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Dear John,

Across the country, opponents of religious freedom are doubling down on their efforts to attack religious liberty, the sanctity of human life, and marriage and family. They have raised millions of dollars which they have already put to use, filing lawsuit after lawsuit attacking the freedoms you and I cherish.

That’s why the Blackstone Legal Fellowship is so important.

It is vital to prepare the next generation to continue the fight. And if you are able, we could use your help to train the next generation of attorneys to defend freedom.

That’s why I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss the email I have forwarded to you below.

Through gifts to the Blackstone Legal Fellowship, we’re shifting law and culture—one law student at a time.

But it is only with God’s blessing and the financial support of people like you that we can train law students like Andrew (whose story is below) to use their legal talents for good—and to fight and win for freedom.

Please take a moment to read the email below that we sent you earlier this month. And if you are able, please make a gift to train these Christian law students

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. If we don’t defend and protect our freedoms today—we could lose them. But we need your help to continue this important program.

Thank you for your generous gifts of support and encouragement during this critical time.

Warmly,



Kristen K. Waggoner

Senior Vice President of U.S. Legal Division & Communications

Alliance Defending Freedom



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Sent: 7/20/2019

From: Alliance Defending Freedom

Subject: A pen, a napkin, and a prayer



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The next generation of freedom-loving attorneys need your help





Dear John,

It all started with a napkin and a God-given desire to help the next generation of law students.

You see, long before he helped found Alliance Defending Freedom, Alan Sears wanted to start a law student training program.

As a law student in the 70s, Alan had experienced the hostility directed at conservative law students and their values. He knew that something needed to be done to encourage and help these talented young people.

One day, the vision for this training program came to Alan’s mind. All he had was a pen, a napkin, and a prayer as he quickly drafted a basic sketch on that napkin of what the program would look like.

Thanks to God’s blessing and the prayers and financial support of people like you, that simple note on a napkin has become the Blackstone Legal Fellowship.

Now, 20 years later, Blackstone has trained over 2,100 Christian law students. Praise God!

These law students are some of the brightest minds in the next generation. Many come from top law schools, and many go on to get competitive jobs in the private and public sector. But most importantly, these law students share your love for our God-given freedoms, John.

And, with the training Blackstone provides, these young people will have the tools they need to defend our freedoms as attorneys in the future.

This is an important program because, right now, freedom is under threat.



“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.”

For decades, activists with a far-left agenda have been changing our courts.

They’ve been undermining the legal system and attacking the very rights that system protects—rights like life, religious freedom, and free speech.

Generous people like you have been instrumental in fighting back and protecting those freedoms, John. But what about your children’s generation? Or your children’s children? Who will defend their freedom?

As President Reagan once said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.”

It is vital to prepare the next generation to continue the fight.

Shaping our legal system doesn’t start in a courtroom. It starts in university and law school classrooms across the nation.

That’s why Alliance Defending Freedom has been training the next generation of attorneys to defend freedom through the Blackstone Legal Fellowship. This leadership training program brings together exceptional Christian law students and prepares them for careers marked by integrity and excellence. And it gives these students the education and tools they need to defend your constitutional freedoms.



Shifting law and culture—one law student at a time

The Blackstone Legal Fellowship is shifting law and culture—one law student at a time. Take Andrew for example.

Andrew participated in Blackstone in the early 2000s. He graduated from one of the top 25 law schools in the country. Then he went on to earn a job working for an appeals judge and eventually joined one of the 10 most prestigious law firms in the country.

Despite all of his success, Andrew knew he was called to do more. Like you, John, Andrew loves his country and wants to pass along a legacy of freedom to future generations.

Now, Andrew is a tenured professor at a law school. There, he shares the lessons of freedom he learned through Blackstone by teaching law students about the importance of protecting our God-given freedoms.

Thanks to the resources provided through the Blackstone Legal Fellowship, two generations of attorneys were given the legacy of freedom—Andrew and all of his law students.

But “Andrew” is a pseudonym. We need to protect his identity. Because Blackstone has been so successful, there is a concerted effort by some who oppose freedom to identify participants of Blackstone and oppose their advancement.

John, it is only with God’s blessing and continued financial support from people like you that we can train young people like Andrew to use their legal talents for good, and to fight and win for freedom.

The question is not whether these law students are willing to continue the fight, but will they be ready for what’s to come?

With your help, we can train more students like Andrew and protect freedom’s future.

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Give today and double your impact for freedom

Left-leaning activists are threatening your freedoms every day, John. And there is no guarantee that the next generation will inherit the freedoms we enjoy.

That’s why, through the Blackstone Legal Fellowship, ADF is training the next generation of attorneys to continue the fight to defend our freedom. But this important program relies heavily on the financial support people like you provide.

Will you give to help train the next generation of freedom-loving attorneys?

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Thanks to the blessing of a $50,000 matching grant, any gift you give will be doubled—a $10 gift will become $20, a $100 gift will become $200, and $1,000 will become $2,000.

Thank you for giving generously.



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