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As reported in the national media this week, Liberty Institute has demanded that the United States Army revoke an unlawful violation of the religious liberty rights of our client, Chaplain (Captain) Joseph “Joe” Lawhorn.  Liberty Institute sent a letter to Chaplain Lawhorn’s commander at Fort Benning, Georgia, earlier this week, asking for a […]

Liberty Institute helps students and teachers know their rights when it comes to celebrating the Christmas season  Candy canes, Christmas trees, manger scenes . . . if you’re like many Americans, these symbols conjure up fond memories of Christmas—the day Christians celebrate the birth of Christ.  As a country, we […]

Ruling blocks dangerous attempt to downgrade status of religion in America In a welcome victory for religious freedom, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit dismissed Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Lew, rebuffing an aggressive challenge to the legal status of clergy and the value of religion. […]

School district follows the law and authorizes First Liberty Institute client Liz Loverde’s faith-based, extracurricular club   This week, First Liberty Institute was notified that Wantagh Union Free School District officials in Long Island, New York, voted to recognize the “Dare to Believe” Christian club—affording it the same recognition and […]

First Liberty Institute secures right for church and school to meet on their own property   On Monday, United States District Court Judge Andrew Hanen issued a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit brought by Cornerstone Church by the Bay, its pastor Hamilton Musser, and Laguna Madre Christian Academy against the […]

Dear Friend of Religious Liberty, This week you and I—along with millions of Americans—will give thanks.  And we will remember all those who sacrificed that we might have freedom of religion. Who are these courageous Americans? Some of them you will only read about in history books.  The Pilgrims.  The […]