Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
It just takes one. One social media post. One "wrong" thing said in conversation. One cause that you can't support.
One line that you just can't cross. In an instant, you can be labeled a "bigot" and dragged into court to defend your religious beliefs-even all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
For cake artist Jack Phillips, all it took was 20 seconds.
Twenty seconds of conversation between strangers has turned into a decade in the court system.
Jack declined to design a cake with a message that violated his religious beliefs. That's all. Yet, there's been a 10-year-long crusade to punish Jack for his religious beliefs.
This targeted harassment is happening to more and more Americans. It reveals a disturbing trend: Government officials, activist groups, and gigantic corporations have weaponized the legal system as an arm of cancel culture to ruin those who disagree with them.
This is why it's critical for you to help defend your First Amendment freedoms and other God-given rights at every level of the court system.
You can do just that by giving to Alliance Defending Freedom's Freedom Fund.
Your gift of $100 or more will help ADF fight the battles for your religious freedom-even to the Supreme Court, if necessary. |
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| | | Thanks to the blessings of God and the support of people just like you, ADF has become one of the nation's most respected and successful Supreme Court advocates.
We've played various roles in 67 Supreme Court victories. And since 2011, we've defended pastors, churches, religious organizations, college students, family-owned businesses, pro-life pregnancy centers, and others in 13 victories before our nation's highest court!
This record led The Washington Post to call ADF a "Christian legal powerhouse."
But the threats to freedom are rising. And we must be ready for what comes next, especially with critical elections happening this fall that may yield more attacks on your liberties.
That's why we're asking you to help fuel ADF's Freedom Fund by making a gift of $100 or more today! |
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| | | Cases that go all the way to the Supreme Court can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars-and sometimes even more-from beginning to end. And we don't charge our clients a dime to defend them in court.
We depend upon the generosity of friends like you to fund every single dollar of every single case. Because we don't take on a case unless we have the funds to do so.
We're praying that 5,000 new partners will give to the Freedom Fund by June 30, which is usually the last day of the Supreme Court's term. Will you be one of the 5,000?
We hope you are, because our culture is becoming more hostile to freedom. Those who stand against religious freedom are powerful, well-funded, and relentless.
When Jack Phillips's case made it to the Supreme Court, it wasn't just the government and activist groups coming after him. Corporate giants including Amazon, Apple, and Pfizer opposed Jack in the case.
No one is immune to the attacks if a small-town cake artist can be harassed for 10 years. No one is safe. Yourself included.
By making a gift to ADF's Freedom Fund today, you will help defend Jack's religious freedom and fight for others, including: - College of the Ozarks in Missouri, a Christian college challenging a Biden administration directive that threatens to punish religious schools simply because of their beliefs about marriage and sex. The policy forces College of the Ozarks to open its dormitories-including shared shower spaces-to members of the opposite sex, even if it violates their beliefs.
- Pro-life groups in Michigan, which are working to defend a state law that protects unborn children in the face of a lawsuit from Governor Gretchen Whitmer seeking to invalidate the law.
- Holston United Methodist Home for Children in Tennessee, which is challenging a Biden administration rule that requires it to violate its religious beliefs or lose needed funding to help abused and neglected children.
As Rev. Franklin Graham has reminded believers, "We must not remain silent and accept what we know is wrong-especially when we have the power to do something about it!"
Religious freedom is for everyone. And it's too important to not stand up and protect.
Will you be one of 5,000 new partners to help fuel ADF's Freedom Fund by making a gift of $100 or more? |
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| | | With the attacks on religious liberty rising, now is the time to act. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
With sincere appreciation,
Alliance Defending Freedom
P.S. We need 5,000 new partners to join us by June 30 and help fuel ADF's Freedom Fund! More and more Americans are finding themselves dragged to court to defend their religious liberty. Due to gifts from people like you, ADF can provide them a strong legal defense at no cost to the client. Thank you in advance for giving! |
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