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July 3, 2021 at 2:01 PM

God Bless America! A Special 4th of July Message from First Liberty

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   Dear  John,   Tomorrow, millions of Americans will gather with friends and family to proudly celebrate the 245th anniversary of our great nation. In 1776, our Founders boldly embark…

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July 2, 2021 at 7:58 PM

BREAKING: Supreme Court Will Hear Potentially Landmark Maine School Choice Case

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans July 2, 2021 Dear  John, Today, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a potentially landmark case challenging a Maine law that bans families from participating in a student-aid p…

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July 2, 2021 at 11:32 AM

How Religious is Your City?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FIRST LOOK Supreme Court Goes All In for Religious Freedom In the recent 9-0 Fulton decision, one thing becomes immediately evident: religious liberty enjoys unan…

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July 1, 2021 at 9:40 PM

Big Win: Supreme Court Protects Donor Privacy

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans July 1, 2021 Dear  John, Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important decision in Americans for Prosperity v. Bonta, a donor disclosure case with direct implications for rel…

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June 29, 2021 at 10:44 PM

One Day Left...It's Time For Action

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   Dear John, We’re just one day away from our fiscal year-end giving deadline—and our ability to continue winning for religious liberty in 2021 depends on finishing strong by 11:…

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June 25, 2021 at 11:31 AM

To Stop Tyranny, Sen. Manchin MUST Hold the Line

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FIRST LOOK Will Sen. Joe Manchin Hold the Line to Defend Freedom in the Face of Mounting Pressure? Right now, Sen. Manchin is holding the line to stop the far Lef…

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June 24, 2021 at 8:44 PM

BREAKING: Another HUGE victory for Army Chaplains

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans June 24, 2021 Dear  John, As you might remember, we recently filed an appeal with the U.S. Army on behalf of Chaplain (Major) Andrew Calvert, who was suspended and threatened …

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June 22, 2021 at 4:02 PM

A WOKE Military = A WEAK Military

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   Dear  John, Once upon a time, the LAST place you would expect to find attacks on our constitutionally-protected freedoms would be our own military. Sadly—and startlingly—those …

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June 19, 2021 at 2:02 PM

A BIG WEEK @ NRB: Alex Kendrick, Star Parker & more all next week

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   The National Religious Broadcasters Convention (NRB) is the largest gathering of religious communicators in the country. And starting on Monday, they’ll be gathering right here in o…

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June 18, 2021 at 11:32 AM

The End of Religious Freedom as We Know It?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FIRST LOOK End of Religious Freedom in America? Senate Could Vote on Equality Act By End of the Month Because of the imminent possibility that the Equality Act co…

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June 17, 2021 at 11:02 PM

Cancel Culture at the IRS?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans June 17, 2021   Dear  John,   Has cancel culture become so common in our country that it’s now infiltrating the offices at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)? Yesterday, First …

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June 15, 2021 at 4:31 PM

Only 15 Days to Stop this Imminent Threat?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   Dear  John, I’ll be frank: this is likely the most important month of the entire year. Not only for our ministry, financially speaking—as we must reach our fiscal year-end goal…

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June 11, 2021 at 11:31 AM

Cases That Could Stir Left's Appetite for a Supreme Coup

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FIRST LOOK Why June Could be Decisive for Religious Freedom and the Future of the Nation’s Highest Court With multiple religious freedom rulings likely to be issu…

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June 8, 2021 at 9:06 PM

A coup like never before

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   Dear  John, As our fiscal year-end campaign gets underway, I want to take a moment to remind you that one of the most sinister plots our country has ever faced is also underway…

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June 4, 2021 at 11:31 AM

Less than 180 days to tyranny?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FIRST LOOK Tyranny Less Than 180 Days Ahead? Biden’s Commission on Supreme Court Holds First Meeting Biden’s commission is allegedly tasked with conducting an imp…

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June 1, 2021 at 11:06 PM

LIVE This Month: A June Like Never Before

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   As we kick off our fiscal year-end campaign, I cannot overstate the gravity of this moment for the future of freedom in America. Just in the past 5 months, our nation has faced chall…

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May 31, 2021 at 1:02 PM

A "dream come true" turned "wretched dumpster fire?"

