Who Rules America?
For four days this week, the Senate Judiciary Committee gathered together in the Hart Office Building in Washington DC to voice discussion and pose questions to Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch. Filling the seat of the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court was a huge motivating […]
FAKE TOLERANCE: How It is Stealing Religious Liberty (and What You Can Do to Stop It)
Commentary by Christopher Corbett To glimpse the ongoing theft of your religious liberty, observe these recent developments: A respected Harvard Law professor declares that the culture war against traditional religious Americans is over, and the defeated traditionalists should be shown no mercy. He cites the Allies’ treatment of the Nazis […]
Freedom From Religion Foundation Attacks Prayer by Military Chaplains. First Liberty Responds.
On Tuesday, First Liberty Institute sent a letter to the commander of New Hampshire’s Pease Air National Guard Base, advising him that federal law, military regulations, and the Constitution all allow prayer and Bible readings by chaplains at military events. First Liberty’s letter—signed by Senior Counsel Mike Berry, Director of […]
Threat to Religious Schools Partially Lifted by Trump Executive Order and Supreme Court Action
On February 22, the Trump administration issued an Executive Order that, for now, gives needed breathing room for religious institutions regarding fidelity to their beliefs about gender and the use of sex-specific facilities for males and females – showers, locker rooms, dormitories, and bathrooms. The Executive Order triggered action by […]
5 “Must-Know” Facts About the Klein Case
First Liberty clients Aaron and Melissa Klein went before the Oregon Court of Appeals for oral arguments on Thursday, March 2. Former owners of a family bakery, “Sweet Cakes by Melissa,” the couple was penalized by the Oregon government when they declined to create a custom cake for a same-sex […]
The Bakery, the Pacifist, and the Movie Director
You might be surprised, but director Mel Gibson, pacifist World War II hero Desmond Doss, and former bakery owners Aaron and Melissa Klein all have something in common. What is it? The common denominator is that they have all—in some form—brought attention to the principle of religious conscientious objection to […]
