Thirty years ago, James Dobson, Bill Bright, D. James Kennedy, Don Wildmon and two dozen other conservative Christian leaders who were frustrated with the direction of the nation’s courts founded a new legal group called Alliance Defense Fund to “protect”…
Christian attorney Jenna Ellis aiding Arizona election case against Giuliani
Jenna Ellis, the Christian attorney who joined former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, agreed Aug. 5 to cooperate with Arizona’s attorney general. She pledged to “completely and truthfully” testify against her former partner, Rudy Giuliani. Ellis,…
Reporters reveal power players and strategies that overturned Roe
Many Americans were caught off guard when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. But for a group of committed Christian legal activists, the end of Roe was the fruit of a successful seven-year legislative and…
Alliance Defending Freedom goes after ‘woke capitalism’ and corporate DEI programs
The evangelical Christian legal group Alliance Defending Freedom is working alongside secular conservative groups to pressure companies that promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace to stop. ADF says corporate DEI programs “engage in censorship, enable cancel culture inside…
Look for battles over transgender care for minors to accelerate in 2024
“At least 510 anti-LGBTQ bills were introduced in state legislatures across the United States last year — a new record, according to American Civil Liberties Union data as of Dec. 21. That’s nearly three times the number of such bills introduced in…
What you’re really giving to when you respond to a ‘Bible shortage’ in prisons
’Tis the season for giving — and making year-end contributions to charity. No doubt your mailbox and inbox are inundated with requests for donations this time of year. One such appeal from Prison Fellowship Ministries alerts recipients that Bibles are…
Should Southwest Airlines attorneys be required to attend ‘religious liberty training’ by Alliance Defending Freedom?
Everyone agrees that Charlene Carter was a flight attendant for Southwest Airlines for 20 years until she was fired in 2017 following a two-year string of harassing and bullying emails she sent to fellow workers and union leaders. Everyone disagrees…
$102 million Alliance Defending Freedom goes on offense
Which conservative Christian political group has had the greatest impact? The Moral Majority? The Christian Coalition? Family Research Council? The lesser known Christian legal group Alliance Defending Freedom is the “movement’s most influential arm,” argues journalist David D. Kirkpatrick in…
Supreme Court says evangelical web designer doesn’t have to serve same-sex couples
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of Lorie Smith, an evangelical graphic artist who says she wants to create wedding websites and is “willing to work with all people” but not same-sex couples. Her free-speech case was based…
Why Americans shouldn’t dismiss Shiny Happy People’s warning of a Christian-controlled nation
The Shiny Happy People documentary got my attention, too. There is a reason it’s trending right now and you’re seeing it in your feeds and hearing about in conversations. Not only did it provide the history behind the Duggar family’s…
‘He Gets Us’ is feeding information to data analysts and, ultimately, conservative political groups
“He Gets Us,” the “biggest faith-related campaign in history,” showcased two commercials at this year’s Super Bowl. But it’s what’s happening after the ads that really matters for the campaign’s creators and backers. While capturing the attention of 113.1 million…
He Gets Us, Part 1: The men and money behind the movement
Comingling faith and football has been a feature of the NFL experience for decades, but this year’s Super Bowl included something different. A group calling itself He Gets Us tweeted: “On February 12, the world’s biggest influencer is coming to…