Is the ACLU anti-religion? Please look at my link before anwering . . .?

Question

http://www.aclu.org/religion/tencomm/16254res20050302.html

wiregrassfarmer:
I think that makes sense as there are more Christians and powerful Christian organizations in this country that are in positions where they can violate other's rights than their are atheist who can do the same.

Terri--
If you had looked at the link you'd see that they defended the religion expression rights of Christians many times.

Answer 1

No, the ACLU is not anti-religion, nor are they anti-family, or any of the other BS claptrap neo-fascists like to claim. They really are trying to preserve civil liberties, just like their name implies.

Answer 2

Thanks for the link, but I really don't need it. Just look at their works. They're not anti-religion. They are anti Christian.
Additional thought.
The ACLU is no different than anyone else, they are going to play up the one or two things they've done for Christians, yet somehow fail to mention all the times they have actively pursued an anti Christian agenda. With everything going on in the world and in our country the tiny things they mention are but mere crumbs, hardly any substance at all.
Their statement of purpose "to keep governement out of the religion business" (see I really did sneak a peek) tells you that they are advocating a stance against the Christian principals this country was founded on. It's no wonder that so many are not aware of this because our Christian heritage is being "ignored" in public education. If you really want a true feel for where the ACLU REALLY stands on Christian issues, you'll have to dig a little deeper than their self written propaganda, sweetie!

Answer 3

If it were a muslim student talking about Allah (Not in a radical sense, but like the majority of peace loving muslims) at that graduation speach instead of the girl, would the ACLU come to bat for someone that wanted to sue because they were offended by it?? Would the school have cut their mic if the Muslim religion was the topic?? Think about it......

I noticed all the "religion" defenses on that link fit neatly into a VERY brief webpage. Yet all their "anti-religious" cases fill multiple pages and each case gets large descriptive pages. Hmm.... Curious. Almost like the ACLU isn't very proud of their "religious-freedom" defenses....

Answer 4

No, the ACLU is protective of freedom of religion to a fault. Just because the US is not a theocracy, it doesn't mean you can't be religious, you just have to respect other people's religions.
Edit:
To all who are saying the ACLU is anti-Christian, I urge you to re-read the link carefully. Specifically, take into consideration the entry under July 10, 2004.

Answer 5

They represent both religious and non-religious people. They are just trying to keep church and state seperate. Which is why the first line of that link is:

"The right of each and every American to practice his or her own religion, or no religion at all, is among the most fundamental of the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights"

But of course the Right Wing Wacko Brigade doesn't need no stinkin reading to form an opinion. They just repeat what Rush Limbaugh tells them.

Answer 6

I don't want to look at your link. Don't be foisting your link on me. The answer is simple. The ACLU is anti-lots of stuff, okay; but they're pro-lots of stuff too -- but there are cases, and I've seen them where they have sided with religion, those being cases where someone's religious rights were being...
Hell, that's not the issue anyway...what was your question again?

Answer 7

No - fundamentalists who want their beliefs and rituals and practices to be sanctioned by the state make it look like the ACLU and others are conspiring against them. Although we can pray all we want in school and government, the fundamentalists use demagoguery and delusion to make the case that we can't based, ironically, on mechanisms that try to ensure that we can! These mechanisms include making sure that no religious endorsement -- subtly or overtly - is made by any representative of the state (teacher, etc.).

Answer 8

No. The ACLU does spend more time defending atheists and no Christians than the group spends defending Christians

Answer 9

Amen Terry

Answer 10

the ACLU is very humanistic, in fact the ACLU was the big mover behind the scopes trial. It tends to be more humanist friendly.

however the ACLU will sometimes go to bat for civil liberty issues of the religious and its not fair to say they always oppose religious liberties

Answer 11

The ACLU has actually defended the RELIGIOUS side of many cases, so no they're not anti-religious, and have proven that.