Religious Freedom

The following statement may be attributed to Hiram Sasser, Deputy Chief Counsel of First Liberty Institute: As a national legal organization that defends religious freedom for all, we applaud the nomination of Sam Brownback as the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. America leads the world in protecting religious liberty. We […]

The recent ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Mississippi House Bill 1523, the “Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Religious Discrimination Act” is the latest, but not likely the last, word in an ongoing American conversation on religious liberty.

“President Trump’s executive order on religious liberty should be both unnecessary and unremarkable. Yet activists have pledged to challenge President Trump in court for supporting the First Amendment. Our country was founded on the promise that its government would respect the religious liberty of its people. First Liberty will do […]

On National Religious Freedom Day, the Family Research Council and First Liberty Institute offer some suggestions for the incoming administration.

This Monday, January 16, celebrates two crucial moments of religious liberty’s history in America.

GIG HARBOR, WA, – Today, the national law firm First Liberty Institute sent a letter to legal counsel for the City of Gig Harbor urging the city to restore its tradition of including a nativity scene in Gig Harbor’s yearly holiday display, despite a complaint by an extremist group. View […]