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7 Reasons Churches Should Have an Attorney

Acquiring an attorney to help your ministry may be the last item on your to-do list as a church. Or it may not be on your list at all. With the typical...

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5 Guidelines for Creating a Church Facility Use Policy

Churches have the authority to determine how their facilities are used. After all, these facilities are private property. Let’s consider a church’s...

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The Heart of Sanctity of Human Life Sunday

January 22, 1973, marked a dark day in our country’s history. On that day nearly 50 years ago, the Supreme Court handed down its infamous Roe v. Wade...

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How Houston Pastors Successfully Stood Up for Their Constitutional Rights

Latin America has experienced more than its share of oppressive governmental regimes. Throughout the 20th century and continuing today, tyranny has held...

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9th Circuit Sides With Seattle-Based Church Forced to Defend Pro-Life Views in Court

No church should be forced to cover abortions, and certainly not a church like Cedar Park that dedicates its ministry to protecting and celebrating life.

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Why Free Speech Is Especially Critical to the Church

What exactly is freedom of speech and why is it important? We explore and answer these questions in a video that Alliance Defending Freedom recently...

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Church Autonomy: What It Is and Why It's Important

A church or house of worship needs to maintain independence from government control in certain fundamental ways. This is vital not only for its thriving...

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Religious Freedom Day: Celebrating Victories and Preparing for Challenges Ahead

January 16 is National Religious Freedom Day. For many Americans, this day carries more weight than in recent years – because of what churches have...

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Washington State Treats Churches Worse Than Breweries and Cannabis Retailers

Across the country, as public officials have grappled with how to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, some have taken their authority too far. The First...

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Great News! 9th Circuit Rules in favor of Nevada Churches

“Las Vegas. Now Open!” So declared an ad announcing the reopening of casinos after closures due to COVID-19. But while hundreds of thousands of people...

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