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Religious freedom can be restored

Washington Times
February 7, 2017 • In the News

Trump would blunt the left’s assault on religious institutions.

‘We See Unbelievable Opportunities for Advancing Religious Freedom’

CNS News
February 3, 2017 • In the News

The head of the nation’s largest legal organization dedicated exclusively to protecting religious freedom says that after many years of having to fight attempts to restrict…

National Religious Liberty Expert: President Trump’s Proposed Religious Freedom Executive Order is A Fulfillment of Campaign Promises

February 2, 2017 • Press Releases

Washington, DC – Yesterday evening, a draft of a religious freedom executive order purported to be under consideration by the White House was leaked to the media. While anti-religious freedom activists immediately sounded the alarm, Kelly Shackelford, President and CEO of First Liberty Institute, says the order will simply implement common-sense […]

Trump pledges to end political limits on churches

Associated Press
February 2, 2017 • In the News

Declaring that religious freedom is “under threat,” President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to repeal a rarely enforced IRS rule that says pastors who endorse candidates from the pulpit risk losing their tax-exempt status.

Trump could change Texas voter-ID law by reshaping 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

McClatchy DC
February 2, 2017 • In the News

During Barack Obama’s second term as president, Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn allowed vacancies on Texas’ federal appeals court to fester, but now…

National Religious Freedom Expert: Judge Gorsuch Has Solid Record on Religious Freedom

January 31, 2017 • Press Releases

Dallas, Texas – Today, President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. Kelly Shackelford, President and CEO of First Liberty Institute, praises Judge Gorsuch’s consistent record on religious liberty. “As a candidate, President Trump promised to appoint pro-religious freedom judges to the Supreme […]

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