Michael P. Farris

Michael Farris is a constitutional appellate litigator and long-standing leader of Christian organizations. He has written 15 books, numerous law review articles, and countless articles in the popular press.

Mike was the founding president of the Home School Legal Defense Association and of Patrick Henry College. He led HSLDA until 2017 and remains chairman of its board of directors.

In 2017, Mike became the President, CEO, and General Counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, the world’s largest Christian legal organization. During Mike’s six years of leadership, ADF served as counsel in nine cases in the United States Supreme Court, winning eight victories, including NIFLA v. Becerra—where Mike personally argued before the court and gained a victory for California’s prolife pregnancy centers—and Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the case that reversed Roe v. Wade.

Mike retired as CEO of ADF in October 2022 and served for an additional year in an advisory capacity. He now serves as the General Counsel of the National Religious Broadcasters, Senior Advisor with Convention of States, and an elder of Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, Virginia.

Mike and his wife, Vickie, have 10 children and many grandchildren.

Latest Articles by Michael P. Farris

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  紹介

  Japanese about page

• ジカ熱の脅威

  

  ジカ熱、これはまさにパニックの要因となる最新のウイルスである。

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  Vídeos
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  Online Books

  Our free online books are intended to equip Christians, challenge non-Christians, uphold the authority of the Bible, and advance the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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  Original Sin

  

  Does the doctrine of original sin stand or fall on the historicty of Genesis, Adam and Eve, the perfect creation, and the Fall of mankind?

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  Old-Earth Creationism

  

  Many Christians try to fit millions of years and evolution into the biblical text. This compromise does great damage to the authority of the Bible.

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  Biology

  

  Biology, the study of living things, is a rich science filled with intricacy and complexity that demands the presence of an intelligent Creator God.

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  Disease

  

  Disease, an enemy in a once-perfect creation, does not provide evidence of evolution but rather shows the destructive and often deadly effects of sin.

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  Trosbekendelse
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  Dios

  

  ¿Quién es Dios? ¿Será el Creador? ¿Es el responsable por la muerte y sufrimiento en el mundo? ¿Y qué de Jesucristo, Satanás, ángeles y demonios?

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  DNA Similarities

  

  Do similarities in DNA between organisms suggest a common ancestor or a common Designer? Are chimps and humans actually 98% similar?

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  Essays on Origins: Creation vs. Evolution

  
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  The Pilgrim’s Progress

  

  The Pilgrim’s Progress is a spiritual allegory that follows the path of Christian, a man weighed down by his burden of sin. He leaves the City of Destruction and learns that nothing can remove his burden other than the cross of Christ. But that is only the beginning of his journey through life to the Celestial City.

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  Caves

  

  The eerie darkness of caves hosts strange growths called stalagmites and stalactites. Caves, and their features, take millions of years to form—don’t they?

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  Creation Vacations

  

  Opportunities to see and explore God’s amazing creation abound, whether at a national park, a Christian-themed venue, or a natural history museum.

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  Brain

  

  The human brain is so complex that scientists have barely tapped its intricacy. The quiet workings of the brain point toward its Designer.

• Store Page

  Delivery and Return Policy

  Details of Answers in Genesis delivery and returns policy, including delivery rates, and time periods.

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  Medios
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  After Eden

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  Reptiles

  

  Snakes, lizards, alligators, and other reptiles may or may not be your favorite animals, but certainly their brilliant design draws attention to their Designer.

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  Why Won’t They Listen?

  

  This revolutionary book has already opened the eyes of thousands of Christians showing why the traditional methods of evangelism are not reaching today’s humanistic, evolutionized culture. By applying proven soul-winning methods as found in the Scriptures, this book will revolutionize your witnessing. Why not encourage your pastors to read it too?

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  Big Bang

  

  Does observational science support the big bang, the idea that 13 billion years ago all matter came from nothing and eventually formed everything we see today?

• はじめに

  

  生物が想像を絶する多様性に富んでいることにはいつも驚かされる。

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