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A Minnesota woman sued a pharmacist because his beliefs prevented him from dispensing potentially life-ending drugs.

The First Amendment’s guarantee of religious freedom protects the right of Yakima Union Gospel Mission and other faith-based ministries to hire those who share and live out their beliefs. Yet instead of praising the Mission for the strides it has made in caring for the homeless, government officials are hitting the ministry with threats of unconstitutional penalties. Alliance Defending Freedom is standing beside the Mission in defense of religious liberty. We defend our clients all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, if necessary. Cases like that can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars ...

Our case against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will very soon be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. All Americans should be able to agree: That federal agencies must follow the law. That the FDA’s job is to ensure safety. But the FDA hasn’t followed the law—it unlawfully removed vital safety standards for the use of high-risk abortion drugs. And it isn’t keeping women and girls safe—the FDA’s own label on these drugs admit that roughly one in 25 women who take them will end up in the emergency room. Yet the FDA eliminated all in-person doctor visits to check for ectopic pregnancies ...

… Casinos Are Open, But Churches Are Closed? During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nevada treated churches such as Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley worse than … to thousands of people streamed into casinos, Nevada churches were prohibited from holding worship services with …

… Should Churches Be Tax Exempt? Why is your church tax exempt? Why … we seldom think about. After all, tax exemption for churches has always been given and we assume, because of its … the inevitable media comments go something like this: “Churches should pay taxes just like everyone else! They have …

… No Strings Attached: Why the Government Shouldn’t Tax Churches Church tax exemptions protect our First Amendment … “Do you think religious institutions—like colleges, churches, charities—should lose their tax-exempt status if … not become president, so he never had the chance to strip churches of their tax exemptions. But how did we reach a …

… Washington State Treated Churches Worse Than Breweries and Cannabis Retailers … people. At the time of COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, many churches were able to continue meeting under strict local … for drive-in services. Additionally, some of the churches’ parishioners didn’t have internet access or the …

… California Courts: Churches Can’t Be Forced to Fund Abortion Skyline Wesleyan … agency required elective abortion coverage to be added to churches' employee health-care plans. Written by Alliance … might not know that some state officials tried to force  churches to pay for abortions. That’s not a typo. A …

… saw numerous attempts by state governments to control what churches teach, where they worship, and how they exercise … officials put the First Amendment on hold and treated churches worse than secular businesses , allowing bars, … freedom. The state of Washington enacted a law that forces churches like Cedar Park to pay for abortions—including …