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Our First Amendment right to free speech advances human flourishing, protects other civil liberties, and allows people with diverse views to live together well.

… So Important to Be Able to Create Freely For me, it’s my religious beliefs that discern what I can and can’t create. … of photographers and other artists are making these same decisions every day. It is part of being an artist and … … Lorie Smith … Supreme Court of the United States … same-sex marriage … Chelsey Nelson … Case:Chelsey Nelson …

Coach David Bloch has given so much to the snowboarding program at Woodstock Union High School (WUHS) in Vermont. As the founder of the program, he has invested countless hours in student athletes. But none of that mattered when Coach Bloch respectfully shared his beliefs regarding gender with two athletes—and became the latest American punished for acknowledging biological reality. Before a competition pitting the WUHS girls’ snowboarding team against a team that included a male, two student athletes were discussing the issue. Coach Bloch overheard the conversation and simply spoke to the ...

… find that not every person at that school shares the same ideas and beliefs about every issue. Students, faculty … her program had raised concerns about Maggie sharing her religious and political beliefs on social media and in … beliefs that God created everyone male or female and that sex cannot be changed, he could not refer to a male student …

… mention “conscience,” it protects its animating features: religious freedom and free speech. The First Amendment says, … consistent with his belief about the immutability of sex. Lorie’s victory reaffirms that the Supreme Court still … ensures that other religious organizations can do the same while contributing to the common good. Conclusion By …

… world's largest legal organization committed to protecting religious freedom, free speech, the sanctity of life, parental rights, and God's design for marriage and family. When it comes to these issues, we aren’t …

… as co-counsel along with the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL). Additionally, another couple joined the lawsuit against the district to make sure the same thing doesn’t happen to their children. What was in the … parental consent without impinging on a fundamental liberty interest of the parents.” Case timeline May 2021 : …

… piece was written by Emilie Kao, ADF senior counsel and vice president of advocacy strategy, and Dr. Jay Richards, … courts made the situation worse by failing to apply the same legal standard to parental rights as other top-tier … pronouns that don’t align with the student’s legal name or sex—without telling parents or getting their approval. In  …

… athletes should be allowed to compete against females, or vice versa.   Americans’ beliefs on gender in sports … should only compete on teams that match their biological sex, or what Gallup calls “birth gender.” This represents a 7 percent increase from when the same question was asked in May 2021. Meanwhile, just 26 …

… transition”—when a school treats a student as the opposite sex. Kathy and her colleagues were told they had to use … class at the school. The book contained illustrations of same-sex couples parenting and expecting children. Lindsey … depictions of sexuality conflict with her sincerely held religious beliefs. Lindsey brought her concerns as both a …