Dear webmaster220,
Have you ever wondered what went wrong with our legal system?
Have you wondered why government officials have been able to brazenly target everyday Americans like Barronelle Stutzman and Jack Phillips?
Have you wondered why religious freedom, free speech, and other fundamental freedoms seem to receive second-class status in some courtrooms?
The change to our legal system didn't happen overnight. And it didn't start in a courtroom.
It started in the classroom.
This nation's founders boldly stated the truth in the Declaration of Independence: We are endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights.
But several decades ago, those who reject God began substituting a theory of rights created by man—not a supreme Creator.
What's the problem with that? If our rights come from man, then they can also be changed by man.
When the foundation for rights changes, the rights themselves eventually change.
These views have dominated our top law schools for decades—and these law schools train the vast majority of our nation's judges. These views have been advanced with considerable success by activist groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). And these views have formed the basis of a generation of Supreme Court decisions that have dramatically changed our nation.
For decades, students have been led to believe that a living Constitution (one that changes meaning over time) is superior to the document penned by America's founders.
If we do nothing, these students—including Christian ones—will be at the mercy of far-left elites who seek to reshape our nation.
We must stand up for these students, our legal system, our nation, and our individual freedoms.
That's why ADF launched the Blackstone Legal Fellowship in 2000. Blackstone is the nation's only lifelong leadership development program for Christian law students.
Blackstone equips students to confront the biases now embedded in the teaching and practice of law. It prepares students to defend constitutional protections for life, marriage and family, parental rights, free speech, and our first freedom—religious freedom.
Will you help train the next generations of Christian lawyers through Blackstone by giving a gift today? Thanks to a limited-time $250,000 matching grant provided by a generous Ministry Friend, your gift today will be DOUBLED dollar-for-dollar.
How Blackstone shapes America's future leaders
The Blackstone program starts by vetting hundreds of applicants from around the country, typically in their first year of law school, then selects the most outstanding students in terms of academics, character, leadership potential, and spiritual maturity.
Then, Blackstone provides these students with a summer-long leadership training program, including lectures and seminars with world-class scholars, a hands-on summer internship, and professional development.
Faculty members draw from a biblical worldview to give these students a thorough understanding of the Constitution, an accurate knowledge of our nation's history, and a comprehensive basis for our fundamental freedoms.
Students also receive practical career guidance from ADF attorneys, lawmakers, and constitutional lawyers who respect our nation's history, heritage, and founding principles.
Finally, because Christians can face unique pressures in the legal industry, perhaps the most important part of Blackstone is the community. After the summer program ends, students are commissioned as Blackstone Fellows and become part of a lifelong community in which they receive ongoing training, career advice, and support from one another.
The number one thing Christian law students joyfully tell me after attending Blackstone is "Now I know I'm not alone." They discover fellow law students who share their worldview. And they know they can be lifelong friends and sources of support.
And it's not long before they also say, "I know now what I can do to make a difference."
Blackstone's summer training program is just the beginning of a lifelong investment that, with God's blessing and your generosity, ADF is making in the lives of these students. So far, nearly 2,300 students have become Blackstone Fellows.
But neither that lifelong investment nor the summer training program happens without your sacrificial help.
Will you give the best gift you can right now to help train the next class of Blackstone students? Your gift will be doubled by a $250,000 matching grant. But only while matching funds last!
Investing in Blackstone is investing in the future
Shaping our legal system starts in the classroom—not the courtroom. If freedom will be protected for future generations, we must equip the next generation of law students to defend it well.
But you might be asking, "How can 2,300 Blackstone Fellows make a difference in a nation with 1.33 million lawyers?"
I have two answers for you.
First, by focusing on the best and brightest, we are having an outsized impact on the legal landscape in the same way that Ivy League schools have for generations.
Second, and more importantly, the Bible has a theory of multiplication that is clearly at work. Jesus fed the 5,000 with five loaves of bread and two fish (Matthew 14:13-21). With God's math, 2,300 attorneys can easily impact an industry with more than one million people, creating a powerful and permanent force to defend religious freedom.
So, webmaster220, will you give today to raise up the next generation of Christian leaders through Blackstone?
I can't think of a better—or more effective—way to ensure a great future for our beloved country.
And as we encounter the effects of harmful far-left ideologies in our nation's schools, I can't think of a program that's more needed.
Please give today and have your gift DOUBLED by the matching grant.
| | | | For faith and liberty,
Michael Farris
President & CEO
Alliance Defending Freedom | | | | |
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