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As First Liberty continues to win victories for the reopening of churches and houses of worship across the country, a pattern is emerging that proves a crucial point we have known all along: religious freedom is the first freedom in the Constitution for a reason.

A panel of experts for the taxpayer-subsidized National Public Radio (NPR) recently rated “The Risks of 14 Summer Activities” they say Americans face due to COVID-19. While evaluating everything from a “BYOB backyard gathering with one other household” to “using a public restroom,” NPR advances an anti-religious trope that was put to rest recently by a panel of federal judges.  

We did not suddenly arrive to the moment where riot police arrest CNN journalists. Though the issues may be complex, recent history suggests that the suppression of civil rights—even for a pandemic—leads inexorably to the abuse of other core freedoms by the government.

This week’s First Liberty Live! featured a panel of three exclusive guests: Chad Hennings, former US Air Force fighter pilot and Super Bowl champion; Dave Holmes, former US Air Force F-4 fighter pilot and current Executive VP and CFO of First Liberty Institute; and, Stephen Drum, Master Chief US Navy and co-developer of the Navy’s Warrior Toughness program.