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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Dec 18, 2017

Proselytizing Public School Official: ‘I’ll Stop When Someone Makes Me Stop’

Nov 17, 2017

Federal Prison Illegally Bans Christian Head Scarves for Visitors Like Me

Oct 6, 2017

Discrimination Is the Big Winner in the Justice Department’s New Religious Guidelines

Oct 4, 2017

Think Religiously Motivated Discrimination Can’t Affect You? Guess Again.

Aug 11, 2017

Trump Administration Stigmatizes Islam and Undermines Civil Liberties

Aug 4, 2017

Five Years after the Wisconsin Sikh Temple Tragedy, Much Work Remains to Protect Religious Freedom

Jul 21, 2017

Congress Wants to Let Churches Play Partisan Politics and Keep Tax Exempt Status

Jul 19, 2017

A Federal Appeals Court Just Shot Down Government Prayer on Steroids in North Carolina

Jun 28, 2017

The Supreme Court’s Troubling Decision on Funding for Church Playgrounds

Feb 27, 2017

Does Donald Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Believe Employees Should Bear the Costs of Their Employer's Religious Beliefs?