Supreme Court Rules 9-0 In Favor of Christian Flag Case

Thanks be to God! We need more good news like this.

Here's a Liberty Counsel Lawyer, Harry Mihet, commenting on a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) that upholds our religious freedoms in this country...

SUPREME VICTORY for #LibertyCounsel and the Constitution! In a *unanimous* 9-0 decision, the Supreme Court today held that Boston violated the Constitution when it denied a Christian group the right to fly the Christian flag on the same City Hall flagpole where everyone else had been allowed free expression. The Court held that religious viewpoints CANNOT be excluded from a public forum available to all, and struck down Boston’s discriminatory policy. 

This was a Constitutional “no-brainer.” Not a single Justice could defend Boston’s policy. The majority opinion was written by Justice Breyer, one of the most liberal members of the High Court. 

Justice Kavanaugh’s concurring opinion says it all: "Under the Constitution, a government may not treat religious persons, religious organizations, or religious speech as second-class." Amen to that! 

And yet, we “lost” this case no fewer than FOUR times in the lower courts, TWICE at the First Circuit Court of Appeals, both times with unanimous decisions against us. 

But we did not give up. We do not ever, ever, EVER give up. 

PRAISE GOD for His ultimate Justice, for this Supreme Victory, and for this national precedent re-affirming that Christians cannot be excluded from the public square! 

Now comes the REALLY fun part! In the coming days, we will be asking the same lower court that has rejected our case multiple times to induct the City of Boston into the ranks of generous contributors to #LibertyCounsel. Boston made us invest *THOUSANDS* of attorney hours to hold it accountable, and the law now requires it to write us a BIG check for our trouble. 

Pray that we see this through, and that Boston’s fate and expensive lesson will serve as a warning to all other would-be discriminators. 

As always, your prayers and generous support of our ministry make these victories possible, sustained us through this battle, and make you our indispensable partners in the fight for Freedom. 

Thank you for standing with us! All glory to God!

You can read the Liberty Counsel's full Press Release "SCOTUS Rules 9-0 In Favor of Christian Flag Case" and get a link to the Supreme Court's opinion and detailed quotes.

In a Lutheran layman's terms, praise be to God that we still live in a nation where the Rule of Law if upheld to help to preserve religious freedoms.


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