“This is a welcomed win not only for CEF Hawaii but for all Christian groups in the public square,” said Fred Pry, CEF Acting Vice President of Administration. “The Constitution is crystal clear that the government cannot discriminate on the basis of religion or free speech.”
For Immediate Release
December 4, 2024
ST. LOUIS — On November 19, Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) and Liberty Counsel, the Orlando-based legal group that represented CEF, won a permanent injunction for the entire state of Hawaii, ensuring the ministry’s Good News Club® will have equal access to all public school facilities, just like any other group.
“This is a welcomed win not only for CEF Hawaii but for all Christian groups in the public square,” said Fred Pry, CEF Acting Vice President of Administration. “The Constitution is crystal clear that the government cannot discriminate on the basis of religion or free speech.
“We so appreciate Liberty Counsel for standing in the breach and making sure public officials don’t violate basic constitutional rights. All children deserve the opportunity to hear the truth about the life-saving Gospel of Jesus Christ, and CEF will continue to fight for equal rights and access in public schools. We have had at least 200 cases and never lost one.”
Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, said, “Political engagement is critical. But the most important work we can do to change the culture is to reach the youth with the Good News of Jesus. As of today, every public school in Hawaii is NOW open for the Good News!”
Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF), which was founded 87 years ago, has been establishing the Good News Club® in countries around the world for decades. Clubs are thriving worldwide, in countries including Australia, Cambodia, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Uganda and many more.
In 2023, through the combined ministries of CEF, more than 25.2 million children worldwide heard the Good News. More than 577,000 teachers were trained around the world.
For more CEF news, see the ministry’s latest edition of the online magazine Impact.
Child Evangelism Fellowship is an international, nonprofit, Christian ministry that has been dedicated to seeing every child reached with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, discipled and established in a local church since 1937. CEF is located in all 50 American states and in most countries around the world, with over 3,500 paid staff and tens of thousands of volunteers around the world.
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