How should we engage with modern culture?
Dr. Stephen Presley, a Senior Fellow at First Liberty’s Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy, gives a helpful perspective on approaching today’s culture shift in his new book, Cultural Sanctification: Engaging the World Like the Early Church.
On today’s episode of First Liberty Live!, you’ll hear from Dr. Presley about the importance of this perspective as we look back at the great religious leaders who were determined to impact the culture.
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Gunna Kristofersdottir was fired for her religious beliefs. Why? CVS has revoked all religious accommodations that allowed providers to give hormonal contraceptive drugs.
Gunna stood up for her faith and was fired for it.
On today’s episode of First Liberty Live!, you will get to hear Gunna’s story firsthand. Learn how she is bravely standing up for her rights and how she’s fighting back against this unlawful termination.
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Protecting religious liberty in schools for students and their families, teachers, and even board members continues to be a critical battleground for our nation.
Learn more about our exciting cases involving education with this March update from our President and CEO Kelly Shackelford.
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Professor Varkey faithfully taught Human Anatomy and Physiology for nearly two decades at St. Philips College.
Then, the college fired him. In his termination letter, the school said they received “numerous complaints” about his “offensive” and “unacceptable religious preaching” in the classroom.
But Dr. Varkey fought back against this wrongful termination and won! Now, he is going back in the fall to continue doing what he loves: teaching science.
In celebration of this major victory, Dr. Varkey joins First Liberty Live! to talk about this fight and why it was a critical win for truth and freedom.
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His Tabernacle Family Church, led by Pastor Micheal Spencer, just got a huge win in court for their first and second amendment rights.
They challenged a New York law that prohibited firearms at places of worship. The hypocrisy of this law was that it allowed most secular establishments, like Home Depot or a local diner, to decide for if patrons can defend themselves. But houses of worship couldn’t.
Pastor Micheal discusses how he not only protected his flock but defended American freedoms by standing strong against New York’s unconstitutional law.
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Imagine a pastor being criminally charged for opening his church doors to those in need.
As outrageous as that might sound, it’s exactly what’s happening to Pastor Chris Avell from Ohio.
We’re standing up for Pastor Chris and suing the city so he can continue to minister to the most vulnerable in his community.
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This week on First Liberty Live! we’re talking about why this Washington D.C. metro bus ad was rejected for being “too Christian.”
The organization behind the ad, WallBuilders, seeks to educate people about America’s forgotten history and heroes. The ad this organization created shows our founding father George Washington with the question “Christian?” written across the front. Because of this, it was canceled.
First Liberty’s Jeremy Dys shares the details about Washington D.C.’s outrageous censorship. He explains how this is a seemingly blatant violation of free speech and what we’re doing to stop it.
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2024 is underway and thanks to your support we’re back to fighting for what matters most.
Right now, we are paying close attention to several of our critical fights that could shape the future of religious liberty for every American.
Learn more about these cases with this January update from our President and CEO Kelly Shackelford.
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