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They won’t stop banning banners. Or fighting freedom. Last week, the Kountze Independent School District (KISD) filed another petition to the Texas Supreme Court to ban high school football cheerleaders from displaying run-through banners that feature uplifting Bible verses. The six-year legal battle has made the Kountze cheerleader banners the […]

Religious liberty in America is not a lost cause. Far from it. Opponents often create an uproar about the separation of church and state, harassing and intimidating people of faith for exercising their First Amendment rights. In many cases, the opposition flagrantly violates the religious freedom of Americans and looks […]

YES he is! On January 4, former First Liberty Institute volunteer network attorney James C. Ho was sworn in to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. “It is a great pleasure to see Jim Ho sworn into one of the nation’s […]

An ancient war proverb advises, “Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.” Victory comes from studying opponents carefully, anticipating and calculating their moves. The lesson behind that old saying still rings true in today’s fight for religious freedom. Looking back on First Liberty’s key […]

Are radical groups trying to erase the legacy of brave Americans who have served in the military? Americans go to great lengths to honor the fallen heroes who fought to defend freedom. In recent years, however, anti-religion extremists have targeted veterans and war memorials across the country, fixated on altering […]

They have not been forgotten. Months after being ravaged by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, First Liberty clients Trinity Church, Church on the Rock Katy and Grace Community Church – and hundreds of other affected houses of worship – are starting the New Year with hope and optimism. On January 2, […]