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Christian Vindicated – WIN in the Ninth Circuit!
I have great news to share with you regarding a case that many of you have followed and supported for many years! On January 11th, three federal appellate judges in the Ninth Circuit issued a final ruling in favor of our client, Mark Mackey, who was arrested back...
School District Stands Up to Atheists
Earlier this year, we shared the news that Advocates for Faith & Freedom had agreed to represent the Chino Valley Unified School District in a high-stakes federal case involving the constitutionality of allowing an invocation at the start of school board meetings....
Help Us Get Bibles for Belizean Defense Force
It has been a number of weeks since my last correspondence. I apologize for the delay. We spent close to one month in a religious liberty jury trial from mid-May to mid-June. As a result, I simply didn’t have the time to write and get out our regular monthly...
Court Halts School Board Prayer…..NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT!
The Chino Valley Unified School District asked Advocates for Faith & Freedom to help them in defending its policy of allowing an opening invocation at their board meetings. Two years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutional right of a city council to...
Victory for Dream Center Lake Elsinore
Pastor Brett Masters leased a store front in downtown Lake Elsinore, California, as his headquarter offices for the Lake Elsinore Dream Center. The Dream Center is a volunteer driven organization that finds & fills the needs of individuals and families in their...
Two Christmas Victories for Advocates and Religious Liberty
The spirit of Christmas has arrived at Advocates for Faith & Freedom with the settlement of two Christmas-themed cases involving Southern California children. Both cases involve incidents that happened in December 2013. The resolution of these cases demonstrate...
Mobile Pregnancy Clinic Sues State Over New “Bully” Law
Just 15 months after launching a mobile pregnancy medical clinic ministry, Pastor Scott Scharpen is facing the reality of having to shut it down after Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the “Reproductive FACT Act,” which requires all such clinics to post a notice on...
Here Comes Common Core… What’s the big deal?
Dear Friend, In 1776, Thomas Paine wrote, “Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil.” Our Founding Fathers recognized government as a necessary evil and, therefore, carefully crafted the American government...
Is Jesus Allowed in School? The Courts to Decide!
Dear Friend, Hostility towards religion, particularly Christianity, in public schools has increased dramatically in the past few years. Cases involving students being ridiculed and even reprimanded because of their Christian faith are on the rise. ...
