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Sixteen years ago, Terry Ann Kelly founded Students Standing Strong to help young people of faith stay firmly grounded in their Christian beliefs. We recently sat down with her to learn more about her incredible organization, its relationship with First Liberty, and how many of her students rallied around an FLI client who was targeted for living out her faith at school.

New York school officials repeatedly denied Daniela Barca’s application to form a Christian club at her school because was a faith-based group. They even suggested she couldn’t form an official club unless it modified its viewpoint to something more “generic” and less to do with Jesus. In this interview, Daniela shares her story and what she’s learned about taking a stand for religious freedom.

With Espinoza v. Montana, the Supreme Court has an opportunity to build on its recent legacy of protecting religious liberty. Learn why the Court’s ruling could help stop discrimination against students of faith who’ve been denied access to scholarship programs—and how it could affect the religious rights of our children and grandchildren.

On Religious Freedom Day, FLI President Kelly Shackelford, along with clients Hannah Allen and Coach Joe Kennedy, attended a special Oval Office ceremony and shared their stories with President Trump. Get our expert insight on the three important actions the administration recently took to protect your First Freedom.

Thanks to nationwide triumphs, 2019 was one of the most impactful years for people of faith in America’s schools. 2020 can be a new era of prosperity for religious freedom, when students can keep being bold in expressing their religious beliefs.

It’s hard to conceive why any school district would think requiring teenage girls to meditate on a song normalizing sexting would be acceptable. Yet, that’s precisely what led to a violation of Skylar Cason’s religious conscience at Steamboat Springs High School in Colorado.