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David Demirbilek serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom. He primarily assists members of the Church and Ministry Alliance with protecting their constitutional freedoms and navigating religious liberty issues. Prior to joining ADF, Demirbilek’s legal experience included service as counsel for U.S. Senator Tom Coburn on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Additionally, he has served directly in a wide variety of church ministry positions, from counseling in clerical disciplinary matters to leading church music ministries. Demirbilek earned his J.D ...

The Court ruled that government officials ‘cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors.’

DONATE NOW There are Christian organizations all over the nation and in the state of Washington that exist to share the hope of the Gospel and to be the hands and feet of Jesus to people in need. Forcing these organizations to hire people who don't share their religious beliefs would fundamentally change their missions. They would cease to be Christian. Yet that's exactly what the state of Washington is trying to do by threatening penalties for failing to hire those do not share and live out the same faith. One of the ministries Washington is threatening is Yakima Union Gospel Mission. Founded ...

An Obama-appointed judge recognized that religious institutions must be free from government interference in their personnel decisions.

Vermont is denying qualified foster parents the chance to care for children because of their religious beliefs.

ADF filed a lawsuit on behalf of Carroll Independent School District challenging the Biden administration’s blatant abuse of power.

In its continued attempt to promote its views on gender ideology, the Biden administration is putting Americans in danger.

When Washington State denied Shane and Jenn DeGross’ renewal application to continue fostering children in need, it did so because the DeGrosses are Christians who believe that God has created each person male or female. They wouldn’t endorse and promote the state’s radical views on gender ideology, so the state rejected them. The DeGrosses had willingly opened up their hearts and home for over nine years, to children of all backgrounds who lacked a stable and loving home environment, regardless of how the child identifies. Even though it is in desperate need of more families like the ...

The Biden administration’s lawless attempt to rewrite Title IX rejects reality and embraces gender ideology. Gender ideology inverts God’s design for humanity as created male or female. It attacks our identity as God’s image-bearers and tells us to bear the image of whatever we want: male, female, non-binary, or anything else we can imagine. This is a lie. But this ideology doesn't just confuse people with its lie. It’s leading people to hurt their bodies and, in some cases, be permanently sterilized. It’s pushing people—including innocent young children—on a path to taking drugs that impair ...

Joining coalitions of states in three lawsuits, ADF is challenging the Biden administration’s reckless redefinition of ‘sex’ in Title IX.