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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 ...

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 ...

ADF attorneys available for media interviews following oral arguments Tuesday

ADF attorneys available for media interviews following oral arguments Tuesday

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of U.S. Litigation David Cortman regarding a decision Sunday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit in L.M. v. Town of Middleborough that affirms a Massachusetts school’s decision to forbid a middle school student from wearing two T-shirts to school that say, “There are only two genders” and “There are [censored] genders”: “Students don’t lose their free speech rights the moment they walk into a school building. This case isn’t about T-shirts; it’s about a public school telling a ...

ADF attorneys available for media interviews following hearing Monday

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Greg Chafuen regarding Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signing Wednesday of HB 1425, a bill that protects the right of parents to have their child briefly excused from school to receive religious instruction during the school day if they so choose: “Parents have the right and responsibility to guide the upbringing and education of their children. And many parents consider religious instruction an important part of their child’s education. While public schools can teach about the Bible from a neutral, secular ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Public Policy, regarding Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s signing Monday of HB 608, a bill that recognizes the biological differences between men and women and preserves designated women’s spaces for women. The bill focuses on spaces where women are most vulnerable to compromised privacy and safety—such as changing rooms, sleeping quarters, and restrooms—and requires public schools, correctional facilities, and domestic violence shelters to protect these spaces based on sex ...

Despite ‘desperate’ need, the state excluded two families from foster care because of their commonplace beliefs about human sexuality

ADF attorneys available for media interviews following oral argument Wednesday