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The right to practice religion, or no religion at all, is among the most fundamental of the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. The ACLU works to ensure that this essential freedom is protected by keeping the government out of religion. Learn more about how the ACLU works to preserve Freedom of Religion and Belief and take action to protect the rights guaranteed to all Americans.


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Religion and Belief : General : Legislative Documents

Coalition Letter to House Judiciary Committee Urging Opposition to H.R. 2028, the "Pledge Protection Act of 2003" (09/14/2004)

Coalition Sign on Letter to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Requesting Modification of Current JCAHO Standards for Hospitals and Other Health Care Organizations (09/10/2004)

ACLU Letter to the House Ways and Means Committee Urging Members to Support the Lewis Amendment to Strike Certain Provisions from H.R. 4520, the "American Jobs Creation Act of 2004" (06/11/2004)

ACLU Letter on the Harmful Effect of S. 893, the Workplace Religious Freedom Act, on Critical Personal and Civil Rights (06/02/2004)

Letter to the House Urging Opposition to H.R. 235, the Houses of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act (05/25/2003)

Letter to the House Urging Opposition to the Houses of Worship Political Speech Protection Act (08/09/2002)

Statement of Senator Kennedy on The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (07/13/2000)

Sign-on Letter to Senators Lott and Daschle on the Religious Liberties Protection Act (03/17/2000)

National Fair Housing Alliance Comments on the Religious Liberty Protection Act of 1999 - HR 1691 (07/15/1999)

Testimony of Legislative Counsel Christopher Anders on the Protection of Religious Liberty Before the Senate Judiciary Committee (06/23/1999)

Testimony of Legislative Counsel Christopher Anders on H.R. 169, the "Religious Liberty Protection Act of 1999," Before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution (05/12/1999)

Letter to the House on the Religious Liberty Protection Act and the Impact on Civil Rights Laws (05/05/1999)

Effect of the Religious Liberty Protection Act on State and Local Civil Rights Laws (01/25/1999)

Lesbian and Gay Rights During President Clinton's Second Term: A Working Paper Published by the Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights (01/15/1999)

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