Resources for Government Leaders

Pacific Justice Institute: www.pacificjustice.org/

• Primary Contact: Brad Dacus, Esq., President
• Mission: A legal defense organization specializing in the defense of religious freedom, parental rights and other civil liberties.
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Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF): www.alliancedefendingfreedom.org/

• Primary Contact: Alan Sears, Esq., President, CEO
• Mission: An alliance-building legal organization that advocates for the right of people to freely life out their faith.
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Liberty Counsel: www.libertycounsel.org/

• Primary Contact: Mathew Staver, Esq., President, CEO
• Mission: An international nonprofit litigation, education and policy organization dedicated to advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of life and the family.
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Wallbuilders: www.wallbuilders.com/

• Primary Contact: David Barton
• Mission: An organization dedicated to presenting America’s forgotten history and heroes, with an emphasis on the moral, religious and constitutional foundation of which America was built.
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National Legal Foundation: www.nlf.net/

• Primary Contact: Steven Fitschen, Esq., President
• Mission: A Christian public interest law firm dedicated to the preservation of America’s freedom and constitutional rights.
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American Center for Law and Justice: www.aclj.org/

• Primary Contact: Jay Sekulow, Esq., President
• Mission: To protect religious and constitutional freedoms by engaging in legal, legislative and cultural issues through advocacy, education and litigation.

The Beckett Fund: http://www.becketfund.org/

• Primary Contact: William Mumma, President
• Mission: To protect the free expression of all faiths and advance that principle in three arenas—the courts of law, the court of public opinion, and the academy—both in the United States and abroad.
• See: Little Sisters of the Poor – U.S. Supreme Court Appeal

The Heritage Foundation: http://www.heritage.org/

• Primary Contact: Jim DeMint, President
• Mission: To formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values and a strong national defense.
• See: Protecting Religious Liberty in the State Marriage Debate
• See: Religious Freedom and Marriage in Federal Law

The Witherspoon Institute: http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/

• Primary Contact: Ryan Anderson, Ph.D., Founder & Editor
• Mission: To enhance the public understanding of the moral foundations of free societies by making the scholarship of the fellows and affiliated scholars of the Institute available and accessible to a general audience.
• See: An article on Violating One’s Moral Conscience
• See: Supreme Court’s Ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges on Same Sex Marriage
• See: Religion in the Public Square: The Benedict vs. the Buckley Option

The American Civil Rights Union: http://www.theacru.org/

• Primary Contact: Susan Carleson, CEO
• Mission: To protect the civil rights of all Americans by publicly advancing a Constitutional understanding of our essential rights and freedoms.
• See: Conservative Action Project: Protecting Religious Liberty in America

An article on Religious Liberty and the Rights of Conscience

An article on the Political History of Religious Exemptions

An article on The Equality Act of 2015