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  • … What Is Freedom of Conscience, and Why Does It Matter? The freedom of … mention “conscience,” it protects its animating features: religious freedom and free speech. The First Amendment says, … has the right to speak freely. That’s why Lorie found support from a diverse group of artists—from a world-renowned …
  • … Social Media Censorship by Government Officials Cannot Stand  The Supreme Court has an opportunity … vaccines. But one of the most alarming violations of freedom stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic was the … adding that he could not “stress the degree to which this needs to be resolved immediately.” The officials were not …
  • … Supreme Court Upholds Jack Phillips’s Freedom 7-2 A 7-2 Supreme Court ruling in favor of … Phillips’s right to live and work consistently with his religious beliefs. Written by Alliance Defending Freedom … that a person’s First Amendment rights to free speech and religious freedom protect them from being forced to speak …
  • … Ohio County Agrees to Respect Christian Minister’s Freedom Cuyahoga County’s law would have forced Kristi Stokes … explain on her own website and social media accounts the religious reasons why she only celebrates weddings between … of Christian ministers named Donald and Evelyn Knapp. City officials in Coeur d’Alene publicly announced and told the …
  • … Vermont School Officials Pay the Price for Silencing Snowboarding Coach … men and women are different. Written by Alliance Defending Freedom Published November 1, 2023 Revised April 4, 2024 No … them an activity to compete in,” says Alliance Defending Freedom legal counsel Mathew Hoffmann . Almost immediately, …
  • Religious Discrimination Hurts Kids Waiting to Be Adopted … that people seeking to adopt must “ respect, accept, and support ” the sexual orientation and/or gender identity of … the opportunity to adopt, which is why Alliance Defending Freedom is representing her in a lawsuit against ODHS …
  • … Wyoming Ministry Protects Its Freedom to Hire The Wyoming Rescue Mission was threatened … nor FEPA applies to the faith-based hiring decisions of religious organizations. Title VII is clear that these … against the applicant. Once again, the EEOC ignored the religious exemption clearly laid out in Title VII. While the …
  • … Female Swim Team Makes Waves After College Officials Go Off the Deep End Three women’s swim team … valid concerns to their coach, they didn’t receive the support they needed. “We were told that even if our whole … sports are reserved for women. At Alliance Defending Freedom, we understand the importance of biological reality, …
  • … Bronx Church’s 20-Year Legal Battle Led to Freedom for New Yorkers of All Faiths After 20 years of legal … they learned of New York’s discriminatory policy against religious groups using the spaces for worship services. Bronx … preventing groups from renting school facilities for “religious worship services.” Bronx Household of Faith filed a …
  • … Vermont Can’t Discriminate Against Religious Schools Officials in Vermont tried to exclude religious schools from … a school choice program. Written by Alliance Defending Freedom Published December 12, 2022 Revised November 7, 2023 …