ACLJ Sends Critical Letter to UN Security Council
As part of our ongoing efforts to aid and protect Christians in Iraq and Syria, we sent a letter through our European affiliate, the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ), to the incoming Security Council President for the month of January, Ambassador Francisco Cortorreal of the Dominican...
Law Discriminates Against Churches?
The ACLJ currently represents two churches in Gaffney, South Carolina that have been prevented from occupying new properties and holding worship services due to an illegal and discriminatory provision in the City zoning ordinance. The provision specifically excludes religious organizations from...
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Working with the 116th Congress
It has been a busy week for the ACLJ Government Affairs department in Washington, D.C., as the 116 th Congress completed its first full week of session. First, we hand-delivered a welcome letter to each of ten new Senators and 101 new Members of the House of Representatives. We look forward to...
ACLJ Submits Comment in Support of Pro-Life HHS Rule
Today, the ACLJ submitted its formal public legal comment in support of a new pro-life rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that strengthens bans on taxpayer funding for abortion and requires insurance companies to inform you – the customer – if their plans cover...
YouTube Video for Children's Anti-Life Message
Can you imagine the audacity and complete lack of shame that is required to use social media to brag about abortion – to children? That’s just what one abortion activist has done. And, sadly, she is gaining worldwide notoriety for creating the hashtag #ShoutYourAbortion . Big Abortion and Planned...
Anti-Semitic Islamist Doctor Should Lose Medical License
Anti-Semitism should not be tolerated in any setting – least of all in an environment where medical personnel take a pledge to provide care and comfort to patients. But that’s exactly what’s at the center of a controversial case unfolding in Ohio. Islamist physician Lara Kollab, a first-year...
Increased Persecution of Christians Around the World
As we conclude the Christmas season, we here at home enjoyed our friends and family and prayed for “Peace on Earth,” as well we should. But, during this time, we must not forget our Christian brothers and sisters around the world—in Nigeria, India, Burma (Myanmar), China and elsewhere—have been...
Pastor John Cao Reflects on Christmas From Prison
Pastor John Cao, a legal permanent resident of the U.S., who has been wrongfully convicted and imprisoned in China for almost two years was able to send a message with his attorneys to everyone praying for him. In a simple statement, Pastor John reflects on the birth of Christ and God’s grace, and...
Pakistani Court Sentences Christian to Death
A trial court in Pakistan has sentenced two Christian brothers to death for blasphemy. In the recent months, the Organization for Legal Aid (OLA), the Pakistani office of our international affiliate, the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ), has worked diligently to defend Amoon Ayub, one of...
Pastor John Cao Could Spend Christmas in Prison
The systematic persecution of the Christian Church in China continues, as they have unjustly convicted and are holding a Christian Pastor behind bars. China’s justice system has yet again delayed the deadline to hear the appeal of Christian Pastor John Cao, a U.S. legal permanent resident...
Stop Hidden Abortion Funding – Submit Comments to HHS
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed a new pro-life rule requiring stricter compliance with federal law that prohibits taxpayer funding for abortion. This is something we’ve been advocating for years. ObamaCare has expanded taxpayer funding for abortion, and an...
Supporting Pro-Life Sidewalk Counselors in Federal Case
This week the ACLJ, on behalf of our clients Anthony Miano and Nicholas Rolland, replied to a brief filed by the Defendants, Iowa Attorney General Thomas Miller and Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness, in our case, Miano v. Miller , in federal court in Iowa. As we told you here , on November 27th,
ACLJ's Important Filing for Pro-life Clients Facing Arrest
The ACLJ is asking a federal court to strike down a state law that is being used to arrest pro-life sidewalk counselors, violating their fundamental free speech rights. On November 27th, the ACLJ filed a Motion for Preliminary Injunction on behalf of our clients, Anthony Miano and Nicholas Rolland.
Big Abortion’s Warped Logic Just Got Even More Twisted
It might be the most twisted attempt to normalize abortion we’ve ever seen. A pro-abortion activist group – appropriately named The Agenda Project – released a puzzling and disturbingly ironic video ad online titled “The Chosen,” which is still going viral today. The video simply features a...