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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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The Mt. Soledad Latin Cross (08/24/2006)
The ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties and the ACLU Foundation, through its Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief, filed suit in Federal Court in the Southern District of California in August 2006, to contest the Federal government's eminent domain seizure and continued display of the Mt. Soledad Latin cross in San Diego.

The Mt. Soledad Latin Cross: Q&A (08/24/2006)

ACLU Defense of Freedom of Religious Practice and Expression (08/24/2006)
The ACLU vigorously defends the right of Americans to practice religion. But because the ACLU is often better known for its work preventing the government from promoting and funding selected religious activities, it is often wrongly assumed that the ACLU does not zealously defend the rights of religious believers, including Christians, to practice their religion. The cases below - including several where the ACLU even defended the rights of religious believers to condemn homosexuality or abortion - reveal just how mistaken such assumptions are.

Messages of Support Sent to Parents and Teachers Involved in Kitzmiller v. Dover (12/19/2005)
To illustrate support to parents and teachers involved in the Kitzmiller v. Dover case, the ACLU delivered more than 21,000 signatures from people across the country. Here are a few of the messages regarding this important religious liberty case.

How The ACLU Didn't Steal Christmas (12/07/2005)

Links That Explain Intelligent Design (11/23/2005)

What Parents Involved in the Dover Intelligent Design Challenge Have to Say (11/23/2005)

The Trial of Kitzmiller v. Dover (11/23/2005)

Q&A with Dr. Jeremy Gunn and Tania Simoncelli (11/23/2005)

What the Experts Say About Intelligent Design (11/23/2005)

STATEMENT OF JAMES "JIM" GREEN (10/06/2005)

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