Florist Barronelle Stutzman to court in gay marriage case: ‘I serve all customers, I just can’t celebrate all events’
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing floral artist Barronelle Stutzman of Arlene’s Flowers in Richland filed their opening brief Tuesday with the Washington Supreme Court. The brief on behalf of More...
Phoenix artists Joanna Duka, Breanna Koski appealing ‘jail threat’ ordinance over gay weddings
Two Phoenix artists will appeal a court rulingreleased Wednesday that allows a sweeping Phoenix ordinance to stand even though it uses the threat of jail time and fines to silence their desired speech and forces More...
Support grows for Arlene’s Flowers, Barronelle Stutzman in religious freedom, freedom of conscience gay marriage case
The U.S. Supreme Court has received numerous friend-of-the-court briefs in support of the freedom of a Washington state floral artist—and, by extension, other creative professionals—to decline to create artistic More...
Supreme Court to rule on gay wedding cake, freedom of conscience case
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to weigh in on whether the government can force a Lakewood, Colorado, cake artist to use his artistic talents to create a wedding cake celebrating a same-sex ceremony. In July More...
Washington florist Barronelle Stutzman, Arlene’s Flowers case may go to Supreme Court
A Washington floral artist says she will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a decision Thursday by the state’s high court that concluded that the government can force her—and, by extension, other Washingtonians—to More...
Missouri State Univsersity settles lawsuit with Andrew Cash, graduate counseling degree candidate denied because of his faith
Attorneys with the Thomas More Society, a national public interest law firm, filed a federal civil rights complaint against the Governors of Missouri State University on behalf of Andrew Cash. The matter has now More...
Support rallies around Barronelle Stutzman, Arlene’s Flowers as freedom of conscience to refuse gay wedding case heads to SCOTUS
Numerous states and groups filed friend-of-the-court briefs this week with the Washington Supreme Court in support of a Richland floral artist and the principle that the government cannot force Americans to promote More...
Colorado: ADF fights for web site designer, graphic artist’s right to reject gay wedding projects
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a Colorado graphic designer who specializes in designing and creating custom websites filed suit in federal court Tuesday to challenge a state law that forces her More...
Kim Davis wins in court as ALCU lawsuits are dismissed
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis has won the fight for religious freedom after a federal judge issued an order dismissing all three 2015 marriage license lawsuits against her yesterday. U.S. Judge David Bunning dismissed More...
Colorado baker Jack Phillips trying to take freedom of conscience case to US Supreme Court
A Lakewood, Colorado, cake artist who declined to use his artistic talents to create a wedding cake celebrating a same-sex ceremony asked the nation’s highest court Friday to take his case and rule that the government More...
ADF defends Phoenix artists refusing same-sex weddings who are threatened with jail time
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a Phoenix art studio that specializes in hand-painting, hand-lettering, and calligraphy for weddings and other events filed suit in state court Thursday to challenge More...
Missouri State University: Thomas More Society defends Andrew Cash, denied graduate counseling degree candidate because of his faith
Attorneys with the Thomas More Society, a national public interest law firm, filed a federal civil rights complaint against the Governors of Missouri State University on behalf of Andrew Cash. Cash was a student More...
John Kasich attacks religious liberty bills, Mississippi, business owners don’t have freedom to say ‘no’ to gay weddings
Ohio governor and Republican presidential candidate John Kasich criticized Mississippi’s religious freedom law during a CNN town hall event Monday. “I read about this thing they did in Mississippi where apparently More...
NFL opposes Georgia’s religious freedom bill, may prevent Atlanta from hosting Super Bowls
The NFL came out against a proposed religious exemptions bill in Georgia Friday, saying the deal could have an effect on the Super Bowl selection process for 2019 and 2020. Protecting religious freedom, providing religious More...
ADF, Barronelle Stutzman takes religious freedom, florist battle to Supreme Court
Alliance Defending Freedom filed a brief with the Washington Supreme Court that answers arguments the state and the American Civil Liberties Union have made in favor of government discrimination against a floral More...
Franklin Graham to Christians: ‘Stand up’ for faith in ‘culture of intolerance’
Franklin Graham said the gunman who killed nine people at a college in Oregon did so because he was “filled with hate” and encouraged Christians to “stand up.” “This was not about gun control,” More...
ADF leads fight for Barronelle Strutzman, florist attacked not servicing gay wedding
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a brief Monday with the Washington Supreme Court asking it to take up the case of Barronelle Stutzman, a floral artist whom the state and the American Civil Liberties Union More...
Texas Senate passes bill to protect pastors refusing gay weddings
The Texas Senate has approved a bill that would protect pastors from legal action if they refuse to officiate same-sex ceremonies. Sen. Craig Estes (R-Wichita Falls) presented S.B. 2065, entitled “Freedom of Religion More...
GoFundMe modifies policy statement after ejecting Christian business owners
GoFundMe, the crowdfunding site which pulled two Christian businesses from its site, has expanded its policy. The site recently took down the pages of Sweet Cakes by Melissa and Arlene’s Flowers after the two More...
New Research on the Floristry Industry Released by Michael Dark
Online florist www.michaeldark.co.uk has released a piece of research to show what the floristry industry actually means to the UK. This piece of research shows contributions to the economy, prospected growth and More...
