ADF in the News

	The Federalist: Attacks On Jews Are A Canary In The Coalmine For Religious Liberty In The United States
Image source: Alex Proimos/Wikimedia via The Federalist Do identity politics create an atmosphere of intolerance? Writing at The Federalist, ADF Senior Vice President of U.S. Legal Division Kristen Waggoner explains that recent attacks on the Orthodox Jewish community in the United States is a small part of a bigger picture of religious intolerance in the United States. By adhering to identity politics—in which division is created by political "tribes" blaming another group for perceived wrongs—Americans are losing sight of ideas upon which our country was founded. Waggoner urges Americans to move away from identity politics in favor of true tolerance, which includes tolerance for religions and ideas with which we might disagree. Only then can we expect to see safety for persecuted religious minorities. -The Editors Read more at The Federalist

• Anne O'Connor: The case for pre-abortion ultrasound laws
  -The Washington Examiner
• Kristen Waggoner: J.K. Rowling ‘Controversy’ Shows Women Have Most To Lose With Gender Identity Ideology
  -The Daily Wire
• Behind the Frontlines: Tree of Life
  -Christianity Today
• Conservative campus groups couldn't catch a break last year
  -Campus Reform

Religious Freedom

	The Daily Wire: Religious Liberty Must Be Respected In The Era Of Same-Sex Marriage
Image source: Classen Rafael/EyeEm via Getty Images via The Daily Wire When the U.S. Supreme Court decided Obergefell v. Hodges, Texas Judge Dianne Hensley knew she would have to find a way to balance her religious beliefs about marriage with the new legal landscape. That's why she set up a referral system in which she sent couples to a different judge or a marriage chapel within walking distance if she was unable to officiate for scheduling or conscience reasons. The system worked for everyone, until a commission decided to investigate Judge Hensley without a complaint. First Liberty Institute’s Jeremy Dys writes about Judge Hensley's situation at The Daily Wire and says there must be respect for religious beliefs about marriage in the United States, not forced compliance. -The Editors Read more at The Daily Wire

• Panel head calls for action against rise of anti-Semitism in U.S.
  -The Washington Times
• Atheists want famous 9/11 cross in Effingham, Illinois, erased in highway mural
  -The Washington Examiner
• Punishing the helpers
  -WORLD
• Xi’s China Ends 2019 With The Worst Religious Persecution In The Country’s History
  -The Federalist

Marriage and Family

	USA Today: Decade in review: Marital norms erode
Image source: Evan Vucci/AP via USA Today The redefinition of marriage in the past decade is not the beginning of our cultural erosion, nor is it the end. Writing at USA Today, Ryan T. Anderson and Robert George review the past decade and the negative effects of redefining marriage. They write that, thanks to the sexual revolution, our culture was ripe for questioning the one-man, one-woman definition of marriage. While voters tried to maintain the status quo, LGBT advocates turned to the courts, claiming all they wanted was the "freedom to marry." The fallout has been significant: forced compliance with a new marriage orthodoxy, questions about what makes two the "magic number" in a marriage, and even more erosion of the traditional family. Anderson and George observe that children have suffered the most in this new normal. -The Editors Read more at USA Today

• The Counterfeit ‘Honesty’ of Polyamory
  -National Review
• Transgender teen sues New York over birth certificate gender marker
  -NBC News
• Transgender Athletes Playing Competitive Sports Was a Rising Policy Issue in 2019
  -The Daily Signal
• Georgia bill would stop boys claiming to be ‘girls’ from competing in girls’ sports
  -LifeSiteNews

Sanctity of Life

	The Hill: Nebraska bill seeking to ban abortions introduced first day of state session
Image source: Getty Images via The Hill As the Nebraska legislature kicks off a new year, state Sen. Suzanne Geist seeks to enact a new bill that bans abortions that dismember unborn children in the second trimester. The bill is co-sponsored by 20 other state senators. And it’s like legislation in other states that has been met with legal challenges by abortion advocates. But that doesn’t bother Sen. Geist. She says, “My job is to legislate” and to hope that courts make the right decision. -The Editors Read more at The Hill

• Trump Administration Presses Supreme Court To Protect Louisiana Abortion Regulations
  -The Daily Caller
• Trump-Administration Rule Requires Obamacare Insurers to Bill for Abortion Separately
  -National Review
• Business Is Booming: Planned Parenthood Reports Record-High Abortions
  -The Daily Wire
• The Media Hasn’t Told You The Truth About Tinslee Lewis’s Fight For Her Life
  -The Federalist

Latest News Releases

• Christian school to court: Stop Maryland’s discrimination against our low-income students
  -January 8, 2020
• DOJ: ERA ratification deadline has long passed
  -January 8, 2020
• La. legislators tell Supreme Court: Women deserve competent care, abortionists have no right to represent women’s interests
  -January 3, 2020