
A lesson such as this, he said, "does not just contradict particular religious teachings on gender and the authority of parents it is a broadside attack on the very idea of natural law, which is integral to the moral doctrines of a number of religious denominations." īarr also criticized Critical Race Theory (CRT), which he called "nothing more than the materialist philosophy of Marxism, substituting racial antagonism for class antagonism." CRT, according to Barr, "is fundamentally incompatible with Christianity" and "antithetical to the Christian view." īarr argued that "secular-progressivism" should be seen as a religion and be given the same Constitutional protections and prohibitions as other faith traditions. In his acceptance speech, Barr criticized the "increasingly militant and extreme secular-progressive climate of our state-run education system", which he called "greatest threat to religious liberty in America today." He described how some schools teach children they can express whichever gender identity (or lack thereof) they wish, without anyone else having a say. Attorney General Bill Barr received ADF’s Edwin Meese III Award for Originalism and Religious Liberty. On May 20, 2021, during Council for National Policy's 2021 Annual Meeting, former U.S. William Barr Receives ADF’s Edwin Meese III Award, Alliance Defending Freedom Former AG Bill Barr Criticizes "Secular-Progressive" Public School Climate at CNP Annual Meeting to defeat the destructive ideology and designs of the radical left".

The Innovation Prize is awarded every year to organizations who share the goal of "serving the movement and uniting conservatives. The index seeks to measure "whether companies respect the diverse viewpoints of their customers, employees, and other stakeholders" and is part of a greater pushback against "woke capitalism". The Heritage Foundation's annually awarded Innovation Prize, which includes a $100,000 cash prize, was given to Alliance Defending Freedom in 2022 for the organization's new "Viewpoint Diversity Score Business Index". ADF helps parents and teachers challenge this indoctrination of students." ADF Receives Award from the Heritage Foundation The letter claimed, "Many public schools are indoctrinating students in harmful views of human sexuality and race, injecting ideas from critical race and critical gender theories into classrooms. This argument centered around school districts "enabling students to lead double lives- using one name and set of pronouns at school and another at home, without their parents' knowledge and consent". News and Controversies ADF Condemns Biden Title IX ProposalĪDF released a statement in opposition of the Biden Administration's proposed changes to Title IX, claiming the changes would endanger both parents and children.


1.6 One Wisconsin Now Files Complaint Against Schimel for ADF Conference Appearance.1.5 Participation in State-Funded Federalist Society Event.1.4 Politicizing the Courts in Tennessee.1.3 Former AG Bill Barr Criticizes "Secular-Progressive" Public School Climate at CNP Annual Meeting.1.2 ADF Receives Award from the Heritage Foundation.1.1 ADF Condemns Biden Title IX Proposal.
