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Dear John,
For more than 40 years, Frank Jenner stood at a busy corner on St. George Street in Sydney, Australia passing out Gospel tracks. He did that every day until he had shared the message with at least 10 passerbys.
Frank faithfully did so without ever really knowing or understanding how God was using his daily encounters.
But after Frank passed away, the testimonies began rolling in.
It is estimated that over the 40 years, Frank passed out more than a 140,000 tracts and that thousands of people came to know God.
Gabe Olivier and Frank are cut from the same cloth. Gabe, like Frank, believes in publicly sharing his faith to as many people as possible and in as kind and respectful a way that he can.
Watch Gabe’s story and learn why he believes so adamantly in sharing his faith and why he’s fighting so hard for his constitutional right to continue to do so.
Gabe is standing for faith because he wants to make sure that his children are free to exercise their rights in the future the same way he was able to in the past.
The city leaders in Brandon, Mississippi passed an ordinance preventing Gabe from sharing his faith in a public park.
And when Gabe violated that ordinance, he was arrested and handcuffed in front of his wife and children.
Following his arrest, Gabe pled “no contest,” paid the fine, and then attempted to challenge the constitutionality of the ordinance and prevent its future enforcement.
But his case was dismissed. Not because his case didn’t have merit, but because he paid the fine.
That’s not just wrong. That’s unconstitutional.
On December 3rd, the Supreme Court will be asked in oral argument to grant Gabe’s request to have his case heard.
This is a historic opportunity to impact not just one constitutional right, but two of our most important freedoms as Americans – religious freedom and each American’s right to have their case heard in a court of law.
The justices’ decision will impact every American – religious or not.
That’s why winning this case is so critical.
And Giving Tuesday is your opportunity to put us in position to do just that.
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Grateful for you,
Kelly
Kelly Shackelford, Esq.
President, CEO & Chief Counsel
First Liberty Institute
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