30 search results for "Alliance Defending Freedom"

“Opponents of religious freedom know if they can tear down freedom of religion, they are removing the vanguard of conscience, thought, faith, and family.”

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“It clearly shows how vague ‘hate speech’ laws allow government to weaponize the legal process as a punishment for opposing views.”

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“Potential parents of orphans, or foster children, will have to agree to create an approved LGBTQ+ ‘safe space.'”

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“Separation of Church and State,” Johnson said, “was not in the United States Constitution.”

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“Europe today is almost as pagan as it was back when Saul was head-hunting believers.”

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“Rodrigo Ivan Cortes and Gabriel Quadri were accused, tried, and convicted of ‘gender-based political violence’ after criticising transgenderism online.”

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“The First Amendment protects an individual’s right to speak his mind regardless of whether the government considers his speech sensible and well-intentioned or deeply ‘misguided,’ and likely to cause ‘anguish’ or ‘incalculable grief.'”

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“I am here today because I said I would not call a boy a girl,” he told the judge before his jailing.

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Three female high school athletes filed a federal lawsuit this week in an effort to prevent biological males in Connecticut from competing in girls’ sporting events. Selina Soule, a senior at Glastonbury high school, Chelsea Mitchelle, a senior at Canton high school, and Alanna Smith, a sophomore at Danbury high school, announced the lawsuit on Wednesday from the steps of the state capitol in Hartford. The lawsuit, which was filed with the help of Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), argues that allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports creates a competitive disadvantage and hurts scholarship opportunities of non-trans athletes. According…

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In January 2018, a transgender woman filed a complaint with the Anchorage Equal Rights Commission, alleging a woman’s refuge was guilty of discrimination for twice refusing him admission into the female-only shelter. Anchorage officials took action against the refuge, Downtown Hope Center, and opened an investigation into the allegation of gender identity discrimination. According to David Cortman of the Alliance Defending Freedom, when the transgender individual, Samantha Coyle, approached the facility, it was after hours. “He was inebriated,” Cortman told KTUU. “He was injured. He had just come from a fight where he was kicked out of another shelter.” The shelter…

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A recent episode of South Park has taken a swipe at biological males competing in women’s sports following a spate of news stories showing trans athletes dominating women’s only competitions. The episode, titled ‘Board Girls’, revolves around South Park Elementary’s Vice-Principal, “Strong Woman”, and her entry into the Strongwoman Competition. During the episode, “Strong Woman” is introduced to her competitor, former WWF wrestler Randy Savage, whose character started identifying as a female two weeks before the event started. “Now that I can compete as female, I’m ready to smash the other girls,” the character says. The issue has made headlines in…

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A biological male who identifies as a transgender woman has been named ‘Female Athlete of the Week’ by The Big Sky Conference. June Eastwood, who previously competed in cross-country on the University of Montana’s men’s team, finished second in a field of more than 200 female runners at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational, helping Montana place seventh as a team, according to an announcement issued by the conference on Tuesday. According to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), male athletes who identify as transgender women may compete against biological females after completing one calendar year of testosterone suppression treatment. Brian…

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In the state of Connecticut, two biological males now hold 15 women’s State Championship titles that were once held by 10 different girls.

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Selina Soule failed to qualify for the 55-meter track event in the New England regionals after two biological males scored the qualifying places. The 16-year-old female athlete from Bloomfield, Connecticut was forced to compete against the male athletes, because despite being born biologically males, the two now identify as females. Follow us on Twitter: @CaldronPool Selina said competing against transgender athletes is “heartbreaking” for biological girls who know at the beginning of the race that no matter how hard they try, the biological male athletes will win. “I’ve lost opportunities to compete at world-class tracks,” Selina said. “I’ve lost opportunities…

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A distinguished professor of pediatrics has been fired after questioning dangerous and aggressive medical treatments for children with gender confusion. Dr Allan Josephson made the comments in 2017, during a panel discussion at the Heritage Foundation when asked about the medicalisation of children suffering gender dysphoria. According to Travis Barham, an attorney with the Alliance Defending Freedom: “[Dr Josephson] simply raised a very common-sense notion that we should explore what’s going on in the child’s life, what sort of psychiatric issues the child might be facing before we undertake any further more aggressive medical treatment.” Following his remarks, Dr Josephson, the…

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A U.S. Appeals Court has ruled that the State cannot force Christian filmmakers to express messages contrary to their faith and conviction. Two years ago a Minnesota court ruled that Telescope Media Group, a Christian film company run by husband and wife team, Carl and Angel Larsen, was in violation of the state’s Human Rights Act. According to the court, the Act essentially compelled the parents of eight to use their creativity and services to create films celebrating homosexuality and same-sex marriage, contrary to their faith and conviction. At the time, Alliance Defending Freedom claimed: State officials have categorically, publicly,…

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City officials are going after a women’s shelter in Anchorage after the Christian non-profit refuge twice denied admission to a transgender woman. In January last year, transgender woman, Samantha Coyle reportedly filed a complaint with the Anchorage Equal Rights Commission, alleging Downtown Hope Center discriminated against him based on his gender. “The gentleman came in. It was after hours for admitting anyone,” lawyer David Cortman of the Alliance Defending Freedom told KTUU. “He was inebriated. He was injured. He had just come from a fight where he was kicked out of another shelter.” The women’s shelter sent Coyle to a…

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A Christian-owned funeral home has been hit with a lawsuit after they refused to allow a male employee to dress as a woman while interacting with grieving families and their guests. In 2007 Harris Funeral Home hired Anothy Stevens who, at the time of his employment, agreed to comply with all company policies, including the sex-specific dress code. The funeral home’s manager, Shannon Kish said, “All of the policies and procedures at Harris Funeral Home are all focused towards serving the grieving family and taking their needs first.” Seven years later, Stevens decided he no longer intended on wearing a…

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Telescope Media Group is a Christian film company based in Minnesota. It’s a small family business, run by husband and wife team, Carl and Angel Larsen. Their company tagline reads, “We want to magnify Christ like a telescope.” Last year, a Minnesota court ruled that the couple were in violation of the state’s Human Rights Act which requires them to abandon their faith by using their services to create films celebrating homosexuality and same-sex marriage. According to the Alliance Defending Freedom, “State officials have categorically, publicly, and repeatedly threatened to prosecute expressive business owners who decline to create speech promoting…

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Two Christian women from Phoenix, Arizona have been threatened with jail time and heavy fines after they refused to create custom artwork to promote gay “weddings.” The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski, owners of Brush & Nib Studio, are required by Phoenix law to create artwork for same-sex wedding ceremonies because they “cannot discriminate against potential patrons based on sexual orientation.” According to Life Site News, “Not only are the Christian women threatened with jail time and fines should they refuse to create artwork celebrating gay ‘marriage’ because of Phoenix law, they could also be…

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