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Dear Friend of Liberty,
In just a few weeks-on June 30-First Liberty will wrap up
another year on the frontlines of a major spiritual battle. A year
that has been an all-out fight for our religious liberty.
This fight has been hard fought. And YOU have been a key player every
step of the way.
In celebration of this year and our recent wins, I'm excited to
share with you an upcoming anniversary that has been crucial for
freedom. On June 27th, we're celebrating one year since Coach
Joe Kennedy's Supreme Court victory!
I know it's hard to believe that just last June we made history
together at the Supreme Court with this landmark victory. This
precedent setting case has blown open the door for fearless expression
of faith.
So much so, we're making June 27th First Freedom Day.
But Coach Kennedy's victory isn't the only Supreme Court
victory we're celebrating this year.
Because of God's favor and your faithful support, we've
won 7 cases at the Supreme Court expanding religious freedom in ways
we haven't experienced in over 50 years.
Some of the key cases that we've won at the Supreme Court
include:
* Coach Joe Kennedy's fight for the right to pray in public
schools.
* Treat Children Fairly let religious schools participate in
government funding programs, allowing more families to attend
the school of their choice.
* The Bladensburg Peace Cross WWI veterans memorial is still
standing because of this victory.
While we're excited to celebrate what these victories mean for
religious liberty, the fight to protect our first freedom is far from
over.
Right now, we are in the fight of our lives. There are forces at work
that are committed to stripping you of your right to practice your
faith.
New enemies of faith have risen from the shadows in an effort to
cancel faith completely.
Woke corporations are threatening the financial livelihood of their
faith-based employees. They are quick to punish, demote and even fire
religious members of their staff for expressing viewpoints that
don't conform to their radical Leftist orthodoxy.
We cannot afford to be silent while this fight wages on.
That's why First Liberty is already on the frontlines in this
fight.
We're defending Lacey Smith and Marli Brown, two flight
attendants who were fired by Alaska Airlines because of their
Christian faith.
When they respectfully expressed deep concerns about Alaska
Air's support of the Equality Act, the airlines disparaged their
beliefs and promptly fired them.
Not only are we fighting for religious employees like Lacey and Marli,
but we're also protecting faith-based business owners who are
facing hostile treatment from out-of-control government agencies
because of their beliefs.
Our clients Aaron and Melissa Klein were effectively forced to close
their family-owned bakery because they declined a request to create a
custom cake for a same-sex wedding.
Even though designing and crafting this cake would be forcing them to
convey a message that conflicts with their faith, the state of Oregon
decided to penalize the Kleins $135,000 and suggested that they need
"rehabilitation" for simply running the family business
according to their religious beliefs.
Bullying these small business owners into reinforcing viewpoints that
violate their conscience flies in the face of our fundamental
freedoms. We can't allow such blatant religious hostility to
take over our nation-a nation FOUNDED on the bedrock of
religious liberty.
We have to end this hostility towards people of faith in the workplace
now.
But to end the hostility, you and I must stand shoulder-to-shoulder in this
crucial fight. This fight can't be won without your full
support.
The good news is this: First Liberty is uniquely positioned at the
center of the effort because we know how to stand up to woke
corporations and rogue government agencies.
Victories for Marli, Lacey, and Aaron and Melissa Klein could fully
return your constitutional right to live and work according to your
faith.
When we boldly fight together against these vicious attacks on our
freedoms...I assure you, we will preserve our constitutional
freedoms for generations to come.
And right now is the best time to team up with First Liberty in this critical fight. Our $300,000 Challenge Grant multiplies the impact of your gift now through June 30th.
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Together, we can fight and win against these enemies of faith. I pray
you will join me and my team in this battle for our values, our
Constitution and our nation.
Grateful for you,
Kelly
Kelly Shackelford, Esq.
President, CEO & Chief Counsel
First Liberty Institute
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