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First Liberty Briefing is an exclusive podcast hosted by First Liberty Institute’s Deputy General Counsel Jeremy Dys.In about 90-seconds, once a week, Jeremy recalls the stories that have shaped Ame... more
FAQs about First Liberty Briefing:How many episodes does First Liberty Briefing have?The podcast currently has 395 episodes available.
December 03, 2018It’s Okay to Celebrate Christmas on the Town SquareA New York town was at the center of an atheist’s demands to remove religious references from an annual Christmas event. Listen at FirstLiberty.org/Briefing....more2minPlay
November 30, 2018Can Religious Materials Be Made Available to Public School Students?What does the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals say about distributing religious materials in public schools? Find out at FirstLiberty.org/Briefing....more2minPlay
November 28, 2018Historic Churches Deserve Repairs TooWhen the United Church of Cabot in Vermont asked voters to approve repairs to its historic church building with public funds, they agreed. However, someone raised an objection, but historic church buildings deserve repairs just as much as historic secular buildings. Learn more at FirstLiberty.org/Briefing....more2minPlay
November 26, 2018Metro Rejects Religiously Themed Advertisements for Secular Ones During the Christmas SeasonFirst Liberty Institute is stepping in after the Metro system in Washington D.C. rejected an advertisement submitted by the Archdiocese of Washington D.C. for being too religious. Learn more at FirstLiberty.org/Briefing....more2minPlay
November 23, 2018Is Opening a City Council Meeting with Prayer An American Tradition?In 2012, the Mt. Vernon City Council received a complaint for opening the meeting with prayer. In an effort to satisfy everyone, the prayer took place two minutes before the meeting officially started but that ultimately caused uproar. Learn more about the case at FirstLiberty.org/Briefing....more2minPlay
November 21, 2018Decorated Air Force Veteran Physically Assaulted Over the Word ‘God’On the First Liberty Briefing this morning: This decorated Air Force Veteran was forcibly removed from a military retirement ceremony because he was going to mention ‘God!’ Learn more at FirstLiberty.org/Briefing....more2minPlay
November 19, 2018Inmates Still Have A Right to Their Free Exercise of ReligionEven in jail the free exercise of religion is protected for all faiths. Numerous cases about inmates asserting their exercise of religion from their cells are received each week, some with more merit than others. However, no matter the circumstance, the right to freely practice and exercise religion is protected, even from a jail cell. Learn more: FirstLiberty.org/Briefing....more2minPlay
November 16, 2018Taxism Is Not a Religion, and We Still Have to Pay TaxesOne litigant argues that the tax code creates the new religion of “taxism” in violation of the First Amendment. Learn more at FirstLiberty.org/Briefing....more2minPlay
November 14, 2018Government Actions Violating the Free Exercise of Religion Require Heightened ScrutinyWhen the government’s interest in timbering led to the destruction of land traditionally used by Native Americans for religious purposes, the Supreme Court ruled against the Native Americans. The opinion read, “Whatever rights the Indians may have to the use of the [land in question did] not divest the Government of its right to use what is, after all, its land.” Learn more: firstliberty.org/Briefing....more2minPlay
November 12, 2018Faith-based Pregnancy Resource Center Targeted by City of AustinThe city of Austin, Texas targeted a Christian Pregnancy Resource Center by forcing the ministry to post signs disclaiming the services they did not perform, while pro-abortion groups were not required to post any sign or disclaimer. Learn more about how we fought and won the case at FirstLiberty.org/Briefing....more2minPlay
FAQs about First Liberty Briefing:How many episodes does First Liberty Briefing have?The podcast currently has 395 episodes available.