At this time of year it is good to reflect on our blessings. We are on the brink of history. God has ordained these magnificent moments.
Thank you for being a faithful partner and friend of this ministry. This month is a critical time of the year for the mission of Liberty Counsel. This month will largely determine how much we can accomplish in the New Year.
With offices in Florida and Virginia, hundreds of volunteer affiliate attorneys representing every state, an unparalleled training program with Liberty University School of Law, and a win ratio of 86% every time we walk into court, we can rejoice.
The many legal controversies we resolved in 2005 are too numerous to mention, but here are a few highlights.
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Argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of the Ten Commandments.
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Won two major Ten Commandments cases in two different courts of appeal, both of which rejected the ACLU's "separate of church and state" arguments.
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Filed briefs in several landmark cases before the High Court - regarding religious freedom, parental notification regarding abortion, and physician-assisted suicide.
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Won a case against the San Diego School District, the second largest district in California, which resulted in a new school policy that allows Good News Clubs to meet on elementary school campuses free of charge.
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Received a unanimous 3-0 victory from a New York appeals court that stopped Mayor Jason West from solemnizing same-sex marriages, and won a 4-1 decision from another New York appeals court that upheld the state's marriage laws.
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Blocked the Montgomery County, Maryland, school district from implementing a radical homosexual sex education curriculum - this was the first successful lawsuit in the country against a homosexual curriculum.
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Won a major appeals court ruling on behalf of a kindergarten student who was humiliated when his drawing was censored because it had a picture of Jesus.
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Successfully defended multiple challenges against "Choose Life" license plates.
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Resolved hundreds of threats to religious liberty without having to file suit.
We need to show up everywhere there is a threat to our religious liberty. But to be everywhere we need to be will require a huge increase in our budget.
Thank you for your prayers and support this year. It has been an incredible year. Together we have made and will continue to make a positive impact on the culture.