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The ministry of the Christian Law Association began with a phone call from a pastor in Ohio. As a young attorney, David C. Gibbs, Jr., could hardly believe his ears as the pastor relayed how his church was being sued by the state…
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The Christian Law Association offers a wide variety of services, free of charge, to churches, ministries, and Christians. Some of these services include free legal counsel to churches and Christians for their ministries…
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Has Your Mail To CLA Been Returned?
We are currently experiencing ongoing issues with mail delivery through the post office. Many letters and donations have been returned to sender with notices such as “undeliverable” or “box closed,” despite no changes to our addresses. We...
Freedom Is Strengthened When It Is Used
There is a quiet assumption that freedom, once established, will simply continue on its own. That because it has existed in the past, it will remain unchanged in the future. But history—and even present experience—reminds us that this is not the case....
Will the Next Generation Have the Same Freedom?
There was a time when churches did not have to think about their freedoms—they simply lived them. Ministry was not something that required careful legal consideration or measured hesitation. Churches opened their doors, planned outreaches, discipled...