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  • … the effects of COVID-19. Restaurants, shops, schools, and churches did their part to comply with health guidelines. … their authority when dealing with churches and ministries. Thankfully, Alliance Defending Freedom stepped in … the service, eight police officers arrived and issued $500 fines to attendees, even though they were obeying social …
  • … school … family … gender identity … gender … transgender … Virginia … Idaho … Wisconsin … Selina Soule … Case:Soule v. … … Ashley Nicoletti … Lainey Armistead … B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education … West Virginia … Case:Hecox v. Little … Mary Kate Marshall. HB 500 …
  • … his job as French teacher at West Point High School in Virginia. Not for something he said or did. But for something … kids. In fact, Peter was told that his “personal religious beliefs end at the school door” when they conflict with … school board policy. But that’s wrong. And it violates the Virginia Constitution. We’ve defended Peter all the way to …
  • … them. And we can join communities of people—like churches, nonprofits, and other associations—that share our … may govern themselves and instruct their congregants according to their own beliefs. That freedom preserves the … conscience. 3. The freedom of faith-based public-service ministries to operate in line with their religious purpose. …
  • … perform a same-sex wedding ceremony. They stood by their beliefs and politely declined to perform such a ceremony. The … the city to protect their rights and avoid jail time and fines. Thankfully, the city eventually backed down. What is … The Knapps, both ordained ministers in their 60s, began operating the wedding chapel in 1989 as a ministry. They …
  • … helped the homeless in Cleveland, and preached to churches in Ohio. After becoming an ordained minister and … weddings between one man and one woman—or else incur steep fines. So Kristi challenged the law before it could be … events that conflict with their deeply held religious beliefs. That’s true of Coeur d’Alene, and it’s true of …
  • … cannot force employers to violate their religious beliefs, nor can it bar them from sharing those beliefs. That … freedom rights. Thankfully, an alliance of Christian ministries is standing up to the government overreach. What … funding, investigations by the attorney general, massive fines, and even prison time. In October 2021, Alliance …
  • … nature, reality, and gender identity that contradict their beliefs? Should artists be compelled to create art that … free speech; it is also a violation of their right to act according to their own conscience . What we say—and what we … ability to not speak messages they disagree with. West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) During …
  • … are raised with at home. Artists are being threatened with fines, damages, threats to their livelihood, and even jail … declining to promote messages that violate their deepest beliefs. These are only a few of the threats your God-given …
  • … are raised with at home. Artists are being threatened with fines, damages, threats to their livelihood, and even jail … declining to promote messages that violate their deepest beliefs. These are only a few of the threats your God-given …