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How 5 Recent Supreme Court Rulings Impact Churches and Ministries Across America

| Oct 01, 2020

In the past few months, the U.S. Supreme Court has issued several decisions that impact religious organizations. To help church and ministry leaders break down the impact of these rulings, ADF attorneys recently hosted a webinar where they discussed what the Court said about federal employment law, COVID-19 restrictions, protections for religious ministries, and more. […]

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Tags: ADF | Posted in ADF, Front Page New

Talk to attorneys when you have questions

| Jun 03, 2020

Have you had legal questions over the past couple months? Questions like… “What are the limits to the government’s power over the church right now?” “Is my church being treated fairly?” “What are my rights – what can we do?” In the COVID-19 world we are living in, answers to those questions depend on so […]

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Posted in ADF, SCBI

How Government Officials Are Violating Churches’ Rights with Their COVID-19 Response

| May 03, 2020

A global pandemic does not erase our constitutional rights.

It’s important for government officials to understand that

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Tags: ADF | Posted in ADF, Uncategorized

Free legal guide on 2020 election for your church

Alison Blankenship | Apr 01, 2020

Each election season, we hear questions related to how churches can engage. What can be said and done by churches and pastors between now and November? If you are interested in knowing what your church’s rights are when it comes to the 2020 election, we’d recommend a new, free resource. Five Things to Know: A […]

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Posted in ADF, May Newsletter

The Troubling Ideology Behind ‘Fairness for All’

| Mar 03, 2020

By John Harding On December 6, the “Fairness for All Act” was proposed in the United States House of Representatives. If passed into law, this bill will elevate gender identity and sexual orientation to the level of protected classes in the 1964 Civil Rights Act. But what is “gender identity?” It’s part of a troubling ideology that […]

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Posted in ADF, May Newsletter, Uncategorized

Two Ways to Protect Your Church in 2020

| Mar 03, 2020

By: Makinzie Loeffler What is your church committed to doing in 2020? Whatever direction your church is heading, this is the time you might be planning your next steps. You may be looking to start a new ministry, expand your outreach programs, plant a church, announce new policies, review and update existing policies, or open […]

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Tags: ADF | Posted in ADF, May Newsletter

This Website Is Keeping a List of Churches with Traditional Beliefs. Is Your Church on It?

| Dec 05, 2019

By John Harding “Clarity is reasonable.” That’s the tagline on ChurchClarity.com. And while it may seem reasonable and relatively harmless, there are reasons to be skeptical about its real objective. In reality, ChurchClarity.com is a smear campaign, and it provides a list of churches for our opponents like ACLU to target with lawsuits. The crowdsourced […]

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Tags: ADF | Posted in ADF, May Newsletter, SCBI

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