ADF in the News

	The Hill: Reviving the ERA: Using women's rights to undermine women's rights
Image source: Greg Nash via The Hill A renewed push for ratification of the so-called “Equal Rights Amendment” is rife with big problems—which may explain why its proponents are seeking to sidestep the Constitution and the American people to get it on the books. Writing at The Hill, ADF Senior Vice President for U.S. Legal Division Kristen Waggoner points out that despite its proponents’ efforts to frame the ERA as essential for the equal treatment of women, the law accomplishes the opposite goal. As Waggoner explains, the ERA is the latest in a string of attempts to change "sex" to “gender identity.” Applying that definition, certain states have used their own version of an ERA to allow biological males to compete in women’s sports and use locker rooms and other privacy spaces based on gender identity. None of that is good for women. Yet the ERA would introduce this kind of chaos and a whole lot more on the national level if it were adopted—something Americans could live without. -The Editors Read more at The Hill

• Michael Farris: Why starting over is the only reasonable way to pass the ERA
  -The Washington Times
• Behind the Frontlines: Tree of Life
  -Christianity Today
• Conservative campus groups couldn't catch a break last year
  -Campus Reform
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes distributed over 190,000 Bibles in 2019
  -The Christian Post

Religious Freedom

	Fox News: Religious freedom in 2020 — three key challenges and how to fight back
Image source: Military Religious Freedom Foundation Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., is under the gun thanks to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. Its crime? Selling Christmas candy with "Jesus" on it. The group claims the Air Force base is violating the Establishment Clause by selling "Jesus Candy," saying that, “MRFF has fought many battles throughout our long years of civil rights activism at PAFB against this wretched, fundamentalist Christian, religious extremist bigotry and prejudice." As Mike Berry of the First Liberty Institute tells Fox News, anyone with any knowledge of the U.S. Constitution knows that selling Christmas candy is perfectly legal and the lawsuit represents little more than a publicity stunt. -The Editors Read more at Fox News

• Freedom From Religion Foundation Asks IRS To ‘Commence An Immediate Investigation’ Into Florida Church Because Of ‘Evangelicals For Trump’ Rally
  -The Daily Wire
• Religion test: Supreme Court to weigh in on how faith-based schools hire and fire teachers
  -WORLD
• Religious People Think Democrats Will Strip Our Rights Because It’s True
  -The Federalist
• Chinese Pastor Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison Amid Renewed Persecution
  -The Daily Signal

Marriage and Family

	The Wall Street Journal: States Weigh Measures to Stop Transgender Athletes From Competing in Women’s Sports
Image source: PAT EATON-ROBB/ASSOCIATED PRESS via The Wall Street Journal Can women and girls count on state legislatures to ensure they have a fair playing field? The Wall Street Journal reports that Republican lawmakers in five states—Georgia, Missouri, New Hampshire, Tennessee, and Washington—have introduced or are preparing to introduce legislation that guarantee female athletes don't have to compete against biological males based on gender identity. The lawmakers cite the situation in Connecticut involving ADF clients Selina Soule and Alanna Smith, who have filed a Title IX complaint against their state's scholastic athletic association. As Tennessee Republican Rep. Bruce Griffey puts it, the goal of the bills is a simple one: “I’m just trying to maintain fairness … I don’t want girls to be at a disadvantage.” -The Editors Read more at The Wall Street Journal

• United Methodist Church to Split Over Gay Marriage
  -National Review
• Courage, Love, and Sacrifice in the Fight for Marriage Reality
  -Public Discourse
• Prof threatens to dock students grade for not using 'gender inclusive' language
  -Campus Reform
• Transgender Clinics Are Ruining Young Lives
  -The Daily Signal

Sanctity of Life

	The Daily Caller: Court Grants Order Preventing Texas Hospital From Removing Baby’s Life Support Against Family’s Wishes
Image source: Screenshot/ YouTube/CBS News via The Daily Caller The Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth, TX, granted emergency relief to a baby on life support, giving her family more time to fight for her life. In a ruling last Thursday, Tarrant County Judge Sandee Marion said Cook Children’s Medical Center could take the child off life support against the mother's wishes. The next day, the appeals court issued its ruling in order to have more time to consider the case. Trinity Lewis, the mother of Tinslee Lewis, says that she wants to be the one to make the decision for her child, who was born in February 2019 with a rare condition and has been on life support since last July. Texas Right to Life, which is representing Ms. Lewis in court, says that Tinslee is "not in immediate danger of death." -The Editors Read more at The Daily Caller

• Planned Parenthood’s New Annual Report Proves Abortion Is Its Mission
  -National Review
• Safe havens for babies: Cities work to build hedges of protection from abortionists
  -WORLD
• Pregnant Michelle Williams Thanks Abortion For Her Golden Globe Win
  -The Daily Wire
• No, Michelle Williams, Women Don’t Need To Kill Their Kids To Get Ahead
  -The Federalist

Latest News Releases

• La. legislators tell Supreme Court: Women deserve competent care, abortionists have no right to represent women’s interests
  -January 3, 2020
• ADF: Federal Equal Rights amendment is legally suspect, threatens equal opportunities for women
  -December 20, 2019
• ADF commends HHS's move to ensure hope, more options for children in foster care, seeking adoption
  -December 19, 2019