News & Commentary about Religious Liberty

The ACLU strives to safeguard the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious liberty by ensuring that laws and governmental practices neither promote religion nor interfere with its free exercise.

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Jun 4, 2015

Texas Says 'No Thanks' to LGBT Discrimination

Apr 22, 2015

Congress Just Launched Its First Strike Against Women and LGBT People Under the Guise of Defending Religious Liberty.

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Apr 21, 2015

The Fighting Irish Shouldn’t Pick a Fight with Women’s Equality

Apr 14, 2015

Ted Cruz Wants to Use Religion to Discriminate in Our Nation's Capital

Apr 6, 2015

Bishops’ Policy for Immigrant Teenagers: Sorry You Were Raped, but We Won’t Help You

Apr 2, 2015

Why David Brooks Is Wrong About Discrimination and Indiana’s RFRA

Mar 19, 2015

Why Utah Is No Utopia for LGBT Equality Despite Progress

Mar 16, 2015

Native American Women Still Getting Short Shrift on Emergency Contraception

Feb 24, 2015

This Secret Domestic Surveillance Program Is About to Get Pulled Out of the Shadows

Feb 17, 2015

Will White House Violent Extremism Summit Address Pressing Civil Rights Concerns?