NAVY THREATENS TO END 19-YEAR CAREER OF DECORATED CHAPLAIN WHO SERVED NAVY SEAL TEAMS Today, Liberty Institute responds to the Navy’s threatened punishment of Chaplain Wes Modder, a decorated Navy chaplain and former Marine. Modder has been called “the best of the best” and a “national asset” with “charismatic leadership and […]
Attorneys File Petition in Texas Supreme Court to Continue Defense of Kountze ISD Cheerleaders Religious Speech Rights
Liberty Institute Attorneys Send Demand Letter to Brawley Union High School District Officials on Behalf of Salutatorian Brooks Hamby.
IN THE SCHOOL Liberty Institute Reacts To Decision From Beaumont Court Of Appeals KOUNTZE, TX, May 8, 2014—In response to today’s decision by the Beaumont Court of Appeals in Kountze ISD v. Matthews, Kelly Shackelford, President and CEO of Liberty Institute issues the following statement:“The district court and our state’s […]
IN THE SCHOOL This week Liberty Institute continued to fight for 5-year-old Gabriella Perez, who said a school employee told her not to pray over her meal. The school purportedly apologized to the family after Liberty Institute became involved, but now seems to be making unfounded public attacks on the […]
IN THE PUBLIC ARENA Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) is targeting a Ten Commandments Monument in Sandpoint, Idaho. Last November, FFRF sent a letter to the mayor of Sandpoint, claiming “Ten Commandments displays continue to cause distress and divisiveness,” and demanding the monument be moved.The monument was donated to the […]
