Forcing Families to Pay for Other People’s Abortion Pills Isn’t Freedom
03.12.14
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a brief Wednesday that responds to the Obama administration’s defense of its abortion pill mandate in one of two major legal challenges the U.S. Supreme Court will hear on March 25. Alliance Defending Freedom and...
Christians, Please Move to the Back of the Bus
By   |   03.11.14
In Portland, Oregon, Melissa Klein was the owner of Sweet Cakes bakery, a small storefront operation. Her husband Aaron helped her. Last year two lesbians walked into the bakery and said they wanted Melissa to make them a wedding cake....
Why the Veto of Arizona’s Religious Freedom Bill is Alarming
03.07.14
As a gay conservative woman, I supported Arizona’s religious freedom bill, which was just vetoed this week by Gov. Jan Brewer. I supported it because it embodied the values every American civil rights movement stood for: the freedom to live our lives without being punished for who we are.
An Absolute Right to Refuse Service
By   |   03.05.14
Albert Einstein once said, “Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.” He was right. In the aftermath of the Arizona religious freedom skirmish, I have a few questions for those who would presume to compel religious...
Caesar, Coercion, and the Christian Conscience: A Dangerous Confusion
By   |   02.25.14
Several states are now considering legislation that would provide explicit protections to citizens whose consciences will not allow an endorsement of same-sex marriage. The bills vary by state, as do the prospects for legislative passage, but the key issues remain...
ADF: Atheists’ Lawsuit Against National Motto Should Be Thrown Out
01.25.14
Alliance Defending Freedom filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Thursday in support of the use of the national motto, “In God We Trust,” on U.S. coins and currency. Last February, a group...
Persecution, Repression, and Religious Liberty
01.16.14
Kim Dae Jin recalls the day when, as a prisoner in a North Korean labor camp, an informant betrayed a small group of prisoners who were Christian, which to be was forbidden. "I watched as they (prison officials) grabbed hold of my friend's arm so tightly that it died and had to be amputated," he said.
Gov’t Seeking to Impose ‘New Belief System’ on Client
By   |   01.10.14
A Colorado baker who declined to bake a cake for a same-gender “wedding” is fighting through an appeal to make sure his constitutionally protected freedoms – as well those of others – aren’t taken away. In the summer of 2012,...
IFI Press Release: IFI Calls on Obama & Quinn to Apologize
02.24.11
Urges Vacationers to Make Their Reservation Today at Timber Creek Chicago, Ill — David Smith, leader of the Illinois Family Institute (IFI), today called on President Barack Obama and Illinois’ Governor Pat Quinn to apologize. America’s President, an Illinois politician,...
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