From Kelly Shackelford <[email protected]>
Subject Big Challenges and Opportunities for Religious Freedom in 2026
Date January 2, 2026 12:31 PM
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Big Challenges and Opportunities 
for Religious Freedom in 2026

With a successful 2025 now in the books, we are looking ahead to the
New Year. The challenges that lay ahead are daunting, and the stakes
have never been higher. Still, we have huge, unprecedented
opportunities to advance freedom.

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First Liberty Sues Washington School District After Board Member
Admits "Animus" Toward Release Time Bible Program

The Everett Public School District is targeting LifeWise Academy, a
nonprofit that brings Bible teaching to public school students. A
School Board member baselessly accused LifeWise of being
"homophobic bullies" trying "to bring white
supremacy and Christian nationalism to our schools."

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New Year Begins with Two Major Victories 
for Religious Liberty in the Military

The U.S. Department of War and the Department of Justice recently
implemented important policy reforms that will protect religious
liberty for America's service members and medical providers at
VA facilities.

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Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy Kicks Off 
9th Annual D.C. Fellowship

Every year, we select a group of young, bright leaders for an
immersive trip to our nation's capital. Over the course of the
next five days, they'll hear from and get to interact one-on-one
with some of the country's top scholars and legal minds.

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Is the Supreme Court Legitimate? 
A Conversation with America's Top Constitutional Scholars

Our Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy partnered with the
James Wilson Institute and the University of Chicago Federalist
Society to host a symposium on how we can respond to critics who
continue to undermine the Court's legitimacy.

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