• Christian adoption providers are being threatened because they believe that every child deserves the chance to be raised by a father and a mother. Because they choose to follow their religious beliefs and not place children with unwed couples or those in same-sex relationships, some providers have an uncertain future.
• Christian schools are being told they cannot participate in generally available public programs, just because they are religious.
• Ministries are being bullied by local governments, who use zoning laws and other means to unconstitutionally keep these ministries out of public buildings, even the buildings they own.
• Governments are attaching strings to financial aid they provide to ministries. When these strings violate these ministries’ core convictions, they are forced to go without funding or go against their deeply held beliefs.
• Overtly Christian ministries are being told that their mission is not “religious enough” to be exempt from the taxes that they are clearly shielded from in law.
• Other governments are censoring speech in counseling sessions between adults – a dangerous trend with implications for all ministries.

The list of legal issues encroaching on the rights of ministries is much more extensive than the above matters. These clear trends require action in order to be reversed.

Alliance Defending Freedom has been on the forefront of legal issues impacting the religious freedom of businesses, churches, nonprofits and individuals for over 25 years.

We at Alliance Defending Freedom created ADF Ministry Alliance membership so you can get the religious liberty legal help you need, when you need it. We prepare, advise, and even represent ministries because we desire to see your mission flourish.

If we stand together, proactively preparing and protecting one another, we can continue glorifying God through our missions – using biblical principles – and doing so in freedom.