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It’s costly to tell the truth today. It can cost you your reputation, your livelihood, and even friends and family. But far greater is the cost of not standing up to these lies. They threaten not only our integrity and ability to live by our beliefs, but the future we will hand on to our children. Across the country, there are government efforts underway to force people to lie and speak against their beliefs. When the government tells you what you can and cannot say, it not only violates free speech rights, but it also teaches the next generation what is and isn’t acceptable to say. A ...

Imagine losing your spouse and having to care for your beautiful family by yourself. Now imagine feeling a conviction to adopt and care for other children—to love those who don’t even have one parent. And now imagine that your state is excluding you from adoption because you won’t contradict your Christian beliefs—you won’t use a child’s preferred pronouns, take children to LGBT-affirming events like Pride parades, and facilitate a child’s access to dangerous procedures like sterilizing puberty blockers. This is exactly the situation Jessica Bates faces in Oregon. Oregon officials are ...

He’s been called names, received death threats, been compared to Nazis and slaveholders, and been dragged into court again and again. All because he wants to say what he believes without fear of government punishment. But let’s back up. Jack is a cake artist in Colorado. As the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, he gladly serves all people. And like most artists, he always decides whether to create a custom cake based on what message it will express, never who requests it. For this, Colorado officials tried to punish Jack all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court. They wanted to force Jack to say ...