Religious Liberty
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June 7th, 2019
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By: Staff – firstliberty.org – May 24, 2019 San Antonio, TX—Today, the FAA’s Office of Civil Rights announced that it has opened an investigation into San Antonio’s decision to ban Chick-fil-A from a concession contract at its airport.  In March, First Liberty Institute asked United States Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao to investigate the San Antonio’s actions after its City Council banned...
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June 3rd, 2019
Conservatives gather at Texas State Capitol
By: James Wesolek – txvaluesaction.org – May 29, 2019 The Texas Legislative Session ended earlier this week and many Texans are asking what passed and what didn’t. In fact, about two weeks ago liberal activists and media headlines declared that our greatest effort was dead. Then came the resurrection. We are happy to report for the 4th Legislative Session in a row, Texas...
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May 31st, 2019
Yale Law School
By: Jeremy Dys – dailywire.com – May 29, 2019 Yale University has an endowment of $29.4 billion. It also receives in excess of $480 million in federal grants and contracts. Yet, Yale Law School denies aid to students who choose to work for faith-based organizations during the summer. As a private institution, Yale may be entitled to discriminate on the basis of...
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May 31st, 2019
Bible on POW/MIA Rememberance Table
By: Sam Dorman – FoxNews.com – May 30, 2019 Atheist group sues New Hampshire VA hospital over Bible display at POW/MIA memorial table The Military Religious Freedom Foundation is calling the display ‘repugnant.’ The First Liberty Institute’s Mike Berry, who represents the group who donated the Bible, reacts. Amid a nationwide controversy over religious displays in veterans’ facilities, the law firm First...
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May 24th, 2019
TX Gov Greg Abbott
By: Daily Signal Staff – dailysignal.com – May 22, 2019 Texas’ Republican-controlled House voted Monday to pass a “Save Chick-fil-A” bill. The “Save Chick-fil-A” bill does not allow the government to take “any adverse action” against any contractor, individual, or business because of their religious beliefs. “It strengthens and reaffirms Texas’ First Amendment rights,” Republican state Rep. Matt Krause said to The...
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May 24th, 2019
VP Mike Pence gives speach
By: Jeremy Dys – dailywire.com – May 22, 2019 Reporters seem to relish any “controversy” involving Vice President Mike Pence. When that controversy comes on a Christian college campus, the media is only too eager to seize upon any fissures between the vice president and the students that he is asked to address. Sadly, when college professors egg the debate on, they...
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May 17th, 2019
March for Life
By: David French – nationalreview.com – May 15, 2019 For two generations the Roe decision has distorted American politics. Now the states are fighting back. We are witnessing the beginnings of an anti-abortion legislative revolution in Red America. Two generations of pro-life activism, persuasion, and argument have yielded pro-life supermajorities in state houses across much of the South and Midwest,...
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May 17th, 2019
March for Life
By: David French – nationalreview.com – May 15, 2019 For two generations the Roe decision has distorted American politics. Now the states are fighting back. We are witnessing the beginnings of an anti-abortion legislative revolution in Red America. Two generations of pro-life activism, persuasion, and argument have yielded pro-life supermajorities in state houses across much of the South and Midwest,...
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May 13th, 2019
By: Tim Winter – usatoday.com – August 22, 2018 Shiny and powerful, Netflix is the entertainment industry’s Trojan horse — a seeming gift for families, allowing parents some control over what their kids can watch. In reality, what Netflix delivers should give parents extreme pause. In just over 20 years, Netflix has gone from being a relatively small-scale DVD sales and rental company...
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May 10th, 2019
Veterans Memorial Table at VA Hospital
By: First Liberty Institute – firstliberty.org – March 6, 2019 First Liberty Institute today sent a letter to Manchester (NH) VA Medical Center (“MVAMC”) officials affirming their decision to display a Bible donated by a WWII veteran. The letter was sent by First Liberty on behalf of its client, the Northeast POW/MIA Network, the veterans service organization that originally included the Bible in...
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