Ryan Bangert from Alliance Defending Freedom addresses the growing trend of censorship and its threat to free speech and truth.

Highlighting cases worldwide and in the U.S., Ryan discusses how individuals face penalties for expressing beliefs on topics like gender, religion, and politics, often under government pressure. He emphasizes that free speech is fundamental to human dignity, truth, and divine purpose, urging resistance to censorship and false ideologies.

Listen in as Ryan calls for safeguarding free speech as essential not only to personal freedoms, but also to preserving space for the Gospel and truth for future generations.

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