You may have just heard Alan Sears on the Focus on the Family radio broadcast. As he explained on the program, religious freedom in America is under attack by advocates of the homosexual agenda. The goal of these radical activists is to silence and punish Christians so that they can force their agenda on our families, schools, churches, and even our military.

The Alliance Defense Fund is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit to rehear a ruling that allows Southeastern Louisiana University to continue enforcement of a permit requirement and two-hours-per-week “free speech” policy against an outside Christian speaker while his lawsuit proceeds in court.

Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund are urging President Obama to appeal a federal judge's decision in Wisconsin that struck down a federal statute that sets a day for the National Day of Prayer. The order does not affect presidential prayer proclamations and will not go into effect unless the decision still stands after all appeals are exhausted in the case.

We are honored to inform you that on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, ADF President, CEO, and General Counsel Alan Sears will be the special guest of Dr. James Dobson on two of his final radio broadcasts with Focus on the Family, the global ministry he founded more than three decades ago to strengthen and defend the institution of the traditional family.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit issued an order Wednesday rendering a favorable decision to a Christian ministry that was blocked by the city of Chicago from using its property to help displaced Hurricane Katrina victims. ADF-allied attorney John Mauck represented the outreach in the lawsuit against the city and secured a ruling to claim its right protected by the U.S. Constitution to use its property, which has served as a community center for more than 80 years, for ministry purposes. ADF has provided funding for the case.

In September Christian leaders from across the country quietly gathered in New York to discuss the obligations and responsibilities of Christian citizens in our nation. Conversation continued and the result, announced November 20 in Washington, D.C., is a joint statement signed by 148 clergy, scholars, and ministry leaders, the “Manhattan Declaration.”

The new “hate crimes” bill expected to be signed into law by President Obama Wednesday is another nail in the coffin for the First Amendment, according to attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund.

Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund are ready to offer free legal help to students who participate in the Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity should the students’ First Amendment rights be violated. The event, being held Tuesday at schools across the U.S., offers pro-life students an opportunity to express their viewpoint on the subject of abortion.

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