First Liberty Live!

As we close out December, we begin to look ahead to the upcoming year. The challenges that lay ahead are daunting, and the stakes have never been higher.

In 2024, we’ll be facing off against multibillion dollar corporations, an out-of-control government, and anti-faith groups that will stop at nothing to silence your faith.

But we know to fear not. God has been preparing us for such a time as this.

This week on First Liberty Live! Kelly Shackelford, President, CEO and Chief Counsel, discusses the upcoming year. He’ll unpack all the opportunities and challenges it will provide and why we should have more hope for the future of religious freedom than ever before.

If you want to know how you can be praying and supporting First Liberty, this episode is an essential holiday watch.

Don’t miss our last episode of the year!

2023 has been an incredible year for religious freedom. Together, we’ve completely changed the landscape in the fight for faith.

This year alone, we’ve won for houses of worship, synagogues, health care workers and all employees of faith.

Today, our Chief Legal Officer Jeff Mateer joins First Liberty Live! to recap this historic year by discussing the cases that have impacted religious freedom the most.

From our Supreme Court win that redefined religious accommodations in the workplace to our recent victory at the 2^nd Circuit Court of Appeals that impacted all New York houses of worship, Jeff will provide his unique insight into the meaning behind these wins.

Check out today’s episode to learn why 2023 was a pivotal year for religious freedom.

 

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It’s getting close to Christmas and that means that First Liberty is celebrating the best way we know how – by recapping our greatest holiday victories!

Kelly Shackelford, President, CEO and Chief Counsel, joins today’s show to discuss some of our biggest cases from years past that directly involve Christmas and the holidays. You’ll hear about a student banned from handing out candy canes, kids prevented from singing Christmas carols and more.

Plus, you’ll hear about how you can live out your faith this holiday season.

Today on First Liberty Live!, our dear friend Coach Joe Kennedy joins us to fill us in on how life after coaching is treating him. You’ll hear him share stories from his new book Average Joe.

From his time in the Marines through his journey to find the path that God created for him, Joe shares candidly about what he learned about faith along the way.

You won’t want to miss this timely update from the coach that took a stand for faith by taking a knee in prayer.

fter the Biden Administration illegally instituted a rule that requires the VA to perform abortions, Nurse Practitioner Stephanie Carter sought a religious accommodation.

And when the VA informed Stephanie twice that there was not an accommodation process, Stephanie took a courageous stand for faith.

Today on First Liberty Live!, FLI Senior Counsel Danielle Runyan shares the story of how this one woman’s stand for faith forced the VA to create a nationwide accommodation process for all its practitioners with religious objections to performing abortions and abortion-related services.

You won’t want to miss this David vs. Goliath story as we truly see how God used Stephanie’s faith to provide relief for all religious employees at the VA.

On this episode of First Liberty Live!, we’re introducing you to our Practice Group Leaders – Stephanie Taub, Mike Berry, Justin Butterfield, Lea Patterson and Jeremy Dys.

First Liberty’s mission is to defend religious liberty for all Americans, and with your help, we do that through what we call our Practice Groups.

Our practice groups are defined by the 5 areas we fight for faith which are the Marketplace, the Military, Education, the Public Arena, and Religious Institutions.

You won’t want to miss this episode as each of our leads take turns delivering messages about their specific practice areas and share the thanks they feel your for your faithful support.

This year, we’re celebrating 30 years of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). Chuck Schumer and Ted Kennedy sponsored the bill and President Bill Clinton signed it into law.

And today at First Liberty, we love the protections that RFRA is still providing for people of faith.

For RFRA’s anniversary, Kelly Shackelford joins us on this week’s Live! to talk about the impact of this law on religious freedom.

Kelly will share how this significant piece of legislation became law, discuss historic rulings that have come from it and update you on how RFRA continues to protect religious freedom today.

Saturday November 11^th is Veterans Day. In honor of their sacrifices, we at First Liberty wish to thank all veterans and current service members for their service and to encourage all Americans to live lives worthy of their many sacrifices.

Today, we’re hosting a very special episode of First Liberty Live! with our very own veteran and Marine Reservist Mike Berry.

In his civilian capacity, Mike shares his perspective on how the military’s hostility towards faith is negatively impacting its ability to recruit and retain service members.

And as bonus, Mike will give us some timely case updates on The Navy SEALs, VA Nurse Stephanie Carter and Space Force Reservist Jace Yarbrough.

This week on First Liberty Live! you’ll get to hear from Tonya Prewett, one of the organizers for a college campus revival ministry called Unite Auburn.

This night of worship for college students at Auburn University brought thousands of students together. Some even got baptized at the event. But, it caused a negative outcry after football coach Hugh Freeze assisted in the baptism of one of his players during the revival event.

First Liberty Live! host Stuart Shepard asks Tonya about the event and how other colleges are trying to exercise their religious liberty by organizing similar revivals. You won’t want to miss this episode!

This week on First Liberty Live! we’re talking about how we’re defending religious education in California.

The state is blocking families from using state homeschool funds because these families choose to use a faith-based curriculum.

That’s wrong. It’s also unconstitutional. 

First Liberty’s Justin Butterfield joins us to explain how our Supreme Court victory in Carson v. Makin impacts this fight. He’ll unpack how the government can’t exclude families in state funding programs when it comes to religious education.

Get the latest update on our federal lawsuit to stop California’s blatant discrimination. You don’t want to miss it!