The war to save religious freedom in America is ever moving, but the month of September proved to be a particularly crucial 30 days. Out of the blur of action, four reasons stand out as opposing visions of our nation’s future clash with increasing intensity.

#1: VICTIMS . . . AND VICTORIES

September 2015 arrived to find a Christian woman, elected by her county to the position of clerk, threatened with jail. She refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses with her name on them, basing her objections on sincerely held religious beliefs. On September 3, a judge indeed threw Kim Davis of Rowan County, Kentucky, in jail. No release date was specified. Her mug shot went public. She was international news.

Nothing like it had happened in the memory of any living American.

But the day after Kim Davis went to jail, another high-profile victim of religious discrimination—U.S. Navy Chaplain Wes Modder—received stunning news that he had won his case after being punished and threatened with dishonorable discharge for counseling sailors in private concerning Biblical sexuality and marriage.

It was the fourth victory in four major cases for the attorneys at Liberty Institute, the leading legal defender of religious freedom in the U.S. military. And open religious freedom in the new “politically correct” military—only two years before considered a lost cause by many—was surging to a dramatic comeback.

Remarkably, the month that began with a Christian civil official ordered to jail ended with parade of noteworthy victims and victors in Washington DC sharing the same stage before national media.

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Source: https://www.libertyinstitute.org/