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1. Christians at Risk of Deplatforming as Corporations Crack Down on Free Speech

... of American values. However, according to a recent study conducted by the Alliance Defending Freedom, many major American companies lack protections for free speech and religion. The ADF released its ...

Created on 23 May 2023

2. California Demands Donor Information From Nonprofits; Liberty, Confidentiality at Stake

...  So TMLC is standing up to the state, and Alliance Defending Freedom is representing this organization before the U.S. Supreme Court this spring. On Feb. 22, ADF filed its opening brief at the court. ...

Created on 23 February 2021

3. Christian School Sues Oregon for Closing Private Schools While Small Public Schools Remain Open

COVID-19 continues to test the durability of Americans. This year has tested our ability to work, maintain friendships and enjoy life in the midst of hard times. But it has also tested whether the United ...

Created on 22 October 2020

4. Previously Censored Student Pro-Life Group Holds First Meeting of 2020

... and expression," said ADF Legal Counsel Michael Ross. "Public school officials also can't play favorites when approving student organizations or refuse to recognize a student organization for being too 'political' ...

Created on 15 January 2020

5. Washington Tells AG Church They Must Pay for Abortions

... Freedom (ADF) lawyers representing Cedar Park Assembly of God, challenged the constitutionality and legality of a new state mandate that requires the Seattle-area church to fund abortion if it provides ...

Created on 12 March 2019

6. State Dismisses Second Case Against Baker Jack Phillips

... transition, and he refused. Once again, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission filed a lawsuit against Phillips. According to ADF: One of the commissioners called Jack a "hater" on social media. And two other ...

Created on 06 March 2019

7. ADF Alleges State Attorney General Attempting to Intimidate Churches

Hawaii Attorney General Russell Suzuki sent a letter to churches in the Aloha state giving them "guidance" heading into the 2018 midterm elections. It's something the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) says ...

Created on 27 August 2018

8. City Bans Congregation From Holding Worship Services and Serving Coffee

A small congregation located in Baltimore, Maryland, has been forced to cease its worship services due to a crackdown on religious activity from local government. Redemption Community Church opened a coffee ...

Created on 14 June 2018

9. Pastor: I Never Imagined My Ministry Would Have to Fight the State

The U.S. government legally threatened these churches. Then help came in the form of the Alliance Defending Freedom. ADF is partnering with churches to help fight on behalf of religious freedom. Watch ...

Created on 21 May 2018

10. How to Fight a Hostile Anti-Church Culture

Erik W. Stanley, senior counsel for ADF, says, "We see a culture that is bent on silencing the church in numerous ways." To fight back against this hostile culture, ADF is allying with churches to give ...

Created on 13 April 2018

11. ADF Asks Supreme Court to Take Up Barronelle Stutzman's Cas

... anyone else for expressing their beliefs," ADF Senior Counsel Kristen Waggoner, who argued before the Washington Supreme Court together with co-counsel George Ahrend in November of last year, said. "The ...

Created on 17 July 2017

12. Tired of SPLC's War Against Christianity? This Ministry Is Taking Up the Figh

... for an entirely different reason. At the urging of the liberal Montgomery, Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center and its allies in the American Civil Liberties Union, the ADF—founded by Dr. James Dobson—has ...

Created on 14 July 2017

13. ADF Attorney: Charges Against Daleiden and Merritt Demonstrate Government 'Double Standard

The undercover Planned Parenthood videos published in 2015 made one thing abundantly clear: Big Abortion skirts the law for its own gain, going to great lengths to hide its illicit activities not only ...

Created on 03 April 2017

14. As a Result of SCOTUS Passing on the 'Transgender' Case, More Lawsuits Will Com

For the past few months, the legal community has been preparing for a grand showdown before the Supreme Court on student privacy rights. The central question at hand: Must schools allow a student into ...

Created on 09 March 2017

15. ADF: The USDA Is Violating This Family's Religious Libert

A religious liberty organization is asking President Donald Trump to sign a proposed executive order that would protect the religious freedom of a family-owned business and others like it from the punitive ...

Created on 20 February 2017

16. It's Time to Restore American Churches' Free Speech Right

For more than 60 years, the federal government has been sticking its nose where it doesn't belong, threatening to punish houses of worship and their leaders for what they say. The Free Speech Fairness ...

Created on 08 February 2017

17. Arizona Artists Face Jail Time for Refusing to Make Gay Wedding Invitations

... does not constitute expressive speech." Crystal Wagner, senior counsel for the ADF, appeared recently on Fox News to discuss the upcoming appeal of the artists' case (see the video above). During the interview, ...

Created on 08 December 2016

18. The Supreme Court Will Now Enter the Battle Over Gender and Bathrooms

Why do we make our restrooms and locker rooms private? Each of us performs a variety of necessary life functions in front of strangers every day. We eat in public restaurants, we work in public offices, ...

Created on 01 November 2016

19. Iowa Church Wins Religious Freedom Victory

... when it attempts to control churches," ADF Senior Counsel Steve O'Ban said. "Neither the commission nor any state law has the constitutional authority to dictate how any church uses its facility or what ...

Created on 18 October 2016

20. Government Threatens Artists With Jail Time Over Biblical Beliefs

... lawsuit moves forward in court. "Artists shouldn't be threatened with jail time just because they don't hold the same views the government does," said ADF Legal Counsel Jonathan Scruggs. "We are asking the ...

Created on 21 September 2016