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… the wedding industry and use their gifts to promote their religious beliefs about marriage. They know that great … that when we take a strong stand and fight for freedom, we can win! The Larsens’ commitment to diversity and love of … with fines and jail simply for disagreeing with the government,” he said. “All creative professionals should be …

… In Targeting a Christian School for Its Beliefs, the Government Is Harming Low-Income Students A federal court … provide before- and after-school programs where students can have meals, work on their homework, and participate in … send their children to Bethel. And some were only able to do so because of the state’s school voucher program—called …

… for Marriage Act are nothing more than window-dressing and do little to substantively protect religious freedom.   What … states that those Americans whose beliefs are infringed can invoke already existing legal protections, like the First … punish social-service organizations that work closely with government—like adoption or foster placement agencies that …

… about money. It was more about defending my faith. I was really glad that there was acknowledgement that the instructor did do wrong, that he did violate my rights … and that other believers can speak up now and feel comfortable about speaking up.” …

… Challenges: Protecting Your Rights Before the Government Takes Them Away Pre-enforcement challenges have … have to punish you or violate your rights before you can challenge a law? For well over 100 years, the answer has … the Institute for Justice, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, and many others. Alliance Defending …

… a child. In some states, if you don’t agree to adopt the government’s views on gender and sexuality, your application … of how they identify—she could not agree to say or do anything that violates her faith. When Jessica politely … beliefs or forgoing the opportunity to adopt, which is why Alliance Defending Freedom is representing her in a …

… Revised November 16, 2023 The First Amendment ensures the government cannot pick and choose which religious beliefs … the law. But that’s exactly what New York City tried to do in its enforcement of various COVID-19 vaccine mandates. … for many New Yorkers. Sarah Buzaglo, for example, lost her job as a teacher and her home in New York City because of the …

… Is Religious Freedom Discrimination? Here’s why religious freedom is a social good and not … we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force … conviction, not in stereotypes and assumptions. Nor do New Hope’s policies prevent the state from allowing …

… Sue Thayer In 1991, Sue Thayer took a job at her local Iowa Planned Parenthood as an entry-level … Sue found out that Planned Parenthood does whatever it can to cut costs and raise revenue—particularly on the … to facilitate webcam abortions that I realized, ‘I can’t do this,’” she recalled. “I called our local Right to Life …

… had to include employer funding for pills and devices that can facilitate abortion by preventing a fertilized egg from … not comply with the HHS birth control mandate, and that’s why they had to take legal action. Geneva College v. Burwell … the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993, the government cannot establish a law that “substantially burdens …