The Becket Fund Fights For Religious Liberty

Dear Friends,

As you know, we’re very excited here at the Becket Fund to be heading to the U.S. Supreme Court to make Hobby Lobby’s case against the HHS Mandate.         

This is the kind of case that will shape our laws for decades to come.  The issues at the heart of the HHS Mandate challenge cut to the very core of our Constitutionally-guaranteed freedom:

Do we lose our right to religious liberty when we open a family business and earn a living? 

The Obama Administration thinks we do. 

But, we at the Becket Fund are hopeful that the Justices will agree with us that the answer has to be NO. 

The stakes are very high. A win here for Hobby Lobby is a serious blow to the HHS Mandate.  

I don’t think I have to tell you what a huge undertaking this is.  We have to bring even better than our A-plus game. 

Can we count on you to continue helping us fight against the HHS Mandate?

We don’t take government grants.  We offer our services pro bono – free – to our courageous clients.  We rely entirely on the strong support of people like you who share our commitment to religious liberty to keep the lights on here at the Becket Fund. 

I know there are no better attorneys out there to successfully defend religious liberty before the High Court.  

Remember:  This is the team that won a 9-0 victory for religious liberty before this very Supreme Court not even two years ago.  It was hailed across the board as the most significant religious liberty victory of a generation. 

This case will be just as historic. 

Unfortunately, while the HHS Mandate is probably the largest and most significant threat to religious liberty, it’s far from the only one. 

School districts and small towns are being threatened with law suits for allowing religion to share the public square.  They are being forced to decide how much of their budget they are willing to risk to defend their right to comfortable graduation venues or veterans monuments. 

And individuals are being asked to make similar choices. 

People like the pharmacists we’re still representing in Washington State – where the state wants to force them to dispense abortion-inducing drugs in violation of their faith.  Can they practice their profession and their faith?  

People like Hobby Lobby’s Green family: Can they own a business and stay true to their religious beliefs? 

These are choices that no one should ever have to make.  Our right to religious liberty doesn’t end when we exit our houses of worship. 

The Founding Fathers certainly didn’t intend it to be that way and for centuries there was a strong bipartisan support for our First Freedom. 

In fact, both of our nation’s landmark religious liberty laws – the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) passed in 1993 and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) passed in 2000 – were approved by a nearly unanimous Congress. 

Religious liberty doesn’t belong to one party.  Either we all have it or none of us do. 

Thankfully, the Becket Fund’s unanimous victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2012’sHosanna-Tabor v. EEOC demonstrates that there is hope that liberals and conservatives alike can still come together to support religious liberty. 

I can already tell you that it looks like the pace of this fight won’t be letting up in 2014. 

Frankly, it is clearer than ever that our work has become more crucial than ever.  

And, your support has helped provide a great foundation for that work. 

We truly couldn’t have become the “powerhouse law firm,” as the AP has called us, without the strong and steadfast support of people like you. 

2014 could be the turning point for religious liberty, starting with the Hobby Lobby case at the Supreme Court.  This could be the point where the tide turns and religious liberty starts to gain ground.

I hope we can continue to count on your support.  Please make your most generous tax-deductible contribution of $25, $50, $100, $250, $500, $1000, or even more today and renew your commitment to our First Freedom. 

Christina Arriaga, Executive Director

My Comments: I applaud the Becket Fund in their fight for Religious Liberty. Without this fight the Secular Humanist would overrun the Constitution and the entire country. Let us pray for a victory and help them financially if we are able.