{"id":4403,"date":"2022-01-05T21:43:17","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T02:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/au.org\/?page_id=4403"},"modified":"2025-05-23T13:47:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:47:37","slug":"guardians-of-freedom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.au.org\/donate\/guardians-of-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardians of Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4403\" class=\"elementor elementor-4403\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-881bc7c e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"881bc7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-f6ee743 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6ee743\" 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personal priority by supporting AU at a leadership level.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-bf95917 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf95917\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa2b86 elementor-view-framed bounce-arrow elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"cfa2b86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-5bb1325 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con 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of $1,000 to $4,999 puts you front-and-center in the important work to advance AU\u2019s mission. We are so grateful for the leadership support of our loyal donors who are true\u00a0<em>Guardians of Freedom<\/em>. We offer the benefits listed below as gestures of our thanks for your commitment and generosity to our cause.<\/p><p><strong>Benefits for\u00a0<em>Guardians of Freedom<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Member Card<\/li><li><em>Church &amp; State<\/em>\u00a0magazine<\/li><li>Exclusive email updates on breaking news and emerging threats<\/li><li>Comprehensive quarterly briefings about impact on AU\u2019s work in courts, legislatures, and the public square<\/li><li>AU store coupon<\/li><li>Recognition in our digital annual report<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38d5e2b black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38d5e2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Give over the phone:\u00a0<strong>(202) 466-3234 ext. 213<\/strong><\/p><p>1310 L Street NW, Suite 200<br \/>Washington, DC 20005<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-a195fe7 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a195fe7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3550eb black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-41334 elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d3550eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freewill.com\/widget\/smartgiving\/americansunited\/entry?product=stock_gift&amp;product=qcd&amp;product=crypto&amp;product=daf&amp;utm_campaign=website-widget\" class=\"custom-fw-link-textonly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n  Give Stock, from IRA or Donor Advised Fund\r\n<\/a>\r\n<script>\r\n  const observer = new MutationObserver(() => {\r\n    const modals = document.querySelectorAll('body > div, body > iframe');\r\n    modals.forEach(el => {\r\n      const src = el?.src || '';\r\n      const isFreeWill = src.includes('freewill') || el.innerHTML.includes('freewill');\r\n      if (isFreeWill || el.className.includes('freewill')) {\r\n        el.style.zIndex = '10000';\r\n        el.style.position = 'fixed';\r\n      }\r\n    });\r\n  });\r\n\r\n  observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55daf44 black-text-link elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-41340 elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"55daf44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/membershiplevels\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Membership Giving Levels<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/donate\/more-ways-to-give\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Find More Ways To Give<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/donate\/donation-faqs\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Donation FAQs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/update\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Update your information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guardians of Freedom Make the fight for religious freedom a personal priority by supporting AU at a leadership level. 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