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Some myths about religious freedom are accepted as truth and used to put down people of faith and religious organizations. When people say things like, “Religious freedom is just an excuse for discrimination,” we want you to be equipped to respond and set the record straight. Use ADF’s free guide to help you discuss religious freedom effectively. GET THE GUIDE Religious Freedom versus Discrimination We hope you found our Religious Freedom guide helpful. How do religious freedom and discrimination differ? Find out in our article, “ Is Religious Freedom Discrimination?” ...

Conversations with friends and family about abortion can be heated and emotional. The historic outcome of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization provides a unique opportunity to dispel common myths about abortion while compassionately defending unborn lives. Use Alliance Defending Freedom’s free guide to help you navigate tough conversations involving abortion with boldness, truth, and grace. GET MY GUIDE Pro-Life versus Pro-Choice We hope you found our guide helpful. To learn more about the differences between pro-life and pro-choice, read our article, “ What Does It Mean to Be Pro-Life ...

Parents have the ultimate responsibility to guide the education, healthcare, and other important life decisions regarding their child. However, harmful gender ideology has crept into our education system, and many policies seek to drive a wedge between parent and child. ADF’S free guide provides three helpful ways parents can exercise their fundamental rights and protect their children from the devastation caused by gender ideology. DOWNLOAD GUIDE Learn More About Your Parental Rights Alliance Defending Freedom is actively challenging school policies that deliberately hide from parents efforts ...

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects freedom of speech for all Americans. Sadly, many do not understand what the First Amendment protects and what it doesn’t. Alliance Defending Freedom is committed to helping you understand the key principles the First Amendment embodies. In our free guide you’ll learn whether: Governments can silence “offensive” speech Governments can silence speech determined to be “dangerous” The First Amendment protects unpopular speech from private (non-government) consequences DOWNLOAD NOW Learn More About Freedom of Speech We hope ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Erin Hawley, vice president of the Center for Life and regulatory practice, regarding a conditional cross-petition ADF attorneys filed with the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The cross-petition asks the high court to deny the Biden administration’s and Danco Laboratories’ request for the court to hear the case and instead to let stand the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit’s ruling that restored critical safeguards for chemical ...

True freedom is not primarily a freedom ‘from’ external restraints or a freedom ‘to’ enact our own will but a freedom ‘for’ something greater than ourselves.

University officials charged Students for Life over $5K security fee to hold peaceful event

Believers in Christ have a great commission—to “go and make disciples of all nations”—a charge to tell others of God’s wonderful grace and the invitation to follow Him. But around the world, our brothers and sisters in Christ are paying the ultimate price to follow Jesus and proclaim the truth. They’re facing extreme persecution, often including imprisonment and death. With boldness, we can stand for their rights to religious freedom and free speech, so that the good news of the Gospel may continue to be preached openly, and without fear of government punishment. If you stand with us, you help ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF attorneys filed with the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday in Missouri Department of Corrections v. Finney, in which three prospective jurors were dismissed because of their religious beliefs: “American society has no place for religious tests for civic duty. What happened in Missouri is egregiously wrong and extremely troubling. Even though the prospective jurors made it clear that they would adhere to the law and judge ...

Church tax exemptions protect our First Amendment freedoms by ensuring the government cannot control religious organizations.