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<blockquote data-quote="Truth7t7" data-source="post: 72433453" data-attributes="member: 321339"><p>I'm a staunch conservative, and oppose many things the ACLU does, but you can't deny that the ACLU is representing Christian religious freedoms also?</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.aclu.org/aclu-defense-religious-practice-and-expression" target="_blank">ACLU Website:</a></p><p></p><p>The ACLU of Virginia (2012 and 2010) opposed bans on students' right to wear rosary beads at two public middle schools. The schools dropped the bans after receiving letters from the ACLU.</p><p></p><p>The ACLU of Utah (2012) filed a lawsuit on behalf of members of the<a href="http://www.mscbc.org/church/about.htm" target="_blank"> Main Street Church</a>, a non-denominational Christian church in Brigham City, who were denied access to certain city streets for the purpose of handing out religious literature. An agreement was reached with the city allowing church members to distribute their literature.</p><p></p><p>The ACLU of New Mexico (2012) filed a lawsuit on behalf of two Christian street preachers who were arrested multiple times for exercising their First Amendment rights by preaching in public.</p><p></p><p>The ACLU of North Carolina (2012) advocated for allowing a 6-year-old to read aloud a poem with the word "God" in it at her school's Veterans Day assembly, in response to school officials' decision to remove the word.</p><p></p><p>The ACLU of Pennsylvania (2012) filed a brief in support of a fifth grader's right to share her religious beliefs with classmates by distributing invitations to a Christmas party hosted by a local church.</p><p></p><p>The ACLU of Louisiana (2012) filed a lawsuit on behalf of a member of <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=raven+ministries+new+orleans&prmd=vin&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjo1tjkgOvZAhUO2VMKHSlwBb0Q_AUICigC&biw=360&bih=512" target="_blank">Raven Ministries</a>, a Christian congregation that regularly preaches the Gospel in New Orleans's French Quarter. The lawsuit challenged a city ordinance that restricts religious speech on Bourbon Street after dark. As a result of the lawsuit, a federal judge issued an order that blocks enforcement of the law.</p><p></p><p>The ACLU and ACLU of Eastern Missouri (2013) sought access to religious websites that had been blocked at the public library.</p><p></p><p>The ACLU of Alabama (2013) represented a prisoner seeking to wear his hair unshorn in accordance with his Native American faith.</p><p></p><p>The ACLU of Nebraska (2014) supported a man’s right to hand out the gospel of Jesus Christ outside an arena.</p><p></p><p>The ACLU of Virginia (2014) decried the state’s denial of a permit for a National Day of Prayer event on Capitol Square.</p><p></p><p>The ACLU of Tennessee (2014) defended an elementary-school student’s right to read his Bible during a free-reading period.</p><p></p><p>The ACLU of Virginia (2014) supported the right of Christian students to proselytize on a community college campus.</p><p></p><p>The ACLU of Virginia (2015) defended students’ right to wear rosary beads in a public high school.</p><p></p><p>The ACLU of Michigan (2015) backed Christian evangelists’ right to protest at a street festival.</p><p></p><p>The ACLU and ACLU of Minnesota (2017) joined a friend-of-the-court brief supporting a Seventh-day Adventist whose employer revoked her job offer after she asked for a religious accommodation.</p><p></p><p>The ACLU and ACLU of Georgia (2017) advocated for the rights of a Christian woman who was forced to remove her religiously motivated head covering when she visited her brother in prison. An officer told her that only Jews and Muslims would be allowed to enter with a head covering worn for religious reasons.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Truth7t7, post: 72433453, member: 321339"] I'm a staunch conservative, and oppose many things the ACLU does, but you can't deny that the ACLU is representing Christian religious freedoms also? [URL='https://www.aclu.org/aclu-defense-religious-practice-and-expression']ACLU Website:[/URL] The ACLU of Virginia (2012 and 2010) opposed bans on students' right to wear rosary beads at two public middle schools. The schools dropped the bans after receiving letters from the ACLU. The ACLU of Utah (2012) filed a lawsuit on behalf of members of the[URL='http://www.mscbc.org/church/about.htm'] Main Street Church[/URL], a non-denominational Christian church in Brigham City, who were denied access to certain city streets for the purpose of handing out religious literature. An agreement was reached with the city allowing church members to distribute their literature. The ACLU of New Mexico (2012) filed a lawsuit on behalf of two Christian street preachers who were arrested multiple times for exercising their First Amendment rights by preaching in public. The ACLU of North Carolina (2012) advocated for allowing a 6-year-old to read aloud a poem with the word "God" in it at her school's Veterans Day assembly, in response to school officials' decision to remove the word. The ACLU of Pennsylvania (2012) filed a brief in support of a fifth grader's right to share her religious beliefs with classmates by distributing invitations to a Christmas party hosted by a local church. The ACLU of Louisiana (2012) filed a lawsuit on behalf of a member of [URL='https://www.google.com/search?q=raven+ministries+new+orleans&prmd=vin&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjo1tjkgOvZAhUO2VMKHSlwBb0Q_AUICigC&biw=360&bih=512']Raven Ministries[/URL], a Christian congregation that regularly preaches the Gospel in New Orleans's French Quarter. The lawsuit challenged a city ordinance that restricts religious speech on Bourbon Street after dark. As a result of the lawsuit, a federal judge issued an order that blocks enforcement of the law. The ACLU and ACLU of Eastern Missouri (2013) sought access to religious websites that had been blocked at the public library. The ACLU of Alabama (2013) represented a prisoner seeking to wear his hair unshorn in accordance with his Native American faith. The ACLU of Nebraska (2014) supported a man’s right to hand out the gospel of Jesus Christ outside an arena. The ACLU of Virginia (2014) decried the state’s denial of a permit for a National Day of Prayer event on Capitol Square. The ACLU of Tennessee (2014) defended an elementary-school student’s right to read his Bible during a free-reading period. The ACLU of Virginia (2014) supported the right of Christian students to proselytize on a community college campus. The ACLU of Virginia (2015) defended students’ right to wear rosary beads in a public high school. The ACLU of Michigan (2015) backed Christian evangelists’ right to protest at a street festival. The ACLU and ACLU of Minnesota (2017) joined a friend-of-the-court brief supporting a Seventh-day Adventist whose employer revoked her job offer after she asked for a religious accommodation. The ACLU and ACLU of Georgia (2017) advocated for the rights of a Christian woman who was forced to remove her religiously motivated head covering when she visited her brother in prison. An officer told her that only Jews and Muslims would be allowed to enter with a head covering worn for religious reasons. [/QUOTE]
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