Freedom

December 30th, 2024
As we close out December, the challenges that lay in the year ahead are daunting, and the stakes have never been higher. But while the challenges are significant, you and I have more reasons to have hope for the future than to fear it.
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December 27th, 2024
The Capitol Nativity event was a testament to the freedoms enshrined in the Constitution, particularly the right to express faith in public settings.
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December 20th, 2024
Several religious institutions and leaders including the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Coalition for Jewish Values, Patrick Henry College, and the Association of Christian Schools International have filed “friend-of-the-court” briefs urging the Supreme Court of the United States to reverse a lower court decision that forced Bethesda University to include board members who do not follow their firmly held, religious...
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December 12th, 2024
Georgia State University Forced Conversation with Student About Faith to Cease University’s attempt to regulate speech and suppress religious expression on campus is unconstitutional and an arbitrary overreach, law firm says. First Liberty Institute sent a […]
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December 11th, 2024
By: David Keating – wsj.com – December 9, 2024 Root out regulations and practices that infringe on our First Amendment rights. Donald Trump promises to cut bureaucratic waste through the Department of Government Efficiency. He should apply the same approach to free speech. A task force, which he could name the Federal Initiative to Reduce Speech Threats, or First, could...
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December 6th, 2024
New York School Denies Student Request to Form an Official Bible Club Despite Meeting School Requirements The school denied officially recognizing the club stating that it would “unconstitutionally” endorse religion. Waterville, NY—First Liberty Institute, along with C. Kevin […]
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November 22nd, 2024
Several religious organizations, including The Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, The American Hindu Coalition, Muslim Public Affairs Council, and Samaritan’s Purse, joined other organizations by filing “friend-of-the court” briefs urging the Supreme Court of the United States to reverse a lower court decision that upheld the City of Stockton’s firing of long-time fire chief Ron Hittle, after attending a leadership...
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November 13th, 2024
The Future of Faith and Freedom Right now, there’s a war over culture itself and we’ve been told that we can’t make a difference. That we should give up and adapt to the new normal. But a movement is growing…
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November 8th, 2024
On Nov. 5, Americans from coast-to-coast chose to return Former President Donald Trump to the White House. First Liberty President, CEO & Chief Counsel Kelly Shackelford discusses how the forthcoming Trump administration can protect religious liberty for all Americans by building on its previous record.
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November 1st, 2024
Election Day is fast approaching. But only a fraction of Americans who say religious liberty is important actually vote in major elections. If we want to protect religious freedom and all our civil liberties, people of faith can’t stay on the sidelines. Voting is our opportunity to shape the future of our nation. Source: Religious Voters Have the Power to...
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