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Alliance Defending
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Founded by some 30 leaders of the
Christian Right, the Alliance Defending Freedom is a
legal advocacy and training group that has supported
the recriminalization of sexual acts between
consenting LGBTQ adults in the U.S. and
criminalization abroad; has defended
state-sanctioned sterilization of trans people
abroad; has contended that LGBTQ people are more
likely to engage in pedophilia; and claims that a
“homosexual agenda” will destroy Christianity and
society. ADF also works to develop “religious
liberty” legislation and case law that will allow
the denial of goods and services to LGBTQ people on
the basis of religion. Since the election of
President Trump, ADF has become one of the most
influential groups informing the administration’s
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Media Bias/Fact Check: Alliance Defending Freedom |
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GOP Officials Are Outsourcing Their
Lawsuits To
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Far-Right Christian Group |
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"Two separate, controversial Idaho laws have
landed in front of the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court this year:
the state’s total ban on abortion, and its ban on gender-affirming
care for transgender youth. As he prepared to defend both, Idaho
Attorney General Raúl Labrador (R) sought help from lawyers at the
Alliance Defending Freedom, a controversial, far-right
Christian group. It’s not unusual for attorneys general to bring on
outside counsel when they’re going to the Supreme Court.
Historically, however, experts say, it has not been common for
attorneys general to outsource their litigation efforts to private,
agenda-driven interest groups. But in recent years, ADF has become
the go-to firm for Republican officials defending anti-abortion and
anti-LGBTQ legislation. ADF is a nonprofit litigation shop founded
in the early 90s by dozens of the highest profile conservative
Christian figures of the time, including Focus on the Family’s James
Dobson, Campus Crusade for Christ’s Bill Bright, and anti-porn
crusader Alan Sears, co-author of the anti-LGBT book “The Homosexual
Agenda.” Its mission: “to change the law and culture of the nation,”
essentially, by helping do away with the separation of church and
state." |
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Alliance Defending Freedom | Southern Poverty Law Center |
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Arizona Could Ban Transgender Women, Girls From Sports Teams Aligning With Their Identity |
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"Barto...
is working with the
ADF and the
Center for
Arizona Policy, a powerful group at the
state Capitol that lobbies for religious
freedom and anti-abortion legislation" |
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Jan. 25, 2020 |
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Anti-LGBTQ Powerhouse Alliance Defending Freedom Had More Than 100 allies In Influential Government Positions In 2018 |
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"Arizona's J.D. Mesnard is concurrently
working as both a state senator and a regional director for
ADF’s
Church Alliance." |
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May 20, 2019 |
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Hate’s New Strategy: Call Trans Kindergartners Sexual Predators |
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Oct. 29, 2018 |
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Is Alliance Defending Freedom A Hate Group? Just
Look At Their Work |
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"If there's a way of discriminating, they
support it." |
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Aug. 18, 2018 |
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Anti-LGBTQ Group Freaks Out After Amazon Blocks It From Using Donation System To Raise Money |
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May 4, 2018 |
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The Christian Legal Army Behind ‘Masterpiece Cakeshop’ |
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Nov. 28, 2017 |
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Alumni
Of This Anti-LGBTQ Hate Group Are Serving In Federal, State And Local Governments |
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May 28, 2017 |
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10 Facts About The Nation's Largest Anti-LGBTQ Hate Group |
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Feb. 15, 2017 |
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We Tracked Down The Lawyers Behind The Recent Wave Of Anti-Trans Bathroom Bills |
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Apr. 25, 2016 |
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The $40 Million Group Fighting LGBT Rights |
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May 5, 2014 |
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