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Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Department (PARL)

Mission
The First Amendment to the Constitution protects the exercise of religious freedom Further protection is granted by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The primary mission of the Department of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty is to assist those whose religious freedom has been threatened. A secondary emphasis is to uphold the American tradition of the separation of church and state.

History
Seventh-day Adventist views on religious liberty were set forth in 1889 as the "Declaration of Principles of the National Religious Liberty Association, organized that year in Battle Creek, Michigan. The four resolutions directly related to religious liberty were:

We believe in supporting the civil government, and submitting to its authority.
We deny the right of any civil government to legislate on religious questions.
We believe it to be our duty to use every lawful and honorable means to prevent religious legislation by the civil government; that our fellow citizens may enjoy the inestimable blessings of religious liberty.

Charles Eusey
Director

Assistance
If you are in need of assistance in protecting your religious freedom you should first contact your pastor. If he is unable to resolve your problem he will then contact the conference director of public affairs and religious liberty. At that point the union director may get involved, if needed.

Freedom is what we have--Christ has set us free! Galatians 5:1 Good News Bible

Events

2011 Attorneys Conference October 14-15, 2011 For Adventist attorneys and law students Speakers:
Gregory S. Baylor Senior Legal Counsel Alliance Defense	Todd R. McFarland Associate General Counsel General Conference
Jhan Moskowitz North American Director Jews for Jesus	Kay M. Fredericks Assistant General Counsel Dormitory Authority of New York
For Further Information, Contact Charles J. Eusey, Esq. 42 Main Street, Leominster, MA 01453 (978) 534-1414 or E-mail: ceusey@euseylaw.com
Sponsored by the Atlantic Union Conference Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Department (PARL)

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