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Nearly 90 percent of all Americans consider religious liberty to be an important issue, and 65 percent of Americans believe that freedom of religion should be protected even against government laws, according to a new Marist poll released this month. The poll also revealed that appointing a Supreme Court justice […]

Every year, the International Christian Concern (ICC) publishes the Hall of Shame Report, listing the worst nations for persecuted Christians. This year, for the first time, the United States was included in the report. In the report released in early January, the United States was included in the all new […]

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump promised to take action to defend religious freedom. In October, he sent a letter to a prominent pro-life Catholic organization, promising to protect the rights of all Americans “to live their faith, to serve their communities, and to act on their beliefs without fear.” […]

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Gloucester County School Board v. G.G., a high-profile case that advocacy groups from both sides of the political spectrum are weighing in on. But First Liberty Institute is highlighting one aspect of the case no one else is talking about: religious freedom. And, […]

By Catherine Shackelford  “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Almighty God hath created the mind free. All attempts to influence it by temporal […]

Powerful institutions are manipulating the law to secularize America and make people of faith into second-class citizens. But in 2017, attorneys defending religious freedom have an opportunity to change that secular future. Perhaps the most promising opportunity lies in six areas of legal conflict—six “battlefields”—within the federal courts. First Liberty […]