5 Practical Steps Every Creative Professional Can Take to Protect Themselves

Alliance Defending Freedom has a very helpful and attractive booklet for creative professionals that can be downloaded for free at CreateFreely.org.

If you are a creative professional, they include this helpful checklist of things you should do to protect your religious liberty to carry out your vocation in ways that do not compromise or contradict your faith convictions.

Include a statement of faith and religious purpose in your bylaws or corporate policies to provide clear evidence of your religious beliefs.
Adopt a policy statement on company expression that clarifies that your business engages in its own expression through the services it provides.
On your company website, include language that describes the expressive nature of the services your company provides.
Implement a personnel policy that requires employees to review and understand your statement of faith and religious purpose.
Get informed about the public accommodation laws in the state, county, and city where your business is located.

They also add: “While these five steps can help protect your ability to express and promote only those messages that coincide with your faith, it is best to have an attorney review your policies and documents. Call ADF at 800-835-5233 to have an attorney review these FOR FREE.”