Mike Farris New President of Alliance Defending Freedom

CC image courtesy of Flickr, VCU CNS By Wende Benner, HA Editorial Staff  Michael Farris, founder of Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), Patrick Henry College, and parentalrights.org, announced this week that it is God’s will for him to become President and CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a Christian “legal ministry.” The People for the American way featured the ADF in

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HSLDA Opposes Anti-Bullying Bill

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Michael Farris Admits RFRA’s Discriminatory Intent

HSLDA’s Michael Farris, one of the drafters of the original federal RFRA, flat out says that RFRA had discriminatory intent.

HSLDA Praises Parental Assault on Black Child

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