“Florida #1 For Protecting Religious Liberty” This is Something to Think About 07.15.25

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“Florida #1 For Protecting Religious Liberty”

Bill Bunkley’s “This Is Something to Think About”

Air Date Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Florida is rated #1 for protecting the religious liberty of the state’s residents according to the First Liberty Institute’s Center for Religion, Culture and Democracy.

Florida is an “exemplar for how state legislators can improve their state’s protection of religious liberty,” according to First Liberty’s analysis. They envision democratic societies which affirm the essential role of religious convictions, peoples, and institutions in cultivating free communities where people can flourish.

Governor Ron DeSantis shared, “This is something that is central to the American experiment, it’s central to the way of life, but this is something that has been really been under assault in recent years, particularly over the last decade or so.”

As President of the Florida Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, it’s gratifying to see Florida's recognition.  

Bill Bunkley is a 19-year veteran Salem Media talk show host based in Tampa. The Bill Bunkley Show airs weekdays from 3 to 6 pm across central Florida. Bill is also President of the Florida Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention (Southern Baptist Convention Churches), among other churches and entities. He has served as the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention for the last 29 years at the state capitol in Tallahassee. By the Grace of his Lord Jesus, he is today a cancer survivor diagnosed in 2018 with AML Leukemia, having successfully undergone a bone marrow transplant that same year. His wife is Toni, son is Zac, and they attend Idlewild Baptist Church. 

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