Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) recently made headlines that may follow him for the rest of his political career. As Cleaver ended the traditional invocation before the commencement of the 117th Congress, he proffered a neologism that made satirists everywhere rejoice. In addition to ending his prayer with the ecclesiastical “amen,” the congressman added “awoman” in an apparent effort to appear gender-neutral.
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision (8-0) concluding that federal officials can be held personally accountable for knowingly violating clearly established religious liberty rights. The primary result of the Court’s opinion is that people of faith who prove in court that their religious liberty rights have been harmed may be able to receive monetary compensation from federal employees.
Press Statement For Immediate Release: 12.18.20 Contact: Lacey McNiel, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Lexington, KY – The following statement from First Liberty Institute regarding Governor Beshear’s executive order regarding the reopening of schools may be attributed to Hiram Sasser, Executive General Counsel at First Liberty Institute: “As we argued in our […]
News Release For Immediate Release: 12.17.20 Contact: Lacey McNiel, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Christian School Will Continue to Fight for its Religious Liberty Against Kentucky Governor’s Unlawful Shutdown of In-Person Classes at Faith-Based K-12 Schools U.S. Supreme Court denies emergency injunction Washington, DC—First Liberty Institute will continue to challenge any Governor […]
News Release For Immediate Release: 12.7.20 Contact: Lacey McNiel, media@firstliberty.org Direct: 972-941-4453 Department of Labor Rule Strengthens Religious Liberty Protections for Faith-Based Organizations Partnering with Government New rule protects religious organizations from discrimination Washington, DC—First Liberty Institute today commended the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) for issuing a new […]
It wasn’t an accident that the First Amendment to the Constitution is about religious liberty. So, why was it so important to the Founders? And why should it be just as important to you? Kelly Shackelford recently sat down with PragerU to answer these essential questions.
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