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First Liberty Institute celebrates forward progress in the ongoing battle to defend religious liberty in America!    While the attacks against religious liberty in our country are at an all-time high, the good news is that concerned citizens like you are taking notice and fighting back! You’ve stood with First […]

Vote for your #1 Scrooge when it comes to stamping out religious expression in America Ebenezer Scrooge may have been a work of fiction in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, but his cold-hearted ways are very much alive and well this Advent season. Multitudes wear the “Bah-humbug” holiday muffler proudly—including […]

First Liberty Institute prepared to take legal action if Chaplain Lawhorn’s commanding officer denies his request     This week, First Liberty Institute sent a second letter on behalf of our client Chaplain (Captain) Joseph “Joe” Lawhorn—this time requesting a religious accommodation to his commanding officer, Colonel David Fivecoat.  You […]

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. […]