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Kelly Shackelford and Former Reagan Attorney General Ed Meese Challenge Unconstitutional Legal Association Rule
A new rule from the American Bar Association has the potential to punish free speech and religious freedom. First Liberty Institute and a top member of the Reagan administration are speaking out against it. Kelly Shackelford was joined by Edwin Meese, III, former U.S. Attorney General under President Ronald Reagan […]
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What the History Books Overlook About America’s Founding
By: Christine Roe If you were asked to name the most important moment in American history, what would you say? The Battle of Yorktown? The end of World War II? There is one of these important moments in our history that is largely overlooked by history teachers today. At the […]
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DARE TO BELIEVE: Here’s What Has Happened Since One Brave Student Took a Stand
Liz Loverde never expected to stand up on behalf of students all around her community, state, and nation. However, as a sophomore in high school, Liz defended religious liberty when she challenged the officials of Wantagh Union Free School District in Long Island, New York. As the school year began […]
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3 Reasons Why Hostility to Religion Harms Every American
Hostility to religion in America is escalating. This damages: Ordinary citizens who live normal lives according to their faith and conscience. The bedrock on which stand vital American institutions such as government, education, the military, business, houses of worship, and charity. Our other constitutional rights, including freedom of speech, press, […]
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11 Religious Liberty Fronts You Need to Know About
This month, First Liberty successfully stood up for Pastor Cary Gordon’s church, Cornerstone World Outreach, against the Iowa Civil Rights Commission. The Commission immediately responded by reversing a claim that the government could violate churches’ religious freedom by controlling teaching and preaching about sexuality, and how churches operate facilities such […]
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6 Attacks on Churches’ Religious Freedom
First Liberty Institute recently declared victory after sending a demand letter to the Civil Rights Commission in Iowa, which attempted to control how churches could teach, preach, and operate. Cornerstone World Outreach, a church in Sioux City, Iowa, contacted First Liberty after the Commission issued a brochure stating that churches were […]