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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.
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Fulton v. City of PhiladelphiaADF attorneys represent faith-based adoption, foster-care providers in New York, Michigan who support Catholic agency in Philadelphia
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Christ’s Church of Mt. Spokane v. InsleeWashington governor sued over COVID-19 order that allows secular gatherings, restricts churches
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Castleview Church | Indianapolis, Marion CountyADF letter prompts Indianapolis, Marion County to issue new order that no longer targets churches
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This Adoption Agency Has Placed 1,000 Children in Loving Homes… But It Faces Closure for Its Beliefs“I knew that one by one, agencies were being closed down. Eventually there would not be one of us left, unless somebody was willing to take a stand.”
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A New Wave of Government Officials Treating Churches UnconstitutionallyThe actions of some government officials over the past several weeks—treating churches worse than other groups—is simply indefensible.
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