Monday, 30 July 2012

Jay Sekulow: Giving a new meaning to the cause of religious Liberty

Jay Sekulow has constantly made it to the headlines with his efforts when it comes to defending religious liberty. A prolific attorney, Mr. Sekulow has won international acclaim for the protection of causes related to religious liberty, freedom and democracy. Whether it is courts, congress or public arena, he has worked feverishly in becoming the voice of thousands of people across the United States and the world. Mr. Sekulow’s firm The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) is one the preeminent law firms of the country.

Mr. Sekulow is an acclaimed Supreme Court judge, who has argued 12 cases with some bearing landmark results. These cases went on to change the way, religious litigation works. For instance, in the Mergens case, he helped to secure the liberty for students to form Bible clubs and religious organizations. No one ever thought that his fight for religious freedom would transform in to a cause of international outreach. He realized that Christians faced widespread discrimination for practicing their faith. Hence, he took up their cause and started working towards religious liberty.
 
Today American Center for Law and Justice has its sister concerns with the European Centre, Slavic Centre, African Centre and East African Centre. It is also present in countries such as Russia, France, Israel, Pakistan and Zimbabwe.
 
It is evident that hard work and dedication is always rewarded. Mr. Sekulow has won various accolades for his work. TIME magazine has named Jay as the “25 Most Influential Evangelicals” of all time. He has also been named as the "The 90 Greatest Washington Lawyers of the Last 30 Years." The National Law journal has twice named him as "100 Most Influential Lawyers" in the United States. It is common to find his name associated with various causes related to religious causes in the United States today. Some popular cases include that of Obama care, Abortion, American heritage, equal access, fairness doctrine and Israel to name a few.

It is due to the efforts of people like Mr. Jay Sekulow that the issue of religious equality is coming to the forefront worldwide.

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