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ADF International advances the God-given right to live and speak the truth.

We contend for the truth in law, policy, and the public square, and equip our alliance to do the same.
“We envision a world where all are free to live and speak the truth, where the inherent dignity of every person is championed and all life is valued, where marriage, families, and communities thrive, and the good news of the Christian message resounds across the globe.”  

– Paul Coleman, Executive Director ADF International

Our Presence

We are the largest Christian legal organization working for the good of all, bringing our unmatched international legal expertise to support our clients in courtrooms across the world, and engage in legal advocacy at the key international institutions to impact law and policy worldwide.
We create global impact by engaging at the highest levels of law and governance through advocacy at international institutions

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Our Three-Part Global Engagement Model

International Engagement

We conduct targeted legal advocacy at the major international institutions, impacting law and policy worldwide.

National Engagement

We champion the rights of our clients in courtrooms around the world and defend fundamental freedoms at national law-making bodies, securing precedent-setting victories that benefit everyone.

Global Alliance

We equip and mobilize the leaders of today and tomorrow to work as an effective global alliance, creating lasting change for future generations.

Our Advocacy Team

Kristen Waggoner

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Paul Coleman

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ADF INTERNATIONAL

Robert Clarke

DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY

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Statement of Faith

Based on our adherence to the inspired, infallible, inerrant, and authoritative Word of God in Scripture, we profess with the Christian Church throughout time and around the world the faith expressed in the Apostles’ Creed:

I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.

Päivi Räsänen

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Isabel Vaughan-Spruce

Die engagierte Lebensschützerin aus Großbritannien, die festgenommen wurde, als sie still in der Nähe einer Abtreibungsklinik auf einer öffentlichen Straße betete.

Rodrigo Iván Cortés

Ein ehemaliger Kongressabgeordnete aus Mexiko, der bestraft wurde, nachdem er die biologische Wahrheit der zwei Geschlechter verteidigt hatte.

Nada und Hamouda

Aus dem Sudan, deren Ehe von einem Scharia-Gericht aufgelöst wurde und die mit 100 Peitschenhieben und Lebensgefahr bedroht wurden, nur weil sie zum Christentum konvertierten.

Shagufta und Shafqat

Ein christliches Paar aus Pakistan, das 7 Jahre lang in der Todeszelle saß, weil sie angeblich eine blasphemische Textnachricht versendet hatten - obwohl beide weder lesen noch schreiben können.