span class=\"xn-org\">Ashland University<\/span><br \/>Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Jesse Miranda<\/span>: COO Emeritus NHCLC, Executive Director Jesse Miranda Center<br \/>Rev. <span class=\"xn-person\">Tony Suarez<\/span>: Executive Vice President, NHCLC<br \/>Rev. <span class=\"xn-person\">Jack Miranda<\/span>: Pastor, Living Faith<br \/>Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Ruben Mendez<\/span>: Pastor, <span class=\"xn-person\">Iglesia Cornerstone<\/span><br \/>Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Rolando Rodriguez<\/span>: Director, Hispanic Ministries BGCT <br \/>Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Fermin Whittaker<\/span>: Executive Director, California Southern Baptist Convention<br \/>Rev. <span class=\"xn-person\">Carlos Ortiz<\/span>: Pastor, Cristo Vive Church<br \/>Rev. <span class=\"xn-person\">Jesse Rincones<\/span>: Executive Director, Hispanic Baptist Convention of <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span><br \/>Rev. <span class=\"xn-person\">Eli Bonilla<\/span>: Executive Secretary NHCLC, Pastor Abundant Life Church of God<br \/>Rev. <span class=\"xn-person\">Jesse Galindo<\/span>: Presbyter, NPLAD District Assemblies of God<br \/>Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Gilbert Velez<\/span>: Chairman of the Board, NHCLC and Bishop of Iglesia Cristiana Misericordia<br \/>Rev. <span class=\"xn-person\">Daniel Mendoza<\/span>: Pastor, Celebration OC<br \/>Rev. <span class=\"xn-person\">Bobby Minor<\/span>: Pastor, Wave of Faith<br \/>Rev. <span class=\"xn-person\">Juan Daniel Gonzales<\/span>: Pastor, First Baptist of Virginia Beach<br \/>Rev. <span class=\"xn-person\">Joe Rios<\/span>: Pastor, Generations Church<br \/>Rev. <span class=\"xn-person\">Loammi Diaz<\/span>: Director of LM Ministries<br \/>Rev. <span class=\"xn-person\">Luis R. Lopez<\/span>: Hispanic Ministry Coordinator, Robertson County Baptist Association<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Rev. <span class=\"xn-person\">Samuel Rodriguez<\/span><\/i><\/b><i> is president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC) and author of &#8220;Be Light.&#8221; He has been named by CNN and Fox News as &#8220;the leader of the Hispanic Evangelical movement.&#8221; <\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>NHCLC\/CONEL <\/i><\/b><i>is the world&#8217;s largest Hispanic Christian organization. It serves as a representative voice for the more than 100 million Hispanic Evangelicals assembled in over 40,000 U.S. churches and another 500,000 congregations worldwide spread throughout the Spanish-speaking diaspora. For additional information, visit <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhclc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.nhclc.org<\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>For more information on SB 1146, visit: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.opposesb1146.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.opposesb1146.com<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n    <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SACRAMENTO, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 19, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0In response to <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> Senate Bill 1146, Rev. <span class=\"xn-person\">Samuel Rodriguez<\/span>, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC), and other national Hispanic leaders have released the following joint statement:<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;In representation of the Hispanic citizens of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>, we oppose SB 1146. 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