News Alerts & Ministry Updates

“For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:” Romans 1:26 In 2013, G.G., a high school freshman girl suffering from Gender Dysphoria was advised by her psychologist to start living as a male and to be given hormones. According to court documents, the psychologist wrote a letter telling others G.G. “should be treated as a boy in all respects, including with respect to his use of the restroom."

Thank you for your fervent prayers. After people of faith persevered against its many free-speech restrictions, AB 2943 did NOT become law.

Can state government discriminate against families and schools based on religion? On Fox News @ Night’s “Night Court,” David C. Gibbs III covered the key legal arguments every Christian parent and grandparent need to know—no matter their students’ educational environment. Enjoy the clear, compelling insights David shared with Shannon Bream and the rest of America going into Labor Day Weekend.

How can you protect your child or grandchild from being forced to undress in front of a gender-confused student—especially one (or more) of the opposite sex? “Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.” Romans 1:21

On August 3, another federal judge ruled against the bodily privacy rights of the vast majority of students. U.S. District Judge William T. Lawrence ordered a preliminary injunction to forcibly enable the delusions of a gender dysphoric student—only weeks before the Indiana school year began.

A senior-living community threatened Lutheran pastor Ken Hauge and his wife, Liv, with terminating their lease if they continued conducting a Bible study in their apartment or the area commons. In an ironic twist, The Evergreens at Smith Run is located in the same city where Thomas Jefferson drafted the precursor to the First Amendment’s Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses.

In another assault on truth and personal freedom, the California State Senate passed legislation to muzzle professionals and ban books that would help gender-dysphoric and same-sex attracted adults.

After failing in their responsibilities, Planet Fitness revoked a woman’s membership for confronting a genetic male in the women’s locker room (who then called 911 against her). Watch Attorney Gibbs’ response.

Christians need to protect our constitutional freedoms, especially our ability to freely exercise our faith and speak biblical truth into our communities. The Millennial Generation has little biblical literacy, attends services at a record low rate, and fewer than half (43%) believe in “the God of the Bible,” according to the Pew Research Center.

As the NCLL fights for your religious liberty in federal court (against tech giant Amazon and the SPLC), the U.S. Department of Justice recently signaled a renewed commitment to our shared cause.

In the issue of legislative-led prayer, the Supreme Court declined to hear the case Rowan County v. Lund. Justice Clarence Thomas, issuing a dissent joined by Justice Gorsuch, argued plainly the Fourth District turned its back on history and precedent, “For as long as this country has had legislative prayer, legislators have led it.”

On the week most Americans celebrated our national independence, the California senate was poised to pass a bill to criminalize “advertising” or “selling” of goods and services that support a biblical view of sexuality and gender.

In our ongoing fight for life and liberty, we thank God for the twin win at the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on June 26. The right to free speech, explicitly protected by the First Amendment, was affirmed for California crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs).

This past month has been busy as we’ve had several major cases proceed forward. In the day that we live, churches are under greater and greater attack. We’re thankful for your partnership as we fight to keep churches focused on sharing the Gospel in their communities.

"Statesmen, my dear sir, may plan and speculate for liberty, but it is religion and morality alone, which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand." - JOHN ADAMS, JUNE 21, 1776

This Easter, as you prepare to celebrate the sacrificial death and glorious resurrection of Jesus, Christians everywhere are reminded of His great grace upon us all. Together, we trust in God’s great power to accomplish our shared goals, especially defending your right to live out the Gospel in all areas of your life.

As many Americans grieve the loss of a modern hero-of-the-faith, the staff of the National Center for Life and Liberty (NCLL) invites you to celebrate the Reverend Billy Graham’s legacy.

In a partial victory, the University of Iowa was forced to temporarily reinstate a Christian student group it discriminated against.

Every January, Pro-Life Americans somberly, prayerfully mark the dark anniversary of Roe v. Wade. More abortions have been committed in the United States since 1973 than the current population of New York and California combined—over sixty million unborn have been killed in the womb.

Thank you for your prayerful support and interest in the NCLL. Please join me in giving thanks for God’s protection and provision over the last FIVE years. Launched in January 2013, the NCLL has been used by God to help promote, defend, and restore our first and most precious right—LIFE!

Despite no public complaints against either display, two nearby southern Virginia counties have ordered the removal of Scripture in the last six months, dishonoring the first responders they were meant to support.

In ruling on Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer, the United States Supreme Court confirmed that the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment protects against “indirect coercion or penalties on the free exercise of religion, not just outright prohibitions.”