The Founding Fathers recognized that all people have inalienable rights that flow from the Creator. These rights are grounded in the unique, Judeo-Christian concept of man’s inherent dignity as a creature made in God’s image, endowed with reason, free will, and an eternal soul. The Founders understood that one of Government’s primary tasks is to preserve the freedom for each person to follow his own conscience, so they enshrined certain fundamental rights in our nation’s constitution to guarantee this freedom.
As secular forces chip away at our nation’s Judeo-Christian roots, religious freedom is increasingly threatened. Yet the First Amendment continues to reflect the Founders’ belief that “[t]he Religion...of every man must be left to the conviction and conscience of every man; and it is the right of every man to exercise [religion] as [conviction and conscience] dictate.”
Alliance Defending Freedom defends religious freedom and opposes all attempts to compel people to compromise their beliefs or retreat from civil and political life as the price for following their faith.
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Alliance Defending Freedom and our allies are defending religious freedom in crucial cases throughout America.
Parents and students sue their school board for enacting racially and religiously discriminatory policies and indoctrinating students in related radical ideology.
ADF attorneys ask high court to take case of Denver Rescue Mission’s former director.
ADF attorneys represent Holston United Methodist Home for Children in federal lawsuit against Biden administration
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Unequal treatment of religious schools, parents, and students is unjust and unconstitutional.
Because of laws regarding sexual orientation and gender identity that have been passed by state and local governments, creative professionals have been asked to choose between their businesses and their conscience.
Working with ADF attorneys, Lorie Smith’s case currently awaits a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, after a lower court ruled against her earlier this year.