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15 Victories for Religious Freedom—and How You Can Keep the Momentum Going

by Jorge Gomez • 3 minutes

With June coming to a close and summer well underway, we want to encourage you by sharing how much impact you’ve made for religious freedom up in 2025.

Since January, your support made 15 legal victories possible. That’s a win being delivered nearly every couple of weeks!

We can’t thank you enough for standing strong by First Liberty and supporting our clients as they fight their cases. In these first six months, you made it possible for First Liberty to win for:

1. First responders in Washington, D.C.

2. Seventh Day Baptist Church in Florida

3. Pastor Chris Avell & Dad’s Place Church in Ohio

4. Evangelist Stephen Atkerson in Georgia

5. Chaplain Rusty Trubey in Pennsylvania

6. Anchor Stone Christian Church in California

7. New Way Church in Florida

8. Faithful Carrier Gerald Groff in Pennsylvania

9. Encinas Family in California

10. Grace Church in Missouri

11. First Grade Teacher Taryn Israelson in Utah

12. Elementary School Students in Michigan

13. The Rock Church in Colorado

14. Christian Mom Tarin Swain in California

15. First Responder Alex Smith in New Jersey

Even more encouraging, your impact for religious freedom isn’t just happening in the courtroom or through legal cases.

You share a special part in every First Liberty program, initiative and accomplishment we’ve had so far this year. They impact our laws, the culture and the direction of our country.  Those include:

• Kelly Shackelford’s appointment to the President’s Religious Liberty Commission
• Attorney Kassie Dulin’s appointment to the White House Faith Office
• Attorney Danielle Runyan’s appointment to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Former First Liberty attorney’s nomination to the federal judiciary
• Landmark First Liberty case cited in directive to federal agencies
• First Liberty clients & cases highlighted in President’s Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias
• Being a resource to lawmakers seeking to protect religious expression in their states
• Testifying in state legislatures in favor of Ten Commandment bills and other religious freedom legislation
• Educating Americans on federal policy changes to religious liberty
• Justice Department joining the fight to protect local churches

We’re seeing God’s favor displayed every day at First Liberty. Even with this much success, our work isn’t finished yet.
We have incredible opportunities before us, as well as more that we anticipate God will bring our way in the future. There are also many challenges ahead, as opponents of religious freedom intensify their attacks.

First Liberty is fighting hundreds of cases, and we still have many battles to win. Many of these could set precedents that re-establish religious freedom as our First Freedom.

Plus, with the President’s Religious Liberty Commission, we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to bring lasting, positive change in the federal government. This is an exciting opportunity, but making the most of it will require tremendous resources over the coming months.

To finish 2025 with more victories and impact, we need to be in the strongest financial position possible by the end of June.

Your gift this month is vital. It will help First Liberty replenish our resources for the battles ahead.

Right now, we have a $500,000 CHALLENGE GRANT that effectively multiplies the impact of your gift if you donate before June 30^th.

This is an inflection point for religious liberty in America. We need your support to win more cases and create more momentum that will protect religious freedom of you, your children and grandchildren.

Join First Liberty by giving today!