Several months ago I was delivering a speech to a group of patriots in our nation’s capital when I suddenly became ill and collapsed. The following day, as I was recovering in the cardiac wing of a nearby hospital, I received a visitor – Col. John Teichert, then the commander […]
By First Liberty’s Lea Patterson, Associate Counsel, and Chris Freund, Director of Media Relations While Russia and the United States have been dominating the headlines, a recent news story reporting a threat of police action against a citizen because he dared share his faith in public raises the specter of […]
An investigation by the U.S. Army recommends that a Southern Baptist chaplain be charged with “dereliction of duty” for failing to accommodate a homosexual couple in a marriage retreat. Earlier this year a lesbian soldier filed a complaint against Major Jerry Squires, claiming he discriminated against her and her spouse […]
Mike Berry, First Liberty Deputy General Counsel & Director of Military Affairs, walks through the shocking actions by The United States Army that took place under the command of Major General Kurt Sonntag and why decorated Army Chaplain Scott Squires now faces possible jail time for following the rules of […]
Decorated chaplain faces possibility of court martial and confinement in a military prison Ft. Bragg, N.C.—First Liberty Institute today responded to new charges against its client, Chaplain Scott Squires, by an Army investigator—acting under the command of MG Kurt Sonntag—recommending that the chaplain be found guilty of “dereliction of duty” […]
By Jeremy Dys, First Liberty Institute Deputy General Counsel Attorney General Sessions recently announced the formation of a special Department of Justice Task Force with these words: “Freedom of religion has been a core American principle from the very beginning of our country—indeed, it is our ‘first freedom.’” His announcement […]
