Dear John,

It’s the week of Thanksgiving, and I have a question for you.

Do you ever wonder why the Pilgrims are a prominent part of American history?

After all, the Pilgrims weren’t the first colonists to settle in the New World. The French, Dutch and Spanish already had well established colonies.

They weren’t even that successful at first.

Half of them died that first year. And the other half struggled to keep a roof over their heads and food on their tables.

So why do we remember the Pilgrims with such fondness?

The reason is their faith.

In November of 1620, the Pilgrims were looking out from the Mayflower at the rugged coastline of Cape Cod and facing the harsh reality of their first New England winter.

Their rations were dwindling, they had no means of protection and they had no plan for moving forward with their colony.

Their outlook was bleak. Their prospects were few.

But they changed everything with 6 simple words.

“In the Name of God, Amen.”

The Pilgrims used that simple prayer along with 197 words to write the Mayflower Compact.

And in doing so, they set a faith-based course for leadership that would evolve into American Democracy and lead to establishing religious freedom as our First Freedom.

When the Founding Fathers composed the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, they remembered the wisdom of the weary Pilgrims. They made sure that all our freedoms depended solely on the security of religious freedom.

Read the Pilgrims Foundational Document.

Download a Free Copy of the Mayflower Compact.

Today, religious freedom is still the cornerstone that supports all our other freedoms.

You and I both have hope for a better tomorrow because we stand firm in the defense of faith.

That’s also why you have more religious freedom today than you’ve had in 50 years.

Thanks to your support, we’ve won back rights that had been limited by the courts.

Together, we’ve won for public expressions of faith, for faith-based monuments and for meaningful religious accommodations at work. We’ve even forced the government to stop restricting funding to faith-based groups and families.

Added up, that means when we fight together, we win together.

It also means that we can restore faith to its rightful spot in our hometowns.

We can go on offense.

After years and years of fighting to defend faith, it’s fun to finally get to say that.

But what does go on offense really mean?

It means that you and I can work with friends, families and local leaders to...

• Start city council meetings with prayer

• Recite scripture during school board meetings

• Display nativity scenes and 10 Commandment monuments on public property

• Read faith-based books to children in public libraries

• Express our faith in public without the fear of censorship

It means that because we have more freedom today, we can have more hope for a better tomorrow.

And I think this kind of hope is why the Pilgrims held so strongly to their faith just over 400 years ago.

You Play A Critical Role In Returning Faith To Your Community.

Will You Fight For A Better Tomorrow?

Giving Tuesday is on November 28th. That’s just one week away.

And this year the fight for faith has bigger implications than ever before.

Anti-faith activists continue attacking everyday Americans. But you have an opportunity to completely turn the tables on the enemies of faith.

You can be the catalyst for bringing expressions of faith back to your community.

And First Liberty is here to help you do just that.

John, it’s time to stand firmly for faith. It’s time to go all in.

It’s time to put the next generation on a solid foundation.

Will you join the movement to restore faith in America?

Yes, I will make a gift today »

Wishing you a blessed Thanksgiving, 

Kelly

Kelly Shackelford
President, CEO & Chief Counsel
First Liberty Institute