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   Dear  John, “Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you: Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul, the other died for your freedom.” These a…

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May 28, 2021 at 11:32 AM

Radicals Insult Veterans Memorial, Call It a "Wretched Dumpster Fire"

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FIRST LOOK MRFF Attacks Veterans Memorial, Calls it a “Wretched Unconstitutional Dumpster Fire” First Liberty is representing the town of Monument, CO, after the …

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May 27, 2021 at 11:52 PM

VICTORY: School REVERSES ban on student's religious speech

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans May 27, 2021   Dear  John, No student should EVER have their graduation speech censored just because it includes religious references. After all, the freedom to express your re…

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May 27, 2021 at 1:32 PM

Lt. Col. Oliver North is LIVE TODAY

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans Over the past several years, an alarming strain of extremism has crept into the ranks of our military—one which has specifically targeted Christian service members. Who better…

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  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]

May 21, 2021 at 11:31 AM

The Left's plan to rig ALL the courts

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FULL-BLOWN COUP The Far Left's Radical Plan to Rig the Whole Federal Judiciary for Political Gain When Americans hear the term “court-packing,” they almost instin…

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May 21, 2021 at 11:31 AM

The Left's plan to rig ALL the courts

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FULL-BLOWN COUP The Far Left's Radical Plan to Rig the Whole Federal Judiciary for Political Gain When Americans hear the term “court-packing,” they almost instin…

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  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]

May 21, 2021 at 11:31 AM

The Left's plan to rig ALL the courts

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FULL-BLOWN COUP The Far Left's Radical Plan to Rig the Whole Federal Judiciary for Political Gain When Americans hear the term “court-packing,” they almost instin…

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  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]

May 20, 2021 at 10:11 PM

Canceling Chaplains? Not on our watch!

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans May 20, 2021 Dear John, Do our military members surrender their First Amendment rights when they join the service? Once upon a time, the answer to that question was self-evident — of …

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May 14, 2021 at 12:02 PM

Army Chaplain Punished for Social Media Posts

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FIRST LOOK Decorated Army Chaplain Faces Career-Ending Threat Because of Social Media Posts The toxic cancel culture strikes again, this time inside the U.S. Mili…

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May 8, 2021 at 1:02 PM

VICTORY: Prayer in the courtroom UPHELD

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans May 8, 2021 Dear John, No American should ever be disqualified from serving on a jury simply because they believe that God answers prayer. Incredibly, this fundamental religious liber…

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  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]

May 7, 2021 at 11:31 AM

Christian Chaplains Excluded?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   ON HALLOWED GROUND First Liberty Joins Effort to Update to Chaplain Monuments in Arlington National Cemetery Right now, First Liberty is assisting the National Co…

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  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]

May 4, 2021 at 10:12 PM

City attacks homeless ministry just for leaving its doors open?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans May 4, 2021 Dear John, How do you know government bureaucracy is convoluted to the point of hindering instead of helping the citizens it is supposed to serve? When it threatens to clo…

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May 4, 2021 at 12:51 AM

FIRST LOOK: Lt Col. Oliver North headlines our Military Appreciation Month LIVE series

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   Lt. Col. Oliver North Headlines Our SpecialMilitary Appreciation Month Series Military Appreciation Month has arrived, which means not only is it an important time to remember ou…

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April 30, 2021 at 11:31 AM

No Coup Here: 68% of Americans Oppose Court Packing

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FIRST LOOK Americans Agree: Court Packing is Dangerous What does the American public think about court-packing? In this opinion piece that was recently published …

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April 22, 2021 at 3:32 PM

LIVE TODAY: Shannon Bream of Fox News!

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans You’ve seen her grace your TV screen for years, covering the most important stories and events in our nation with exceptional class and professionalism. You may have even seen…

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  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]

April 16, 2021 at 11:31 AM

Supreme Court Coup: Democrats File Bill to Add 4 Justices

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   SUPREME COURT COUP Democrats Take First Steps to Pack the Supreme Court; Justice Breyer Warns it’s a Bad Idea This week, Democrats filed a bill to add four (4) se…

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April 15, 2021 at 5:58 PM

Special Announcement TODAY: Exposing the Supreme Coup

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans So now, they’re not even trying to hide it anymore. Political elites on the radical Left have officially taken the first step in their plot to overthrow the U.S. Supreme Court. With th…

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  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]

April 14, 2021 at 4:31 PM

Triple Threat: Let's Expose These New Anti-Faith Radicals

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   Dear  John, As I’m sure you are aware, there have been many troubling anti-freedom actions taken by the new presidential administration—not even 3 months into the new term. How…

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April 9, 2021 at 11:31 AM

7-Min. Speed Court-Packing: Argentina's "Automatic Majority"

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   COURT-PACKING GONE WRONG President Carlos Menem and the “Automatic Majority” in Argentina’s Supreme Court In 1990, Argentine Pres. Menem rigged the country’s supr…

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April 3, 2021 at 2:02 PM

Happy Easter!

