Statement from the ACLU regarding religion;
The ACLU is a strong defender of the right of religious organizations and individuals to express their religious beliefs in public. The ACLU is opposed, however, to the government sponsoring, endorsing, promoting, or financing religious symbols. The government has no right or authority to decide whose religious symbols should be promoted and whose should be ignored.
The ACLU has regularly and consistently defended churches and individuals in cases of religious freedom. See;
http://www.aclu.org/religion/frb/28163prs20070129.html
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http://www.aclu.org/religion/schools/27673prs20061212.html
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http://www.aclu.org/religion/schools/25799prs20060605.html
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http://www.aclu.org/religion/discrim/25518prs20060419.html
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http://www.aclu.org/religion/govtfunding/22354prs20051206.html
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http://www.aclu.org/religion/gen/19918prs20050804.html
Read them please - there are many, many more of which this is just as small sample.
Well?
2007-02-28
14:32:35
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Ruth - The church was denied a zoning permit in violation of the principle of separation. Churches can build wherever they want. You take the view that the ACLU is attacking religion, when the wall actually is a barrier both ways. Believe it or not, they respect the wall in both directions, as I have tried to convey. Reject it if you wish, but the facts remain.
2007-02-28
14:47:43 ·
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Look up the case law - most have enough info to do a search. If that doesn't satisfy you email media@aclu.org. They'll be glad to provide you more info I'm sure.
btw - questioning my credentials is poor form, suffice it to say I know what I'm talking about.
2007-02-28
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You won't get them to agree.They've been trained by the thugs who lead them that ACLU is the enemy,
Dobson,Robertson,Parsley,etc,
though,know exactly what the ACLU is.It's the one organization that can lay the lie to their falsehoods and deceptions.So they lie and distort what the ACLU stands for,what it's views on religion are.They never preach sermons about the ACLU coming to the aid of religious institutions,but theyll produce TV specials when it opposes them.
These men and their cohorts are after no less than complete political control of the United States.The ACLU is one of the last bulwarks of true Liberty standing between them and that goal.
2007-02-28 15:11:13
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answered by Zapatta McFrench 5
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You are well within your rights to take the ACLU's word for this. Just as I am well within my rights to take my own personal testimony as the word on this subject.
I was in a private school in the 1980's that the NEA and ACLU tried to shut down.
I know the history of the ACLU removing all mention of God and the Bible from public education. And the recent challenges to the Pledge.
I have seen the law-suits against small municipalities over the annual Christmas display. Believe whatever you wish. So will I.
Since when was a church the public square, btw?
2007-02-28 14:37:37
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Having read many of your postings, you are pretty much anti anything conservative, religious or even reasonable. You can have the ACLU you seem to be made for one another.
2007-02-28 14:56:12
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answered by rosi l 5
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Yeah, the ACLU is a champion of religion--so long as that religion is Islam. Sorry, I'm no fan of the Evangelicals, but you won't catch me worshiping at the alter of the ACLU. It doesn't defend anything I stand for--and I don't like millions of my tax dollars supporting it, either.
2007-02-28 14:37:30
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there's a distinction between organising a faith and removing faith from public discourse. I welcome a menorah interior the familiar public sq., besides as a crescent moon, as much as i desire to work out a nativity set in that comparable public sq.. there is not any "organising" something below those circumstances. They dissatisfied us not because of the fact we try to be sure faith, yet because of the fact hate-crammed human beings like your self try to abolish it with a twisted Constitutional interpretation. Edit: "the undertaking is that christian supremacists which incorporate your self think of meaning you additionally could make me practice it alongside with you." surely, no, you're incorrect. In genuine Christianity, you worship FREELY, you pray FREELY, you speedy FREELY, and you do charity FREELY. To tension you to do something is going against all Christian concepts. you will nevertheless go through the comparable effects, yet nevertheless you chosen THEM FREELY! you comprehend, I wager in actual existence you sound in basic terms like Charlie Brown's instructor. Edit2: "So then you definately're professional selection good? To tension somebody to gestate unwillingly might bypass against your concepts." here is an theory....learn Christianity until now you mock it. Oh wait, you at the instant are not clever adequate. No, i'm not professional-selection in experience you like it to indicate, exceptionally in view which you comprehend that Christianity sees abortion as homicide. even however, in case you desire to proceed hurting your self, deluding your self, or perhaps attempting to tell your self that homicide is high-quality...nicely, then bypass forward. I won't stop you, and that i don't could sentence you...you have performed it to your self. you do not weant to geastate against your will, don't have intercourse, and in case you do, then settle for the implications. you comprehend, you are going to be able to nicely be loose, yet you confident are not fairly actually worth the fee.
2016-10-16 23:54:11
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I believe that the ACLU (Anti Christrian Lawyers Union) HATES CHRISTIANITY and they want to do whatever they can to destroy the Christian Foundations that the United States of America was founded on.
2007-02-28 14:38:36
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answered by Mr. Knowledgeable VI 7
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If a terrorist, pedophile, violent criminal, or sexual deviant need a friend they always turn to the ACLU
2007-02-28 14:44:00
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Second question in as many hours. Aren't you just a bit obsessed?
2007-02-28 14:37:11
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