05-22-2008
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Member Since: Nov 2004
Location: NC
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Re: unintended consequence of w's presidency
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Originally Posted by jviehe
I would complain if they continued attacking any religion simply because it is a religion. The ACLU is anti religion, not anti-american.
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Jviehe, visit this link if you would -
American Civil Liberties Union : ACLU Defense of Freedom of Religious Practice and Expression
There are too many cases for me to list here, so I'll only list the first six.
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Part I: Defending the Rights of Those Identifying Themselves as Christian
The ACLU of Florida (2007) argued in favor of the right of Christians to protest against a gay pride event held in the City of St. Petersburg. The City had proposed limiting opposition speech, including speech motivated by religious beliefs, to restricted "free speech zones." After receiving the ACLU's letter, the City revised its proposed ordinance.
www.aclufl.org/pdfs/StPeteLetter.pdf
http://www.tampabays10.com/news/loca...?storyid=57665
The ACLU of Oregon (2007) defended the right of students at a private religious school not to be pressured to violate their Sabbath day by playing in a state basketball tournament. The Oregon School Activities Association scheduled state tournament games on Saturdays, the recognized Sabbath of students and faculty of the Portland Adventist Academy. The ACLU argued that the school's team, having successfully made it to the tournament, should not be required to violate their religious beliefs in order to participate.
ACLU of Oregon: Nakashima v. Board of Education
http://www.aclu-or.org/site/DocServe...pdf?docID=1861
The ACLU of West Virginia (2007) sued on behalf of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) university student who won a prestigious scholarship to West Virginia University. Although the state scholarship board provided leaves of absence for military, medical, and family reasons, it denied the ACLU's client a leave of absence to serve on a 2-year mission for his church. The ACLU filed a religious freedom claim in federal court.
Aclu-wv.org - Resources and Information. This website is for sale!
The ACLU of Eastern Missouri (2007) represents Shirley L. Phelps-Roper, a member of the Westboro Baptist Church, whose religious beliefs lead her to condemn homosexuality as a sin and insist that God is punishing the United States. The protests in which she has been involved have been confrontational and have involved funerals of soldiers killed in Iraq. While the ACLU does not endorse her message, it does believe that she has both religious and free-speech rights to express her viewpoint criticizing homosexuality.
American Civil Liberties Union : ACLU of Eastern Missouri Challenges Law Banning Pickets and Protests One Hour Before or After a Funeral
The ACLU of Wisconsin (2007) filed a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that individual pharmacists should be able to refuse to fill prescriptions that violate their religious scruples, provided that patients can obtain prescriptions from willing providers in a safe and timely manner.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin, Inc. (ACLU/WI) 20070201_Pharm_Refusal_amicus_complete.pdf
The ACLU of New Jersey (2007) defended the right of an elementary school student who was prohibited from singing "Awesome God" in a voluntary, after-school talent show for which students selected their own material. The ACLU submitted a friend-of-the-Court brief. After a favorable settlement was reached for the student, the federal lawsuit was dismissed.
American Civil Liberties Union : ACLU of New Jersey Defends Second-Grader's Right to Sing Religious Song
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I'll just add this one too..
Anti-religion indeed..
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