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   Dear  John, Another Easter season has arrived—a season of celebrating new life. And though our nation is in the midst of incredible challenges, I am confident that freedom will prevail.…

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April 2, 2021 at 11:31 AM

An Easter Message from Kelly

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FIRST LOOK This Easter and Passover, Let’s Be Thankful for America’s Greatest Blessing: Religious Liberty In this short video message, I want to express my gratit…

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  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]

April 1, 2021 at 12:10 AM

This month on LIVE: What's next for America?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   There are no days off in our continued mission to defend Americans like you against the growing hostility toward your religious liberty. In fact, this April is shaping up to be o…

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  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]

March 26, 2021 at 11:32 AM

Coach Kennedy: Next Stop, Supreme Court?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   ON TO THE SUPREME COURT? Ninth Circuit Again Denies Coach Kennedy’s Constitutional Right to Pray Briefly After Games Last week, a three-judge panel of the Ninth C…

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March 23, 2021 at 11:01 PM

Why we MUST STOP the "Equality" Act

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   Dear  John, Right now, the Senate is debating one of the most dangerous threats to religious liberty our nation has ever faced. I’m talking about the so-called “Equality” Act…a…

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  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]

March 19, 2021 at 2:31 PM

BREAKING NEWS: Coach Kennedy onto the Supreme Court?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans March 19, 2021   Dear  John, We have received some big news in the Coach Kennedy case…news that will likely result in Coach Joe going back to the Supreme Court. As expected, a …

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March 19, 2021 at 11:31 AM

COVID Vaccine FAQ's: What are your rights and liberties?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FIRST LOOK The Future of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in the United States Want to know your rights and liberties regarding the COVID vaccine? In this edition, we ou…

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March 12, 2021 at 12:32 PM

Bonehead idea: Court-packing destroyed freedom in Venezuela

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   COURT-PACKING GONE WRONG Chavez Rigging Venezuela’s Supreme Court Was the First Step in Destroying Democracy and Freedom The treacherous idea of packing America’s…

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  Kelly Shackelford · [email protected]

March 11, 2021 at 10:32 PM

Help me STOP America's march towards tyranny

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   Dear John, Just three months into 2021, we are already reaching crisis mode for our constitutional freedoms. From the deceptively-named “Equality” Act which would severely damage r…

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February 26, 2021 at 12:31 PM

Are Houses of Worship "Essential" in Your State?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FIRST LOOK First Liberty Petitions Supreme Court to Review Decision Interfering with Church Independence Once the government is permitted to weigh in on churches’…

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February 25, 2021 at 10:31 PM

Blackout for people of faith?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   Dear John, As you know, last week’s winter storm here in Texas was devastating to millions of residents and families who lost their electrical power and water for several days. Man…

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February 20, 2021 at 3:02 PM

LIVE 2/25: Does God Still Belong in America's Courtrooms?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans How would you feel if you were declared UNFIT to fulfill jury duty—just for practicing your faith? Tune into First Liberty Live! this Thursday Feb. 25 at 10am as we explore an…

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February 19, 2021 at 12:32 PM

A Secular Constitution?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   BACK TO BASICS 3 Reasons: Why There’s No Such Thing as a “Secular” Constitution While it’s true that America’s government is not a theocracy, it’s historically in…

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February 16, 2021 at 5:01 PM

LIVE SCOTUS UPDATE: Two big religious liberty cases on the horizon

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans Tune into First Liberty Live! this Thursday, Feb. 18 as we break down two important religious liberty cases that we are now asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on with specia…

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February 12, 2021 at 12:32 PM

President's Day Quiz: Who's the Champion of Religious Freedom?

First Liberty Institute First Liberty - Restoring Religious Liberty for All Americans   FIRST LOOK First Liberty & Institute for Justice File Supreme Court Petition in Maine School Choice Case Last week, First Liberty Institute and the Institute …

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