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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Gregory S. Baylor, director of the ADF Center for Religious Schools, regarding expected consideration of S.J. Res. 42 in the U.S. Senate, a resolution seeking to protect faith-based schools’ ability to participate in federal food programs serving children in need. The resolution would rescind a discriminatory Biden administration policy that threatens to take away children’s lunches because they attend Christian schools: “The government can’t withhold food from families in need simply because their children ...

Oregon Officials Don’t Want This Christian Family Adopting Foster Children

Persecution of Christians and other minority religion adherents is on the rise worldwide. Over 365 million Christians live in places where persecution is a daily challenge. In some countries, blasphemy laws still carry a death sentence. Homeschool parents are targeted by governments who threaten to take their children away because of their faith. Christians are even arrested for silently praying or tweeting a Bible verse. But many Americans aren’t aware of the threat to religious freedom and the extent to which it is under attack in Western countries like the U.K. and Brazil. That’s why we’ve ...

Jared Dobbs serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a member of the Corporate Counsel team. Before joining ADF, Dobbs served as an extern to Judge Consuelo M. Callahan at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Sacramento, California. He received his J.D. from the University of the Pacific – McGeorge School of Law in 2022, where he graduated with great distinction. He previously worked at ADF from 2016 to 2019 as a communication integrity specialist. He has a B.A. from Biola University, where he majored in piano and political science, and is an alumnus of ...

When the government discriminates against foster/adoptive parents based on their religious beliefs, children are harmed. These kids need a forever home—not political ideology. Christians and the church have been key to providing resources and open arms to vulnerable children for hundreds of years. The earliest orphanages in North America were created by dedicated Christian groups, and these faithful people continue to lead the way today. Yet, some state officials now reject Christian and other religious families—forcing children to wait longer for a loving home—because they disagree with the ...

Mark Lippelmann serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a key member of the Center for Christian Ministries. In this role, Lippelmann is focused on protecting the freedom of Christian ministries, schools, and churches to exercise their faith without interference. In his prior role at ADF, Lippelmann was responsible for the most advanced and complex litigation in support of pro-life laws. Prior to joining ADF, Lippelmann worked as an attorney for the U.S. Postal Service in Washington, D.C., where he focused on complex class action litigation before federal courts ...

Gabriella McIntyre serves as legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Center for Life.

ADF is challenging SB 1564, an Illinois law that would force pro-life doctors and pregnancy centers to refer for abortion.

Federal court rules in favor of Darren Patterson Christian Academy’s freedom of religion while school’s lawsuit against state officials proceeds

Three women’s swim team captains at Roanoke College were forced to fight for the protection of their sport and their team.