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Daily Signal Coach Kennedy, Who Lost His Job After Praying, Makes His Case to 9th Circuit Court Coach Joe Kennedy took his fight to be allowed to pray silently on the football field to court this week, appealing to a bench with a liberal reputation. Read More »
Fox News School: You may not recite prayer in the name of Jesus Christ Moriah Bridges wanted to thank God for His immeasurable blessings on Beaver High School’s graduating class. But she could not, because it was against the law. Read More »
School: Praying for a Colleague is Unacceptable Fox News - Todd Starnes A school worker in Augusta, Maine was ordered to stop using religious phrases like “I will pray for you” and “You were in my prayers”... Read More »
2 Cases Threaten to Shut Down Public Prayer. Why the Supreme Court May Need to Act. The Daily Signal - Ken Klukowski Two federal appeals courts are considering whether elected leaders throughout the Midwest and mid-Atlantic regions must abandon the 200-year-old practice of opening local meetings with an invocation. Read More »
Fox News VICTORY! Teacher Fired for Giving Student Bible — Gets Job Back On the eve of First Liberty's deadline to file a federal lawsuit, the school district agreed to a settlement... Read More »

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CHABAD OF IRVINE Orthodox Jewish synagogue attacked by special interest group before Yom Kippur. Read More »
JACKSON COUNTY, MICHIGAN County sued for legislative invocations led by commissioners Read More »
MORIAH BRIDGES High school senior instructed to censor graduation remarks. Read More »
LIVINGSTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS Christian school fights government for right to exist. Read More »
TONI RICHARDSON School employee banned from saying “I will pray for you” in private conversations at work. Read More »
ALEXIA PALMA Houston health care company fires young Catholic immigrant for being unwilling to promote contraception Read More »
COLONEL MICHAEL MADRID Air Force Colonel Punished for his religious beliefs fights back. Read More »
MERCER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Mercer County Schools was sued over an optional class it offers that teaches students about the Bible. Read More »
KLEINS State of Oregon Makes Bakers Pay $135,000 for Operating Bakery According to their Faith Read More »
DR. ERIC WALSH First Liberty is defending Dr. Eric Walsh, a public health official fired for expressing his religious beliefs in church. Read More »
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Moriah Bridges - High school senior instructed to censor graduation remarks

Moriah Bridges was a graduating high school student in Beaver, Pennsylvania, who was asked by the senior class president to give remarks at their graduation ceremony on June 2, 2017.

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Jackson County, Michigan - County sued for legislative invocations led by commissioners

Each monthly meeting of the nine-member Board of Commissioners in Jackson County, Michigan, begins with an invocation given by one of the county commissioners.

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Coach Kennedy - School district fires football coach Joe Kennedy over prayer

Bremerton High School in Washington State ordered football Coach Joe Kennedy to stop his seven-year practice of praying on the field after every game.

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Religious Liberty Facts

First Amendment

Religious liberty is the first right mentioned in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Charities in America

According to the Non-Profit Times, three of the top five charities in America are religiously affiliated (YMCA, Catholic Charities, and the Salvation Army).

Religious Landscape

Seventy-seven percent of American adults identify as religious, according to the Pew Research Center.

Religious Services

Over 88.2 million (36 percent) adults attend religious services at least once a week.

Religious Schools

In the 2011-12 school year, religious elementary and secondary schools educated over 4 million students.

Americans’ Rights

George Washington called religious liberty one of Americans’ “choicest” blessings and rights in 1789.

James Madison

In 1792, James Madison said, “conscience is the most sacred of all property.”

Attacks on Religious Freedom

Between 2011 and 2015, attacks on religious freedom in America tripled. (Documented in First Liberty’s annual survey, Undeniable: Survey of Hostility to Religion in America)