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Georgia Pays Almost a Quarter of a Million Dollars to End Pastor’s Lawsuit

State of Georgia pays Dr. Eric Walsh $225,000 to settle religious discrimination lawsuit
February 9, 2017 • Press Releases

Atlanta, Ga. – Today, First Liberty Institute announces they reached a settlement agreement between the State of Georgia and First Liberty’s client, Dr. Eric Walsh. The State of Georgia agreed to pay $225,000 to settle Dr. Walsh’s religious discrimination lawsuit. “I am grateful this trial has finally ended,” Dr. Eric […]

Georgia pays $225,000 to settle lawsuit alleging religious discrimination

AJC.com
February 9, 2017 • In the News

State officials have confirmed that they have settled for $225,000 a lawsuit filed by a hiring prospect who alleged a job offer was withdrawn after videos of his sermons against homosexuality and evolution surfaced.

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.

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