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By: Christine Roe In America, we are introduced to the concept of freedom and liberty at an early age. We are surrounded with red, white, and blue as we learn about what distinguishes America from other countries around the world. When we hear the word freedom, the stars and stripes […]

Fifteen years ago, an event took place in our nation that no one old enough to remember will ever forget. For most of us, the memory of that Tuesday morning is all too clear—the day we saw our country, our values, and our fellow Americans violently attacked. On September 11, […]

U.S. Navy Chaplain Wes Modder celebrated a special retirement ceremony on Tuesday aboard the historic USS Midway in San Diego after more than 20 years of service. Yet less than two years ago, his entire career was put on the line after he became a victim of religious discrimination. First […]

For the second year in a row, during the main session of The American Legion National Convention, First Liberty President and CEO Kelly Shackelford presented on Tuesday the Philip B. Onderdonk Jr. Religious Liberty Award to a champion of religious freedom. Named after Phil Onderdonk, the Legion’s longtime judge advocate […]

Empty classrooms came to life again this week as students from kindergarten to college headed back to school. And in a world when campuses are no longer always the safe havens that families wish they were, there is one thing no student or teacher should ever be required to sacrifice: […]

First Liberty cases appeared in over 1,000 media stories between January and July 2016, according to a report released by First Liberty Institute’s Media Team in early August. The First Liberty Media Report details the mainstream media’s coverage of First Liberty’s clients and cases, underscoring what president Kelly Shackelford says […]