Religious Liberty
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April 2nd, 2019
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By: Mary Margaret Olohan – dailysignal.com – April 01, 2019 Buffalo Niagara International Airport canceled plans to open a Chick-fil-A after a New York politician accused the fast-food chain of discrimination. Democratic New York state Assemblyman Sean Ryan took issue with Chick-fil-A’s Christian stances in a Facebook post that prompted the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to decide against previous plans to install the Chick-fil-A at the...
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March 29th, 2019
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By: Sister Toldjah – redstate.com – March 28, 2019 After the San Antonio City Council effectively banned Chick-fil-A from opening up a restaurant in the city’s airport for the next seven years, a law firm that specializes in religious rights cases is calling for an investigation. The USA Today reports: On Thursday, the First Liberty Institute sent a letter to...
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March 25th, 2019
By:  James Wesolek – txvalues.org – March 22, 2019 In the wake of the City of San Antonio banning Chick-fil-A from their airport based upon their religious beliefs and private donations made to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Texas Values and Texas Values Action are once again calling on the legislature to act to protect religious freedom and ensure all Texans are...
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March 22nd, 2019
High school baseball players praying together in locker room
By: Jeremy Dys – dailywire.com – March 22, 2019 If you were to survey 1,000 adults across our fruited plain on the question of whether a public school teacher could actively participate in an explicitly religious club that meets after school on the campus in which she teaches, chances are a majority would guess the teacher is in the wrong. I...
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March 8th, 2019
Masterpiece Cakes - Phillips
By: Jeremy Dys – dailywire.com – March 8, 2019 Jack Phillips’ long ordeal appears to be over. After years of litigation and unnecessary protests, including a trip to the U.S. Supreme Court, Jack can return to being a cake artist without being forced to choose between his faith and his livelihood. The precedent Jack set in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights...
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March 8th, 2019
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By: First Liberty Press Release – firstliberty.org – March 6, 2019 First Liberty Institute represents POW/MIA Group that Maintains Remembrance Table at Manchester, New Hampshire VA Medical Center Manchester, NH—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...
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March 4th, 2019
Old Worn Bible
By: James Wesolek – thefederalist.com – January 28, 2019 If the Texas legislature passes these bills, Christians near and far should be concerned about how their freedoms will be curtailed in the coming years. The 86th Texas legislative session got underway a few weeks ago, and liberals are already going on the offense in the traditional conservative stronghold. Left-leaning legislators have formed Texas’...
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February 28th, 2019
!st Liberty -Bladensburg press conference
By: First Liberty Staff – firstliberty.org – February 27, 2019 Watch the Bladensburg WWI Veterans Memorial press conference following the February 27, 2019 oral argument at the Supreme Court. Kevin Bartlett, National Judge Advocate of The American Legion, and Kelly Shackelford, President of First Liberty, discuss the importance of saving the memorial and of preventing other veterans memorials from facing the same...
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February 25th, 2019
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By: Congressman Ron Wright – wright.house.gov – January 16, 2019 RON WRIGHT FILES FIRST HOUSE RESOLUTION ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DAY Press Release WASHINTON, DC  — Today Congressman Ron Wright from Texas 6th District introduced his first Resolution before the House on Religious Freedom Day. HR 47 affirms that the United States of America stands united in condemning anti-Semitism in any form. Congressman Wright...
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February 15th, 2019
Attorneys with First Liberty Institute represent The American Legion in defense of the Bladensburg World War I memorial. The U.S. Supreme Court will now consider its constitutionality. Source: Bladensburg | Cases | First Liberty
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