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What a win at the U.S. Supreme Court would mean for Tom and Nancy — and for us all





Dear John,

25 years ago, Tom and Nancy Rost heard about a small legal organization called Alliance Defense Fund.

They liked that the ministry (now called Alliance Defending Freedom) shared their own commitment to religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and marriage and the family. It was encouraging to know that there was a group out there defending these issues in court and representing people of faith.

But they never imagined that 25 years later, they would be standing for freedom at an October 8th U.S. Supreme Court oral argument with ADF by their side.



A generous family has provided a $2 million challenge grant to help defend Tom and Nancy and others like them. Today, you can help further the impact for freedom and provide the Rost family and their business—R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes—with the best possible defense at the U.S. Supreme Court.

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How Tom and Nancy ended up at the U.S. Supreme Court

Tom and Nancy are the owners of the award-winning R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes in Michigan. The 100-year-old business has been passed down through five generations of Tom’s family.

In 2013, a male funeral director gave Tom a letter. The letter informed Tom that the employee planned to begin dressing and presenting as a woman while working with the grieving families Harris Funeral Homes serves.

Harris Funeral Homes has a sex-specific dress code as part of its professional codes of conduct. Those policies help ensure that families can focus on the grieving process rather than the funeral home or its staff.

The dress code is also consistent with industry standard and federal law. Every employee agrees to follow the dress code upon being hired — including this funeral director who had followed the dress code during nearly six years of employment.

After careful consideration, Tom ultimately decided that he could not go along with the employee’s plan to violate the dress code.

But the employee filed a complaint against Tom with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC then sued Tom and Harris Funeral Homes for sex discrimination.

It didn’t matter that Tom’s sex-specific dress code is consistent with federal law. The EEOC believed that “sex” should mean “gender identity” in federal employment law, and it imposed this view on Tom in its efforts to punish him.

While the federal government has since changed its position and now agrees with Tom that “sex” in federal employment law refers to biological sex, the ACLU is still pursuing the case against Harris Funeral Homes.

Please fight this injustice and help support Tom and Nancy as they stand for freedom at the U.S. Supreme Court.

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What a win would mean for Tom and Nancy — and for us all

John, what do you think our country would look like if government agencies and unelected bureaucrats could change the law to advance their own political interests?

When the EEOC first tried to punish Harris Funeral Homes, it took the law into its own hands. But only Congress has the power to make laws. It says so in our Constitution!

That’s why this case is about more than dress codes and employment laws.

The U.S. Supreme Court must decide: Can unelected bureaucrats and judges bypass Congress and change the law to mean what they want it to mean?

This is a big deal.

A win for Tom and Nancy at the U.S. Supreme Court will preserve more than the 100-year legacy of Harris Funeral Homes. It will protect our constitutional form of governance and the separation of powers that ensures proper balance in our government.

Because if unelected bureaucrats and judges can change the meaning of a law enacted by Congress, there is no stopping them.

This is a direct threat to your freedom, John. Tom and Nancy aren’t giving up without a fight, but there is no fight without you.

Today, you can stand up to government bureaucrats. And when you do, your gift will further the impact of a $2 million challenge grant.

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When we stand together, we can WIN!

Tom and Nancy know it’s not just their own freedom at stake—it’s yours too.

The Supreme Court’s decision in this case will determine not only whether Harris Funeral Homes gets justice, but also whether unelected officials can rewrite law.

There’s a lot on the line.

Tom and Nancy are praying that the High Court will set the record straight and protect their freedom. It’s their last stand — their last shot. And they need you.

Your financial support gives people like Tom and Nancy hope. You show them that they’re not alone—that you’re standing with them to defend freedom for us all.

And when we stand together, we can WIN!

Through God’s blessing (John 15:5) and the generous support of people like you, we’re winning nearly 80 percent of our cases, including nine victories at the U.S. Supreme Court since 2011.

That is why your help is needed now.

Please give your best gift today.

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Because of the $2 million challenge grant, you’ll make an even greater impact for freedom during this critical time.

Thank you for giving generously.



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