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Jul 28, 2017



  
Alliance Defending Freedom
  
  

Barronelle’s fate is now up to the
Supreme Court

  
  
Your gift to defend her will be doubled
by a matching grant
  
  
Dear Friend,
 
If you’ve been following Barronelle Stutzman’s continuing fight to defend her freedom, you know that she is now down to her final appeal. 
 
Just a few days ago, Alliance Defending Freedom asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear her case.
 
Barronelle is a floral artist … and a grandmother … and a Christian. You’d never expect to see someone like her at the center of a firestorm. But she is being sued both professionally and personally by the Washington State attorney general and the ACLU because she was simply trying to operate her small business consistently with her views about marriage.

If she loses, they could take everything she owns — her business, her home, and her life’s savings. Everything.

When some of our Ministry Friends heard about Barronelle’s situation, they immediately responded with a $2 million matching grant to help with the huge expenses of taking her case to the U.S. Supreme Court. This means that any gift you make will be doubled, dollar for dollar, to go twice as far to defend Barronelle and others like her.
 
Her case could make a big difference to the religious freedom of all Americans.
  
DONATE NOW
  
  
Barronelle was targeted because of her beliefs


You probably know her story. Barronelle is the Washington State floral designer who became the target of harassment and lawsuits after she made a simple decision to follow her conscience in 2013.
 
You see, Barronelle had a long-time friend and customer named Rob. Barronelle and Rob had always had a warm and cordial friendship. After they built a relationship for nine years, Rob asked Barronelle to design the flower arrangements for his same-sex wedding.
 
But Barronelle couldn’t fulfill this one request. Because of her commitment to Biblical truth and God’s plan for marriage, she knew she had to decline.
 
In a truly free society, no one would have tried to force her to participate.
 
Sadly, the Washington Attorney General saw things differently. Even though Barronelle had referred Rob to several other florists that she knew would do a good job for his wedding, the Attorney General filed a lawsuit against her.
 
Barronelle became the target of hateful letters, phone calls, emails, and even death threats. Then the ACLU stepped in to file a suit against her too.
 
But, through it all, Barronelle refused to surrender. It’s clear from her words that she knows she’s fighting for all of us:

  
“Does anyone really believe that a government that
gives itself the power to force people to believe (and
not believe) things and can order artists to create
state-sanctioned messages will only use that power
to bend one small-town florist to its will — and then
leave everyone else alone?”
  
Will you stand with Barronelle and defend freedom with your gift today?

 

DOUBLE MY GIFT
  
  
 
Barronelle Stutzman was simply living out her faith when she found herself targeted for her beliefs.
  
Religious freedom is at stake for every American


We are still very much in a battle for religious freedom every single day. We must defend our liberties, our faith, and our brothers and sisters like Barronelle.

Organizations like the ACLU want Christians to be completely marginalized, unable to speak about or live out our faith in public life.

In Barronelle’s case, the ACLU and the state unleashed a team of eleven attorneys who are trying to bankrupt her because she refused to violate her faith.

Earlier this year, the Washington Supreme Court ruled that the state can force Barronelle to create artistic expression and participate in events that conflict with her faith.

That court got it wrong because no one should have to choose between their faith and their livelihood. Freedom cannot survive in an environment of coercion.

Thankfully, this is not the end of the road. But winning a case at the Supreme Court requires an enormous amount of time and money — and ADF is defending Barronelle free of charge.

Your tax-deductible gift is vital as we prepare to fight for Barronelle to receive justice.

  

We’re looking for 1 million Americans to
stand with Barronelle
  
DOUBLE MY GIFT
  
  
Not long ago, the ACLU raised $2.4 million in a single weekend. A great deal of their money is spent to bully and silence Christians like Barronelle.
 
We must stop them now. Together we can stand up to the ACLU. Together we can build the resources necessary to fight them.
 
Do not be deceived: If the government can crush Barronelle, it can do the same to any of us.
 
Take advantage of the matching grant. Support Barronelle’s appeal to the Supreme Court with your gift today.
 
Thank you!
  
DONATE NOW
  
P.S.  You can be confident that when you give to ADF, you are supporting a team that’s dedicated to winning. By God’s favor, ADF has become a major force in the legal battle for religious freedom, prevailing in hundreds of cases in state and federal courts, and playing an important role in 52 victories at the U.S. Supreme Court.
 
Will you help us build on this record of success as we defend Barronelle?  Thank you!
  
  



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